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Warner Bros. is moving to mount its own Elm Street film to counter Paramount’s domestic-rights play; Lee Cronin is in talks to write, direct and produce. Warner only controls overseas rights, turning A Nightmare on Elm Street into a split-territory race to production.
Searchlight Pictures taps Final Destination: Bloodlines duo Adam B. Stein and Zach Lipovsky to direct Desperation; the Stephen King adaptation pairs a supernatural Nevada mining-town setup with a long-awaited Raimi/King crossover.
Warner Bros. Discovery has taken A24’s 'Crystal Lake' for HBO Max across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, excluding the U.K. and Ireland. Peacock keeps U.S. rights on the 'Friday the 13th' prequel, which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees and is due later this year.
$500M five-year renewal gives Netflix co-exclusive rights to 371 episodes and six spinoffs of 'The Walking Dead' across the UK, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and new U.S. territory rights; AMC+ keeps the franchise starting next year.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Madeline Brewer and Emory Cohen have boarded Parker Finn’s Possession remake at Paramount, joining Margaret Qualley, Paul Dano, Diego Calva and Callum Turner. The cult 1981 title is back in motion for a 2027 release, with the cast stacking proven genre names around Finn’s latest horror play.
Bleecker Street has landed Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho after A24 passed, giving Maika Monroe’s ultra-violent Gothic horror adaptation a fall theatrical release; Jason Isaacs and Thomasin McKenzie co-star.
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