Jason Blum
Paul Feig to Direct ‘Worst Roommate Ever’ Movie for Blumhouse
Paul Feig is set to room with Jason Blum. The duo are teaming for a feature adaptation of the Netflix unscripted series Worst Roommate Ever for Blumhouse. Feig will direct a feature centered on a newly single woman finding a seemingly perfect gentleman to sublet the spare room in her dream home, only to learn […]
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John Cho Can’t Trust His AI Device in Blumhouse’s ‘Afraid’ Trailer
John Cho begins to regret using an AI device to keep his loved ones safe in the first trailer for the thriller feature Afraid. Sony released the trailer Wednesday for writer-director Chris Weitz’s film that hits theaters Aug. 30 and was formerly known by the title They Listen. Hailing from Columbia Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, […]
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Blumhouse Games Debuts Initial Slate With 6 Horror-Themed Titles
Blumhouse has spent years bringing the supernatural and the deranged to the big screen, and now Blumhouse Games is bringing that ethos to the gaming sphere. The company revealed six horror-themed video games on Friday that are set to debut later in 2024 and beyond. Created in partnership with independent designers from across the globe, […]
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Sequel Sets December 2025 Release, ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Shifts One Month
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 has received an official release date in theaters — Dec. 5, 2025. The move was among a handful of key additions and changes Universal and prolific partner Blumhouse made to their 2025 theatrical calendar, including pushing back the release of M3GAN 2.0 by a month, from May 16 to June […]
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Original ‘Blair Witch’ Team Reacts to Not Being Involved in New Movie: “It’s Bittersweet”
The team behind the original 1999 film The Blair Witch Project didn’t know about the plan for a new movie in the horror franchise until it was announced during Lionsgate’s CinemaCon presentation last week. But the filmmakers’ frustrations over their lack of involvement in the future of the series has been building for years. “It’s […]
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Blumhouse Inks Deal With ‘Shark Tank’ Contestant American Immersion Theater
A colorful Shark Tank pitch that began with the murder of a butler has ended with Blumhouse striking a partnership with American Immersion Theater and the Murder Mystery Company. Blumhouse CEO Jason Blum appeared on Friday’s episode of the ABC venture capital series, and agreed to purchase a 10 percent stake in the company for […]
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Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Lands Victorious $58.3M U.S. Opening; ‘Dune 2’ Nears $370M Worldwide
Jack Black’s Po is back after nearly a decade, and he’s already receiving a hero’s welcome from audiences. Kung Fu Panda 4 opened to a stellar $58.3 million domestically, well ahead of expectations and a near-series best in a win for the family marketplace, as well as for DreamWorks Animation and parent company Universal (the […]
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Blumhouse Launching Horror Exhibit at ‘The Shining’ Hotel in Colorado
Blumhouse, the horror studio behind titles such as Get Out and M3GAN, is extending its reach from the big screen to the real world. Blumhouse is launching a new exhibit at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, known as the inspiration for Stephen King’s The Shining. Blumhouse will curate the over 10,000-square-foot Stanley Film Center […]
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Jason Blum Hopes Sundance Films “Wind Up in Theaters Quickly” to Rescue “Decimated” Calendar
Just a few short hours before the first wave of films hit the big screen to kick off the milestone 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, one of Hollywood’s most prolific producers offered high praise for what Robert Redford and his team started here in Park City. “Sundance is a vital, vital part of […]
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Box Office: ‘Night Swim’ Opens to $12M, ‘Wonka’ Leads Overall as Post-Holiday Doldrums Begin
Night Swim swam to $12 million in its domestic box office opening, good enough for a second-place finish behind Christmas holdover Wonka. Produced by horror maestros Jason Blum and James Wan, Night Swim was the weekend’s only new wide release as the post-holiday doldrums begin. Domestic revenue was down a steep 18 percent from the […]
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Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster Close Merger Deal
More than a year after stating their intentions to combine their companies, horror maestros Jason Blum and James Wan have made it official. Wan’s banner Atomic Monster and Blum’s Blumhouse have closed a deal to merge, Blum announced on X on Tuesday with a video showcasing titles such as The Conjuring, M3GAN and Get Out. […]
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Delivers $2.9M in Box Office Previews
Blumhouse and Universal’s The Exorcist: Believer has started off its box office run with $2.85 million in Thursday previews at the domestic box office. The David Gordon Green-directed horror pic opened exactly 50 years after the first Exorcist hit theaters. Green and Blumhouse are hoping they can reinvent the Exorcist brand much as they did […]
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