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Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve reveal Behind the Mask II is being revived with Leslie Vernon returning and using a creator-economy/Shelby Oaks-style strategy to re-engage fans and monetize the property for modern release windows.

Neon secured North American and English-language rights to Na Hong-jin’s genre-bending sci-fi thriller Hope for Cannes competition—the Na-directed film features an international cast (Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender) and was financed by Plus M Entertainment with UTA negotiating the deal.

Shudder has acquired Kansas City-shot supernatural horror The Voices Of Our Mother from Panic Fest/Overlook programmers; Mark O’Brien directed from his own script and the cast includes Sheila McCarthy and Georgina Reilly, with Vortex Productions producing.

Interviews with Thrash talent highlight the film's environmental angle: Tommy Wirkola's shark-on-storm premise is being used to thread climate-change commentary through genre beats while delivering gore and suspense for shark‑movie audiences.

Paramount acquired U.S. all-media rights to Elegance Bratton’s crime thriller By Any Means (starring Yahya Abdul‑Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg) and set a Sept. 4, 2026 theatrical release; WME Independent handled the sale and north.five.six is handling international sales.

Blumhouse’s Lee Cronin-directed The Mummy (2026) will be the longest Mummy franchise entry at 133 minutes and the first R-rated installment; production credits include producers James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville and the cast lists Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Natalie Grace and Verónica Falcón.

Hulu has cast Kevin Bacon to star in a Punisher-style comic-book adaptation for the streamer; article confirms Bacon attachment but provides no budget or release window and frames the project as a gritty vigilante thriller in early development.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s new 45‑minute horror Chime is playing exclusively in theaters (paired with a 4K restoration of Serpent’s Path via Janus Films) with no current plans for digital or physical release, a deliberate theatrical‑only distribution choice after its NFT premiere.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2 flips into time‑travel territory in episode 7 when Kurt Russell's older Lee Shaw opens a rift and meets his younger self (Wyatt Russell), shifting the MonsterVerse TV series into new sci‑fi territory and raising stakes for timeline consequences.

Family horror film The Last Anniversary has set a Canadian release window (territory release announced via Rue Morgue); no budget, distributor details, or platform were disclosed in the excerpt.

Noah Hawley is attached to remake Argentine horror Terrified (Aterrados) at Warner Bros., giving the property a high-profile showrunner-driven reboot in studio development.

Netflix quietly released Tu Yaa Main, an Indian remake of Ping Lumpraploeng’s Thai killer-croc thriller The Pool, now streaming and recontextualizing the creature-feature for an Indian setting.

Shudder’s new reboot revived a nearly 48-year-old horror franchise by modernizing its themes for streaming—the piece focuses on creative approach, franchise history, and how Shudder positioned the reboot to reach new audiences rather than detailing financial terms.

Nicole Kidman headlines Prime Video’s Scarpetta, an 8-episode adaptation of Patricia Cornwell’s novels that leans into graphic forensic detail and misogynistic-era backstory — all eight episodes premiered March 11 on Prime Video.

Neon staged a Washington Square Park experiential stunt to promote Exit 8 — its film adaptation of the Japanese walking-simulator game — offering free tickets via a ‘Walking Man’ activation tied to the city event as the film opens theatrically.

Severin Films is launching a new web series, My Fleapit, My Palace, which teams the label with a noted British horror legend (unnamed in the excerpt) — a genre-focused digital series move from a specialty label.

Co-creators Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert tease a shocking, emotionally intense season 5 finale for Apple TV+'s sci‑fi drama For All Mankind and note that the show's upcoming sixth season will conclude the series while a Soviet‑focused spin-off, Star City, is already in the pipeline.

Titan Comics will publish Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1 on April 22, 2026, expanding Blizzard’s Diablo universe into new comic tie-in material aimed at fans of dark fantasy and game-IP adaptations.

Searchlight/Blumhouse’s Insidious franchise continues with its sixth installment titled Insidious: Out of the Further; the first trailer will release Monday and the film is slated for theatrical release August 21, 2026.

Motion Twin and Evil Empire released a new gameplay trailer for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse showcasing combat, locales, and a Joan of Arc boss fight as the studio continues to adapt the gothic Castlevania IP into a modern action game.