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Aaron Guzikowski is scripting a new Alien movie for 20th Century Studios and Scott Free; the project is in very early development, with Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss producing. It adds another write-side move to the Alien franchise after Alien: Romulus crossed $350M worldwide.
Vertical has taken North American rights to Tribeca horror Recluse and is targeting a first-half 2027 theatrical rollout; Henry Chaisson's feature debut stars Sasha Frolova, Xander Berkeley, Toby Poser and comes from producer Steven Schneider.
Richard Brake boards Alexandre Aja’s Crawl sequel alongside Sarah Niles, Ray Panthaki, Charley Palmer Rothwell and Flula Borg; Paramount has the summer 2027 release date locked for the alligator horror follow-up. Mason Gooding and Emily Rudd lead, with Craig Flores, Sam Raimi and Aja producing.
Clayface posts $3.5 million in Thursday previews as Warner Bros. projects a $25 million to $30 million domestic opening on the $44 million-budgeted DC Studios body-horror title. The weekend also brings Wicker's $620,000 preview start and Klara and the Sun's soft rollout at 850 theaters.
Harry Melling is in talks for Zach Cregger’s Warner Bros. horror-thriller The Flood opposite Jennifer Lawrence; early 2027 production is being eyed and the film is shaping up as Cregger’s priciest yet, though the studio greenlight is still pending.
Shudder rolls out five originals, two exclusives and a Joe Bob Briggs holiday special across November and December, with New Group, The Holy Boy, Red Snow and Split Rock anchoring the horror slate. The streamer is also padding the calendar with library titles and holiday programming that extends past Halloween.
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