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James Wan

Person ⌖ Watchlist
last seen in coverage Aug 15
108
Wire items · since Feb 18
48
Deal items
10
Tracked projects
7
Months active
48
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 48 tracked deal items

40% of tracked dealflow (19/48) is remake reboot; 77% of classified deal mediums are film; 87% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
remake reboot 19
greenlight 13
book adaptation 8
series order pilot pickup 4
public domain adaptation 3
pitch sale 2
option 1
podcast ip adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 20
greenlit 19
in production 5
completed seeking distribution 1
Medium
film 37
tv limited series 7
industry 4

Slate · 10 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred

In development 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Paranormal Activity
Jason Blum · Ian Tuason · Oren Peli
 greenlight remake reboot in development 9 Jul 26
Dead By Daylight
Jason Blum · Alexandre Aja
 book adaptation in development 5 Jun 27
Saw
Leigh Whannell · Jason Blum
 in development 3 Jun 21
Greenlit 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Robocop
Peter Friedlander
 remake reboot series order pilot pickup greenlit 5 Jul 22
Seeking distribution 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Evil Dead Rise
Lee Cronin · Jack Reynor · Laia Costa
 greenlight remake reboot completed seeking distribution 5 Apr 18
M3gan
Kate Dolan · Lily Sullivan · Claudia Doumit
 completed seeking distribution 3 Jul 8
Soulm8te
Kate Dolan · Lily Sullivan · Claudia Doumit
 completed seeking distribution 3 Jul 8
Released & tracking 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Mummy
Lee Cronin · Jason Blum · Jack Reynor
 greenlight remake reboot completed seeking distribution 19 Jul 7
Backrooms
Kane Parsons · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Renate Reinsve
 greenlight book adaptation in production 16 Jun 19
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
Lee Cronin · Jack Reynor · Laia Costa
 greenlight completed seeking distribution 7 Jul 7

Key people · from coveragenames as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design

Jason Blum
Talent attached
46 items · 21 deals · in 43% of all James Wan coverage
Lee Cronin
Talent attached
22 items · 7 deals · in 20% of all James Wan coverage
Kane ParsonsTalent attached15i · 9d
Chiwetel EjioforNamed in coverage15i · 9d
Renate ReinsveNamed in coverage15i · 9d
Jack ReynorNamed in coverage14i · 4d
Laia CostaNamed in coverage14i · 4d
Mark DuplassNamed in coverage12i · 6d
Leigh WhannellNamed in coverage11i · 1d
Michael ClearNamed in coverage10i · 7d
May CalamawyNamed in coverage9i · 4d
Will SoodikNamed in coverage8i · 6d
Shawn LevyTalent attached8i · 3d
Ian TuasonTalent attached7i · 4d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL JAMES WAN COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 4 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

Backrooms
“$160.2 million”Jun 16 · domestic→“$81.4M domestic / $118M worldwide”Jun 19 · domestic
latest: “$81.4M domestic / $118M worldwide” (domestic) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Obsession
“$300 million worldwide”Jun 20 · worldwide
latest: “$300 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
The Mummy
“$90.4M worldwide”Jun 26 · domestic
latest: “$90.4M worldwide” (domestic) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Mortal Kombat II
“$129.5 million global”Jul 17 · worldwide
latest: “$129.5 million global” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

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Works with · top 8 of 22click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
BlumhouseCO 8245
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Atomic MonsterCO 5131
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Jason BlumPERSON 4621
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Warner Bros.CO 257
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Lee CroninPERSON 227
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A24CO 2010
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Kane ParsonsPERSON 159
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Chiwetel EjioforPERSON 159
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Deal record · 48 entries, newest 30 shownamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

