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Fortitude International closed multiple international sales at Cannes on two genre titles: Scott Free/Gramercy Park’s They Like The Dark — described as The Raid with vampires; Mike Pecci directing, Ridley Scott producing, Gramercy financing, production slated for October in the US — and Chopra Jonas/Orlando Bloom action-thriller Reset — Matt Smukler directing, Chopra Jonas’ Purple Pebble and Bloom’s Amazing Owl among producers, production slated for August in the US; rights sold across Europe, Latin America, Asia and airlines.
Obsession opened to an estimated $16.1M domestic and ~$7M overseas for a $23.1M global start; produced for under $1M with Focus buying rights for a reported $14M, the film reinforces a growing YouTube-to-Hollywood funnel for low-budget horror and spotlights strong word-of-mouth metrics (94% RT, A- CinemaScore).
A24 closed a reported $17M buy on Jordan Firstman’s Club Kid at Cannes; Neon holds North American for Na Hong‑jin’s creature feature Hope while buyers generally showed muted appetite, elevating Black Bear and Warner/Clockwork as the most active U.S. market players.
LGBTQ body-horror short Four Itchy Boys — directed and written by Andrew Hebert and starring Nico Greetham, Booboo Stewart and others — debuted a bloody trailer and secured an official selection at Raindance’s 34th festival, positioning the short on the festival circuit for genre programmers and buyers.
Jason Blum is producing a Paranormal Activity stage production that has locked a Broadway date; the franchise is expanding into live theatre under Blumhouse’s banner.
Tubi and Warner Bros. Animation greenlit Yokoso Scooby-Doo!, the franchise’s first original anime series produced with OLM in Japan; Frank Welker and Matthew Lillard return as Scooby and Shaggy, the series is directed by Itsuro Kawasaki and reimagines the gang in a Japan-set, monster-filled mystery format.
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