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Searchlight Pictures acquired supernatural SXSW premiere Monitor — a contagion‑style horror about a disturbing video that spreads from screen to screen — signaling Searchlight's active buying in the festival genre market.
Trade review notes Cronin’s The Mummy was made for under $20M and—citing Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise—suggests the low-budget/practical-effects approach could drive franchise potential after strong returns; frames producers James Wan and Jason Blum as strategic players behind the darker reboot.
Robert Eggers’ medieval werewolf Werwulf premiered first footage at CinemaCon and is set for a Dec. 25 theatrical release, reuniting Eggers with Aaron Taylor‑Johnson, Lily‑Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson and continuing Focus/Universal’s investment in period genre fare.
Steven Spielberg rallied behind Universal’s renewed theatrical strategy at CinemaCon as Donna Langley announced an expanded minimum theatrical exclusive window (5 weekends in 2026, 7 weekends in 2027 — Universal cited a 45‑day commitment), while presentations included footage from Nolan’s The Odyssey and a Focus Features segment that referenced Robert Eggers’ Werw—.
Wonder Project and AI startup Luma (backed by AWS) launched Innovative Dreams — a standalone studio/R&D/virtual-production/post house championing “real-time hybrid filmmaking” that embeds generative AI across production workflows; Luma previously raised $900M and Moses is the first project to use the pipeline.
Sony presented a gaming-adaptation push at CinemaCon — key genre projects include an R-rated animated Bloodborne (PlayStation Productions/Lyrical Animation, Jacksepticeye producing), a 2027 Helldivers live-action film directed by Justin Lin starring Jason Momoa, a Legend of Zelda feature produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and directed by Wes Ball, and a new Resident Evil film directed by Zach Cregger, signaling a studio-wide strategy to tailor adaptations to each IP’s tone.
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