After abandoning its ambitions to launch a shared ‘Dark Universe’ with the Tom Cruise-headlined reboot of The Mummy, Universal Pictures has switched up its strategy for the classic Universal Monsters properties, moving away from plans for an interconnected universe and handing the keys to The Invisible Man to Blumhouse Productions and writer-director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade). […]
Exclusive Interviews – Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny McBride, Jeff Fradley and Jason Blum on Halloween
During their appearance at Fantastic Fest, Flickering Myth’s Rafael Motamayor was fortunate enough to get a few words from Halloween star Jamie Lee Curtis, writers Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley and producer Jason Blum about the hotly-anticipated horror sequel. Check out the interviews in the video below (and apologies for the sound quality)… SEE ALSO: Danny McBride […]
Halloween producer Jason Blum “would love to do sequels” if the new movie performs
40 years after first terrifying audiences, the Halloween franchise returns to the big screen this year complete with original stars Jamie Lee Curtis (Laurie Strode) and Nick Castle (Michael Myers), not to mention the legendary John Carpenter as executive producer, with a brand new instalment that serves as a direct sequel to the 1978 classic. […]
James Wan reunites with Blumhouse for techno horror M3GAN
Insidious director James Wan is set to reunite with producer Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions for the techno horror M3GAN, THR has revealed. The film is being directed by Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) from a script by Akela Cooper (American Horror Story), and tells of “a brilliant toy company roboticist who uses artificial intelligence to develop […]
Halloween producer reveals why the 2018 film is not a reboot
Jason Blum, the producer on the new Halloween, has revealed why the film is not a reboot. Halloween is one of those franchises that seem to stick around in perpetuity and with the recent gold streak that horror films have experienced of late in terms of box office and critical success, Halloween (2018) will be hoping […]
Jason Blum says Jordan Peele “flirting with the idea” of Get Out 2
Jordan Peele scored a huge success with his first directorial offering, the horror-thriller Get Out, which proved to be a smash hit with fans and critics alike, and saw the actor and comedian receiving the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, as well as nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Peele is currently hard at […]
Jamie Lee Curtis discusses the “terrifying” new Halloween, John Carpenter confirmed to score
Universal Pictures kicked off the promotion for the next instalment in the Halloween series this past week with the release of a first teaser poster for the upcoming reboot, and now actress Jamie Lee Curtis – who reprises her iconic role as Laurie Strode – has revealed to Yahoo that a “terrifying” trailer is on […]
Exclusive Interview – Lin Shaye on Insidious: The Last Key, “silly” modern action heroines and the future of the franchise
Insidious: The Last Key is returning to UK cinemas on April 20th, so Tom Beasley took the opportunity to discuss the franchise with star Lin Shaye, as well as the opportunities for female stars today and the future of the Insidious movies… Like any memorable horror franchise, the Insidious movies have shown remarkable staying power […]
Jason Blum has seen the new Halloween, and here’s what he thought…
On the press tour for his latest micro-budget high grossing horror movie Truth or Dare [read our review here], super producer Jason Blum revealed that he’d recently watched a first cut of David Gordon Green’s Halloween sequel, and here’s what he had to say to Digital Spy about it: “I feel really good about it, I […]
Damon Lindelof and Jason Blum team for The Hunt
Variety is reporting that Universal Pictures has picked up the rights to the action-thriller spec script The Hunt from Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse (The Leftovers), with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions set to produce the film. Plot details for The Hunt are being kept under wraps, but we do know that Craig Zobel (Z for […]