Blumhouse Productions has announced that it has set Issa Lopez (Tigers Are Not Afraid) to write and direct Our Lady of Tears, a film adaptation of Daniel Hernandez’s recent Epic Magazine article ‘The Haunting of Girlstown‘. The article focuses on a mass hysteria epidemic with supernatural roots, that in 2007 spread through Villa de las […]
Blumhouse planning new film shoot on Universal lot as “a blueprint for COVID-19-era productions”
Blumhouse is looking to shake up the film industry like never before. Currently, a small team of filmmakers and execs are working on a plan with how to move ahead with a $6.5 million project. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story and called the plan something “that could become a blueprint for COVID-19-era productions.” Universal […]
Exclusive: Jessica Rothe would love to make Happy Death Day 3, even as “a badass 50-year-old”
Jessica Rothe is not finished with the Happy Death Day franchise, even if she has to “pull a Jamie Lee Curtis” and return as a 50-year-old. The star told Flickering Myth she’d jump at the chance to return to the role of time-travelling teen Tree in the Blumhouse franchise – and even said she’d be […]
A Post-Pandemic Film Industry
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to how the landscape of film may change in the next few years… The entire film world, top to bottom, across most of the world has hit pause as we deal with more pressing life affecting matters. Studios have delayed releases and productions. We’ve seen a number of films switch from […]
Blumhouse’s The Hunt arriving on DVD and Blu-ray in June
Blumhouse’s controversial thriller The Hunt is set to land on Digital HD on 26th May 2020 and Blu-ray and DVD on 9th June 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK In The Hunt, a group of elites gathers for the very first time at a remote Manor House […]
Movie Review – The Hunt (2020)
The Hunt, 2020. Directed by Craig Zobel Starring Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Wayne Duvall, Ethan Suplee, Emma Roberts, Christopher Berry, Sturgill Simpson, Kate Nowlin, Amy Madigan, Reed Birney, Glenn Howerton, Steve Coulter, Dean J. West, Vince Pisani, Teri Wyble, Steve Mokate, and Macon Blair. SYNOPSIS: Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They […]
Video Review – The Hunt (2020)
The Hunt, 2020. Directed by Craig Zobel. Starring Betty Gilpin, Emma Roberts, J. C. MacKenzie, Hilary Swank, Justin Hartley, Ethan Suplee, Macon Blair, Glenn Howerton, Ike Barinholtz, Amy Madigan, Teri Wyble, Wayne Duvall, Sylvia Grace Crim, Steve Coulter, Reed Birney, Christopher Berry, Kate Nowlin, Dean J. West, Vince Pisani, and Sturgill Simpson. In this video […]
Blumhouse and Universal confirm new, modern Dracula film with Karyn Kusama as director
The Universal Monsters are making a comeback after the success of the latest entry, The Invisible Man. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed late Tuesday evening that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse will team up to tackle the iconic Dracula. Modern horror master Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, Destroyer), is said to be directing the project. Sources also tell […]
Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man opens to $49 million worldwide
Universal Pictures launched its new approach to its vault of classic monster characters this past weekend as Blumhouse Productions’ The Invisible Man arrived in cinemas, with the horror reboot debuting to a solid $49.2 million worldwide in its opening weekend. Domestically, the Leigh Whannell-directed film topped the box office charts with $29 million (just $2.5 […]
Blumhouse: Leading the Way with Sustainable Genre Film Production
Tom Jolliffe looks at Blumhouse Productions and the success and sustainability of its business model… When it comes to box office discussion, it seems to revolve around the success or failure of the huge tentpole films. Was Birds of Prey a flop? Did The Rise of Skywalker flop? Can Avengers: Endgame be matched again in […]