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Paramount and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster lock a May 21, 2027 theatrical relaunch for Paranormal Activity, with Ian Tuason directing and Sonia Mena and Chase Yi leading the cast. James Wan boards the franchise for the first time as producer alongside Oren Peli and Jason Blum, reviving a series that has grossed more than $900 million worldwide.
OTX.LAB is positioning Apocalypse Tape 1990 as the first 95-minute horror feature generated entirely through AI. Paolo Del Fiol writes and directs the extreme-splatter project, with OTX.LAB framing AI as a parallel pipeline for transgressive genre filmmaking.
HBO Max sets a July 10 streaming bow for The Long Walk after Lionsgate’s theatrical run; the Stephen King adaptation grossed about $62.9 million worldwide on a reported $20 million budget.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale are set to star in Michael Mann’s Heat 2, with cameras targeted for November and Amazon MGM Studios backing the sequel after Warner Bros. passed on the $200 million version. The production is now closer to $170 million and is pulling nearly $40 million from the California tax incentive.
Paramount is still circling Warner Bros. Discovery as Comcast weighs a NBCUniversal breakup; the same roundup flags A24’s AI pact with Google DeepMind and AMC’s premium-adults strategy around Walking Dead. The issue also folds in microdrama production, Academy shakeup fallout, and broader Hollywood M&A chatter.
Hulu lines up a July 8 launch for ABC News Studios’ follow-up to its Emmy-nominated Fox Hollow docuseries; the original was Hulu’s most-watched docuseries of 2025 by hours streamed.
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