Aug 15 Netflix Orders ‘Sid & Zoey’, Supernatural Romance About Two Teens Drawn Into the Dark Secrets Beneath an Idyllic Mississippi Town
series-order-pilot-pickup / greenlight @ greenlit
with Netflix, Jon Kasdan, John Shiban +5
 Dread Central+3 src A+
Aug 15 Solo Writer Jon Kasdan’s New Project Is a Supernatural YA Rom-Com for Netflix
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Netflix, Jon Kasdan, John Shiban +5
 Reactor Magazine B
Jul 26 'Paranormal Activity': Maya Da Costa Joins New Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Paramount, Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Maya Da Costa +5
 Blumhouse Productions+1 src A+
Jul 22 ‘Robocop’ Series Moves Forward at Amazon
TALENT series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Amazon MGM Studios, MGM, Peter Ocko +5
 Horror News Network+5 src A+
Jun 24 'Blair Witch Project' New Movie Sets Fall 2027 Release
TALENT remake-reboot @ greenlit
with Dylan Clark, Chris Thomas Devlin, Jason Blum +5
 Deadline+10 src A+
Jun 23 New RoboCop TV series executive produced by James Wan might start filming in January
TALENT remake-reboot @ in-development
with RoboCop
 JoBlo B
Jun 21 Blumhouse to Adapt Hit Horror Game "Phasmophobia" into Live-Action Film; "Saw" & "Ma" Updates Also Revealed
Deal @ in-development
with Blumhouse, Atomic Monster, Phasmophobia +3
 玩具人 TOY PEOPLE A
Jun 20 James Wan to Direct RoboCop Series for Amazon MGM
TALENT remake-reboot @ in-development
with Amazon MGM, RoboCop, Atomic Monster +1
 The People's Movies A
Jun 20 Blumhouse Signs Curry Barker for Original Horror Movie
pitch-sale @ in-development “rich eight-figure deal”
with Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Universal Film Group, Curry Barker +5
 Horror Obsessive+2 src A+
Jun 19 James Wan to Direct Key Episodes of Amazon’s ‘RoboCop’ Series, Shooting Begins January 2027, Introduces a Soldier-Turned-Cyborg Hero
TALENT remake-reboot @ in-production
with Peter Ocko, Amazon/MGM, RoboCop +4
 World of Reel A+
Jun 19 Curry Barker’s Third Film, an Original Horror Concept, Heads to Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster
pitch-sale @ in-development
with Universal Film Group, Curry Barker, Blumhouse Atomic Monster +5
 Variety+8 src A+
Jun 15 ‘Dead by Daylight’ Taps Thordur Palsson To Adapt Horror Game For Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Behaviour Interactive
TALENT Deal @ in-development
with Thordur Palsson, Jason Blum, Dead by Daylight +5
 Deadline+20 src A+
Jun 13 Original Blair Witch star explains why she's staying out of the rebooted woods
TALENT remake-reboot @ in-development
with Jason Blum, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams +5
 AV Club+2 src A+
Jun 8 Jason Blum Confirms Blair Witch & Paranormal Activity Return In 2027
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Jason Blum, Blumhouse, Blair Witch +5
 SciFiNow+1 src A+
May 13 New Teaser For Backrooms Arrives
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with A24, Backrooms, Kane Parsons +5
 SciFiNow A+
May 12 ‘Paranormal Activity’ To Haunt Broadway This Fall; Jason Blum Among Producers
greenlight @ greenlit
with Paranormal Activity, Jason Blum, Blumhouse +5
 Deadline A+
May 7 5 Things Kane Parsons Learned Making 'Backrooms' for A24
greenlight @ greenlit
with Kane Parsons, A24, Chiwetel Ejiofor +1
 No Film School A
May 7 Horror! A24’s Youngest Director Ever Started on YouTube
greenlight / book-adaptation @ in-development
with A24, Kane Parsons, Atomic Monster +5
 The Ankler A+
May 2 'The Blair Witch Project' Reboot Heads To Cannes, Details Revealed
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Lionsgate, Blumhouse, Dylan Clark +5
 Blumhouse Productions+4 src A+
May 2 Jessica Chastain's Family Is Terrorized By Mysterious Monster In Blumhouse's New Trailer For Other Mommy
book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Jessica Chastain, Rob Savage, Nathan Elston +5
 Atomic Monster A
Apr 20 James Wan’s Upcoming Lovecraft Movie’s New Update Is Great News For Horror Fans
book-adaptation @ in-development
with H.P. Lovecraft, Ash Crossan, Atomic Monster +1
 Google News (Atomic Monster) A
Apr 17 Paramount entertains CinemaCon with Billie Eilish, ‘Maverick’ sequel update, Johnny Depp
remake-reboot / greenlight
with Paramount Pictures, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg +5
 Screen Daily+3 src A+
Apr 16 Forget Fraser, this Mummy is a different, more terrifying, beast
remake-reboot
with Lee Cronin, Jason Blum, Blumhouse +2
 Google News (Lee Cronin)+4 src A+
Apr 15 ‘The Revenge of La Llorona’ Curses Theaters April 2027
remake-reboot @ greenlit
with Warner Bros., The Revenge of La Llorona, Santiago Menghini +5
 Dread Central+1 src A+
Apr 9 Yes, the Cthulu movie is still happening, but James Wan admits the massive budget is weighing it down.
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Atomic Monster, H. P. Lovecraft, Scified
 Google News (Atomic Monster) A+
Apr 8 A teenage girl with mummy issues? The horror craze is about to hit home
remake-reboot / public-domain-adaptation @ in-production
with Lee Cronin, Blumhouse, Atomic Monster +4
 Google News (Lee Cronin)+2 src A+
Apr 8 Neon Reveals Final Poster for ‘Exit 8’ Ahead of This Weekend’s Premiere
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Call of Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft, Neon +4
 Google News (Neon)+4 src A+
Apr 8 Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ gets an awkward, funny trailer
public-domain-adaptation @ greenlit
with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Kane Parsons +5
 Google News (A24)+3 src A+
Apr 6 ‘RoboCop’ Reboot Series Reportedly Greenlit by Amazon
remake-reboot / series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Amazon MGM Studios, Peter Friedlander, Peter Ocko +1
 Bloody Disgusting A+
Apr 3 Blumhouse Vehemently Reveals Whether Brendan Fraser Is In New R-Rated Mummy Movie
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Blumhouse, Brendan Fraser, Lee Cronin +5
 Google News (Blumhouse Productions) A+

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 108 wire items (Feb 18 → Aug 15) matching James Wan, deduplicated by URL (18 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.9% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. Amber “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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