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Sony Pictures and Screen Gems lock in a live-action Mouthwashing feature; Karyn Kusama boards to direct from a Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay script, with Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill and Vince Cheng producing via Crooked Highway.
Joseph Mazzello lands the lead in A Grim Life, a supernatural horror set around Los Angeles’ Cecil Hotel; Francesco Lucente writes and directs. The casting adds a recognizable name to a contained horror setup with built-in true-crime creep factor.
HBO Max dropped a surprise Halloween episode of It: Welcome to Derry and renewed the Stephen King prequel for season 2; the new chapter will jump to 1935 and center on the Bradley Gang massacre.
Spine Drop Pictures launches as a Dubai-based microbudget horror label with three features in the inaugural slate; Fractal is already attached with Jason Flemyng and Gabriela Vargas and is targeting a 2027 Serbia shoot.
FilmNation launches AFM sales on Infrared Pictures’ survival thriller State Of Emergency as Infrared backs the financing; Brittany O’Grady stars, Greg Yaitanes directs, and production is set to roll next year.
Cleopatra Entertainment lands North American rights to J-horror The Invisible Half, with Pictureworks, Cola Films and Crystalsky Entertainment closing additional territory plays. EST N8 is still shopping the Raindance premiere ahead of a Nov. 10 North American release under Cleopatra Venom.
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