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Sony locked worldwide rights to Skeletons at the European Film Market; the Phillip Fracassi short-story adaptation now counts John Goodman, Brie Larson, Kyle Gallner and Willa Fitzgerald among its cast.
Backrooms has climbed to approximately $357 million worldwide on a reported $10 million budget, making it A24’s top-grossing release and notching standout holds across China, France, Taiwan, Russia/CIS, Poland and Thailand.
Universal pulls Soulm8te from the theatrical calendar and lines up an August 1 straight-to-digital release via Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; Kate Dolan’s erotic AI-thriller keeps the M3GAN franchise in play with James Wan and Jason Blum producing.
Focus Features sets David Lowery to direct The Fisherman, adapting John Langan’s Bram Stoker Award-winning horror novel. The move puts another prestige horror literary IP into active feature development.
20th Century Studios lands Nue, an original sci-fi feature from Takashi Yamazaki, with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free producing. The package keeps the project in development with Yamazaki, Scott, and Michael Pruss attached and plot details sealed.
Lionsgate retitles Titan to Beware Boiúna and sets the R-rated survival horror pic for theaters Oct. 2, 2026; Mike P. Nelson directs the Brazil-set creature feature starring Kiana Madeira and Jessica Rothe, with Constantin Film and JB Pictures producing.
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