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Jason Blum says Jordan Peele “flirting with the idea” of Get Out 2

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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

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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 […]

Jason Blum on Todd McFarlane directing the Spawn reboot

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After years in development, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane finally found a home for his long-planned big screen reboot of his classic comic book series back in July in Blumhouse Productions, with the studio granting McFarlane his wish to retain full creative control, as well as directing the project. Spawn will mark McFarlane’s directorial debut, and […]

The Purge TV series will explore non-Purge days

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During NBC’s upfront presentation, Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum offered up a few details on the upcoming small screen continuation of The Purge franchise, which has been described as “an entirely new chapter in America’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness.” Blum revealed that the series, which is being written, directed and executive produced by franchise creator James DeMonaco, […]

The Purge is becoming a TV series

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Deadline is reporting that Blumhouse Productions, the company behind The Purge, is making a move into the television market with ITV Studios and one of their first projects is adapting the franchise into a TV series. Blumhouse will team with franchise creator and director James DeMonaco and Universal Cable Productions to bring The Purge to USA and SyFy. […]

Exclusive Interview – Lin Shaye on Insidious: The Last Key, “silly” modern action heroines and the future of the franchise

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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 […]

David Oyelowo to star in Jacob Estes’ time travel thriller Only You from Blumhouse

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After deciding to move into the television market with a Purge television series, Blumhouse has a new feature film lined up that will star Selma’s David Oyelowo. Per Deadline, he’ll be the lead in Only You, a time travel thriller that will will be written and directed by Jacob Estes. Not much known is beyond the sci-fi setting, but […]

DVD Review – Visions (2016)

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Visions, 2016 Directed by Kevin Greutert. Starring Isla Fisher, Anson Mount, Jim Parsons, Gillian Jacobs, Joanna Cassidy and Eva Longoria. SYNOPSIS: Everleigh Maddox survives a horrific car accident, and a year later, while pregnant, begins to suffer terrifying visions suggesting the event may still be haunting her… You wouldn’t know that producer Jason Blum had […]

Exclusive Interview with Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension producer Oren Peli

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Oren Peli, the creator of Paranormal Activity and producer of the franchise, speaks to Flickering Myth about the series and the latest (and final) chapter, The Ghost Dimension…   Back in 2006, writer/director Oren Peli dreamed of making a film based on his own experiences with the paranormal and supernatural. Three years after the film […]