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M3GAN writer says the movie was once “way gorier”, sequel in early development

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M3GAN is slashing her way through people’s hearts, becoming a new horror icon in a short time. But we almost got a bloodier version of the new cult classic. Screenwriter Akela Cooper spoke to The Los Angeles Times, saying she had plans to make M3GAN even more graphic. Cooper tells the outlet, “No shade to […]

James Wan and Jason Blum hope to work together on an Invisible Man sequel

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At the time of release, Invisible Man star Elisabeth Moss said that any potential for a sequel to Leigh Whannell’s Universal Monsters reboot depended on demand from the audience. Well it’s safe to say that following stellar reviews, and $144 million at the worldwide box-office, a gross which was severely affected by the onset of […]

M3GAN levels up the creepiness in featurette for killer doll horror

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In a little over a week Chucky and Annabelle dolls are going to be cast aside in favour of Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s brand new killer model M3GAN, which ups the AI levels of its talking toy in the upcoming horror from director Gerard Johstone. He’s on hand, alongside puppet-master super-producers James Wann and Jason […]

Five Nights At Freddy’s movie casts Matthew Lillard, Josh Hutcherson and more

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For years, the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie has been in development. Now with the announcement of casting, it finally feels real. Deadline broke the story that Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson would join the cast of the video game adaptation. While there’s no official confirmation, rumors say that Lillard will play William Afton, the […]

Chris Columbus and Blumhouse set to make Five Nights at Freddy’s movie

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There’s good news today for fans of pant-wettingly scary video games as Blumhouse has announced it’s set to make an adaptation of Five Nights at Freddy’s, with director Chris Columbus in the chair. The director, who made Home Alone and the first two Harry Potter movies, has signed up to helm the adaptation of the […]

Blumhouse: Leading the Way with Sustainable Genre Film Production

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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 […]

A Post-Pandemic Film Industry

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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 teams with James Wan’s Atomic Monster for total horror genre domination

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Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster are coming together to form the dominant force in horror films. For those who don’t know, over the last fifteen years, Blumhouse Productions titles have generated about $5 billion in ticket sales; recent successes include The Black Phone, the latest Halloween trilogy, and The Invisible Man. Wan’s […]

Now Is The Time for Indie Films To Strike

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Tom Jolliffe looks at a pre-Covid rise in popularity for independent films, and a big upcoming push for content going forward… Slowly but surely, changes were afoot this time last year. It had been a progressive rise for a few years. Cinema was still monopolised by the mega budget blockbusters. In particular, Disney and every […]