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Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists win an 11-studio bidding war for The Mandela Catalogue, with Steven Spielberg boarding to produce and creator Alex Kister set to direct the feature. The viral analogue-horror YouTube series becomes the latest internet IP Hollywood is racing to package.
Paramount Primal locks U.S. rights to the original A Nightmare on Elm Street screenplay from the Wes Craven estate, teeing up a franchise reboot while New Line keeps international rights. J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules are producing under the new genre label; no writer is set yet.
Oscilloscope Laboratories locks North American rights to Oliver Bernsen’s feature debut after festival stops at Sitges, SXSW and Fantasia; the theatrical rollout is set for winter 2026.
Fantasia gives Michael Gabriele’s holiday horror-comedy a world-premiere launch on July 25, putting UNHOLY NIGHT in front of buyers and programmers at one of genre’s key launchpads.
Women in Fan LatAm launches at Costa Rica Media Market as a permanent Latin American extension of Sitges' WomanInFan, built to push women-led fantastic projects into the international market. The initiative was sparked by a run of top submissions in Fantastic Lab and is meant to open a steadier path to financing and co-production.
Paul Feig boards Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Platinum Dunes and Michael Bay’s horror-thriller Detention off Daniel Gold’s spec; Universal is positioned for first look through the companies’ existing relationship. The package is built around a locked director attachment with the plot being held back.
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