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The Exorcist sequel will feel like 2018’s Halloween reboot, says Jason Blum

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Back in December 2020, it was announced that Blumhouse and Halloween and Halloween Kills director David Gordon Green are set to develop a sequel to 1973’s The Exorcist. Now, in an interview with Den of Geek, Jason Blum has teased what fans can expect from the upcoming sequel by comparing it to 2018’s Halloween reboot and hopes the film will […]

Jason Blum teases Halloween Kills and says “the movie is spectacular”

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Jason Blum is gearing up for a jam-packed 2021 with the final Purge film and a new Halloween entry awaiting release. With the first trailer for Halloween Kills dropping this week, it seems like it will be quite the thrilling entry, and mega-producer Jason Blum appears to feel the same. In an interview with Discussing […]

John Carpenter on the possibility of Halloween Kills going straight-to-streaming

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Having originally been slated to arrive last October, Halloween Kills found itself pushed back a full year due to the coronavirus outbreak, with the latest instalment in the iconic slasher series now currently set to arrive in theaters on October 15th 2021. There is of course still the matter of the pandemic, but with some […]

Producer Jason Blum says Spawn reboot will be “very edgy” but the script is taking longer than expected

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Todd McFarlane’s long-gestating Spawn reboot has been stuck in development hell for years, and now, producer Jason Blum has offered an update on the project which seems like it is still no closer to entering production. In an interview with Inverse, Blum revealed that the Spawn reboot will be “very edgy” but cracking the script is still […]

Five Nights at Freddy’s movie producer Jason Blum says they “haven’t quite figured it out” yet

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Although development on the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie adaptation has been ongoing for years now, it seems like the project is moving slower than expected. In an interview with Inverse, producer Jason Blum revealed that while work is still continuing on the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie, the creative team “haven’t quite figured it out” […]

Jason Blum would love to be in charge of Universal’s Monsters

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Jason Blum, the producer of The Invisible Man and the upcoming The Wolfman starring Ryan Gosling, says he isn’t the person to ask about the future of the Universal Monsters franchise even those he would love to be. Universal’s Dark Universe never really got off the ground, with the idea to have a shared universe […]

Jason Blum says Spawn reboot will “definitely” happen, but he doesn’t know when

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After what seemed like an eternity of development, it finally seemed that Todd McFarlane’s long-gestating Spawn reboot was about to become a reality when it found a home at Blumhouse Productions back in July of 2017, yet here were are more than three years on and it still seems no closer than ever. Despite the […]

John Carpenter suggests that Blumhouse is rebooting The Thing

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During this weekend’s Fantasia International Film Festival, director John Carpenter offered an update on the Blumhouse’s reboot of the iconic horror film, The Thing, as part of an online Masterclass Q&A panel. “I think [Jason Blum’s] gonna be working on The Thing. Rebooting The Thing. I may be involved with that. Maybe. Down the road,” Carpenter […]

Ryan Murphy to team with Blumhouse to adapt Stephen King’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone

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Two of the most prolific producers in the industry, Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum, are joining forces at Netflix. The pair will team with Netflix for a feature film adaptation of the Stephen King short story Mr. Harrigan’s Phone. The story comes from If It Bleeds, a New York Times best-selling collection of stories. Mr. […]