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Mike P. Nelson has been hired to direct the next installment in the 'Saw' franchise. The project, produced by James Wan, Leigh Whannell, and Jason Blum, marks the first time the original creators have been directly involved in the series since 2006. The film is being developed by Lionsgate and Blumhouse Atomic Monster, with a script by Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock.
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are closing a deal to buy Joshua Giuliano’s TIFF‑debut horror River, reportedly for north of $10 million, making it one of TIFF’s biggest sales. The film, produced by Independent Film Company and Shudder, was written and directed by Giuliano and stars Jane Levy, Jessica Rothe, Max Mattern, and Dane DiLiegro. Producers include Nick Antosca, Alex Hedlund, and Steven Schneider, with executive producers Roy Lee, James Wan, and Jason Blum among others. The plot follows three estranged siblings who scatter their father’s ashes along a rural waterway and are stalked by a masked serial killer. The deal signals a major win for Giuliano and underscores Blumhouse/Atomic Monster’s track record of backing rising horror talent, following their ongoing collaboration on Occupant and other projects.
Dan Stevens has been tapped to headline an eight-episode Robocop TV series for Amazon Prime Video, a project developed after MGM’s 2022 acquisition, centering on a powerful robot placed on the police force by a tech conglomerate and imbued with the consciousness of a fallen officer. The series will be written and run by Peter Ocko, with Blumhouse Atomic Monster’s James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett among the producers, alongside exec producers Michael Miner and Ed Neumeier and Danielle Bozzone; Amazon MGM Studios will produce. Stevens’ credits include Downton Abbey and Legion, with the Robocop franchise history serving as a backdrop for the new adaptation.
Jacob Chase, director of Insidious: Out of the Further, will helm Sleepover, a Universal Pictures/Blumhouse Atomic Monster horror based on Bryce McGuire’s short story; written by Chase and McGuire, with Jason Blum producing, Lilly Tyson overseeing, and a targeted October 8, 2027 release.
Amazon's Prime Video has officially greenlit an eight-episode RoboCop TV series from Blumhouse Atomic Monster, with Peter Ocko as showrunner and James Wan among executive producers; the project, first announced three years ago, will echo the original film’s anti-corporate themes and join the Amazon MGM Studios slate.
Paul Feig is set to direct the horror-thriller Detention for Blumhouse’s Atomic Monster and Platinum Dunes, with a Daniel Gold–penned script and producers Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller, Cameron Fuller, Feig and Laura Fischer. Universal is viewed as the likely studio, given existing ties to Platinum Dunes/Blumhouse, while exec producers include Steven Schneider, Bea Sequeira and Gold. The logline remains under wraps as Feig eyes a darker project after The Housemaid.
Curry Barker is developing his third feature—a new original horror concept—that he will write, direct and produce, with Universal distributing worldwide through its film arm after Barker's ties with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal Film Group; the project is based on an original Barker pitch, with plot details kept under wraps, and follows Barker's debut Obsession and his second film Anything But Ghosts, which is in post-production.
Curry Barker will write, direct and produce his third horror feature for Universal, reuniting with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster; the untitled project is based on an original Barker idea with plot details kept under wraps, produced by Roy Lee and Steven Schneider’s Spooky Pictures and Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath’s Divide/Conquer, and will be distributed worldwide by Universal Film Group.
Universal Film Group and Blumhouse Atomic Monster have landed Curry Barker to write, direct, and produce an original horror feature, marking his third collaboration with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal in a rich eight-figure deal that keeps him in the Universal family after Barker’s breakout Obsession (distributed by Focus Features). The project, described as Barker’s original horror idea, is being produced by Roy Lee’s Spooky Pictures and Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath’s Divide/Conquer, with worldwide rights handled by Universal. Barker’s Obsession has become a cultural phenomenon with strong box-office performance and festival buzz, and Blumhouse’s partners James Wan and Jason Blum praised Barker’s originality and the potential of the new project.
Kane Parsons, a 20-year-old YouTuber behind the viral Backrooms shorts that originated on 4chan, helped expand the concept into a feature produced with James Wan’s Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. With a $10 million budget, the film opened to $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide, making Parsons the youngest director to top the box office and signaling Hollywood’s shift toward young online talent guided by industry mentors.
At the Produced By Conference, Jason Blum and James Wan credit Obsession and Backrooms with reviving theatrical horror, praising a new generation of online‑launched directors, noting Obsession’s two-weekend growth and a potential $90M opening for Backrooms, and outlining Blumhouse‑Atomic Monster’s future plans including a Blair Witch reboot.
James Wan will direct and produce an English-language remake of the Korean action thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil for Paramount, with Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) attached to star. The project is set up at Wan’s Blumhouse-Atomic Monster banner, with a slate of producers, after Paramount secured rights in 2022, as Wan also takes on upcoming Paranormal Activity work and potentially marks his first feature since Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.