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Osgood Perkins served as a behind-the-scenes producer and mentor to 19-year-old Kane Parsons on A24/Atomic Monster's Backrooms adaptation; Perkins helped develop the screenplay and shadowed Parsons during production, positioning Backrooms as a potential breakout for liminal horror ahead of its late-May release.

Paramount sets Longlegs sequel for January 14, 2028; Osgood Perkins returns as writer/director/producer and Nicolas Cage boards as returning Longlegs Killer while Paramount assumes franchise rights after NEON passed due to budget.

Netflix is scoring a global streaming hit with Paul Rudd and Jack Black’s Anaconda reboot; creature-feature success is driving strong daily viewership and validates Netflix investment in star-driven, mid-budget genre revivals.

Scarlett Johansson has boarded Ari Aster’s next feature Scapegoat as the lead, marking a high-profile pairing that raises the project’s studio and awards visibility and cements Aster’s next commercial auteur follow-up.

Damien Leone confirms Terrifier 4 is set around New Year’s Eve and pushes back on outlandish rumors; script complete and pre-production accelerating with a likely 2026–early-2027 target, while franchise origin beats and practical-effects focus position the film as another unrated, high-demand horror tentpole.

$7.3B Q1 revenue and roughly $1.2B adjusted EBITDA; Paramount Global flags 17% year-over-year streaming revenue growth for Paramount+ and roughly 2M underlying subscribers added while reaffirming ~$30B full-year revenue and $3.8B adjusted EBITDA guidance.

Warner Bros. Discovery posts weak Q1 with GAAP EPS of -$1.17 and roughly $8.89B revenue; investor caution follows amid flat top-line growth even as Max continues to drive subscriber engagement and the company leans on its library and theatrical licensing.

Apple TV+ title cleared a 500-day streaming watch milestone; reinforces platform’s long-tail performance for high-concept sci-fi and the value of evergreen flagship content for subscriber retention.

Koji Suzuki, author of Ring (Ringu) and seminal driver of the J-horror wave, has died at 68; his novels spawned global franchises and high-profile adaptations such as Ringu and The Ring, leaving a lasting influence on atmospheric and psychological supernatural horror.

Trailer for Polong, directed by Zulkarnain Azhar, has been released; title references Malay supernatural entity suggesting a regional folk-horror entry that could travel genre festivals and drive Southeast Asian horror interest.

H.R. Giger was approached to redesign the Borg for Star Trek: First Contact but passed; Michael Westmore and Deborah Everton ultimately reshaped the Borg into a more organic, armor-like aesthetic for the 1996 film.

Court rulings rejected an individual's claim that a Netflix production accused him of murder; legal dispute underscores risks around 'inspired by true events' disclaimers and potential reputational litigation for true-crime dramatizations.

Ufotable confirms Infinity Castle Part 2 is in active development with no 2026 window and a likely 2027-or-later release; studio teases returning core staff and celebrated late Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku with new anniversary art ahead of the next film.

Music collective 1500 or Nothin’ makes its TV scoring debut on Netflix's crime thriller Nemesis, created by Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole; the series stars Matthew Law and Y’lan Noel and premieres May 14 exclusively on Netflix.