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Laurence Fishburne joins Blumhouse-Atomic Monster’s The Exorcist reboot starring Scarlett Johansson; Mike Flanagan directing and writing; production in NYC; theatrical release March 2027 by Universal.
Paramount schedules Paranormal Activity 8 for May 21, 2027; co-financed with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster; Ian Tuason directing; producers include James Wan, Jason Blum, Oren Peli; franchise grossed $900M+ globally.
Adam Wingard exited Paramount’s Face/Off sequel last summer; script co-written with Simon Barrett; project open for new directors; Wingard directing A24’s Onslaught; not attached to Godzilla x Kong: Supernova.
Blumhouse secured writers with credits on The Conjuring and Crawl for Dead by Daylight adaptation; project in early development.
Oversees feature films budgeted $2-8M, liaises between merged entities since January 2024, reports to Blumhouse and Atomic Monster presidents, works with Divide/Conquer overall deal, remains New York-based.
Stage 32 and Evoke Entertainment launch rom-com screenwriting contest; submissions open Feb; winner fast-tracked to development and packaging; Evoke produced rom-coms for Netflix, Tubi, Hallmark.
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