Entities/Person/Jason Blum

Jason Blum

Person ⌖ Watchlist
last seen in coverage Aug 15
112
Wire items · since Feb 18
40
Deal items
12
Tracked projects
7
Months active
46
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 40 tracked deal items

35% of tracked dealflow (14/40) is remake reboot; 76% of classified deal mediums are film; 82% 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 14
greenlight 10
series order pilot pickup 4
book adaptation 3
option 2
pitch sale 2
short story adaptation 2
public domain adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 15
greenlit 12
in production 5
completed seeking distribution 1
optioned 1
Medium
film 31
tv limited series 6
industry 4

Slate · 12 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred

In development 4
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Paranormal Activity
James Wan · Ian Tuason · Oren Peli
 greenlight public domain adaptation in development 10 Jul 26
Anything But Ghosts
Curry Barker · Roy Lee · Steven Schneider
 pitch sale in development 6 Jul 3
Dead By Daylight
James Wan · Alexandre Aja
 book adaptation in development 5 Jun 27
Strung
Tyler Perry · Malcolm D. Lee · Chloe Bailey
 in development 5 Jul 2
Greenlit 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Uprising
Paul Greengrass · Andrew Garfield · Jamie Bell
 greenlit 3 Apr 22
In production 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Exorcist
Scarlett Johansson · Mike Flanagan · Chiwetel Ejiofor
 greenlight remake reboot in production 9 Jun 22
Seeking distribution 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Evil Dead Rise
Lee Cronin · James Wan · Jack Reynor
 greenlight remake reboot completed seeking distribution 4 Apr 16
M3gan
Kate Dolan · Lily Sullivan · Claudia Doumit
 completed seeking distribution 4 Jul 8
Soulm8te
Kate Dolan · Lily Sullivan · Claudia Doumit
 completed seeking distribution 4 Jul 8
Released & tracking 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Mummy
Lee Cronin · James Wan · Jack Reynor
 greenlight remake reboot completed seeking distribution 15 Jul 7
Obsession
Curry Barker · Michael Johnston · Inde Navarrette
 greenlight pitch sale completed seeking distribution 10 Jul 8
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
Lee Cronin · Jack Reynor · Laia Costa
 greenlight completed seeking distribution 5 Jul 7

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

James Wan
Talent attached
45 items · 21 deals · in 40% of all Jason Blum coverage
Lee Cronin
Talent attached
21 items · 8 deals · in 19% of all Jason Blum coverage
Curry BarkerTalent attached15i · 4d
Jack ReynorNamed in coverage12i · 4d
Laia CostaNamed in coverage12i · 4d
Scarlett JohanssonNamed in coverage9i · 6d
Mike FlanaganNamed in coverage9i · 6d
Steven SchneiderTalent attached9i · 3d
May CalamawyNamed in coverage8i · 4d
Chiwetel EjioforNamed in coverage8i · 5d
Roy LeeTalent attached8i · 4d
Michael JohnstonNamed in coverage7i · 1d
Laurence FishburneNamed in coverage7i · 5d
Ian TuasonTalent attached7i · 4d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL JASON BLUM COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 3 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

Obsession
“$300 million worldwide”Jun 20 · worldwide→“$220.1 million”Jun 25 · domestic→“$403 million globally”Jul 8 · worldwide
latest: “$403 million globally” (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
Backrooms
“$330 million worldwide”Jul 2 · worldwide
latest: “$330 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

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WIRE ITEMSDEAL SHARE

Works with · top 8 of 21click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
BlumhouseCO 14157
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Atomic MonsterCO 5525
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James WanPERSON 4521
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UniversalCO 2513
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Lee CroninPERSON 218
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Warner Bros.CO 206
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ParamountCO 177
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NetflixPLAT 157
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Deal record · 40 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 25 Todd McFarlane Is Rejecting ‘Spawn’ Remake Scripts Over Creative Clashes, Wants “F***ing Dark” Version: “We Need Writers Who Will Work With Me” [Comic-Con]
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Todd McFarlane, Blumhouse, Jamie Foxx +1
 The Playlist A+
Jul 13 Lily James to Star in Drew Hancock's Horror Flick SEASONS for Amazon MGM
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Amazon MGM, Lily James, Drew Hancock +5
 GeekTyrant A+
Jul 9 Spin Master Expands Studio Lineup for Hellbreak™ with Blumhouse, AMC and Lionsgate – Company Announcement
TALENT Deal
with Spin Master, Blumhouse, AMC Global Media +5
 Financial Times B
Jul 2 After Backrooms, Hollywood Goes All-In On Siren Head
option @ optioned “low seven figures”
with Warner Bros., Trevor Henderson, Zach Cregger +5
 Cosmic Book News+5 src A+
Jun 24 'Blair Witch Project' New Movie Sets Fall 2027 Release
TALENT remake-reboot @ greenlit
with Dylan Clark, Chris Thomas Devlin, James Wan +5
 Deadline+10 src A+
Jun 23 Lily James To Star In Amazon MGM’s Horror-Thriller ‘Seasons’ From ‘Companion’s Drew Hancock
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Lily James, Drew Hancock, Amazon MGM Studios +5
 Deadline+2 src A+
Jun 22 Filming Wraps on Mike Flanagan’s 'The Exorcist' Reboot with Scarlett Johansson and Chiwetel Ejiofor
remake-reboot
with Universal Pictures, Mike Flanagan, Scarlett Johansson +5
 Phantasmagoria A
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 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 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, James Wan, 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 James Wan, 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 Blumhouse, James Wan, Blair Witch +5
 SciFiNow+1 src A+
May 19 Paranormal activity play sets Broadway date with Jason Blum producing
public-domain-adaptation @ greenlit
with Paranormal Activity, Broadway, Blumhouse
 MSN A
May 12 ‘Paranormal Activity’ To Haunt Broadway This Fall; Jason Blum Among Producers
greenlight @ greenlit
with Paranormal Activity, Blumhouse, Paramount Pictures +5
 Deadline 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+
Apr 22 Blumhouse’s ‘Worst Ex Ever’ Sets Season 2 Release at Netflix; Trailer Reveals Wade Wilson, ’90 Day Fiance’ Star Geoffrey Paschel as New True-Crime Subjects (EXCLUSIVE)
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Blumhouse Productions, ITV America, Netflix +5
 Blumhouse Productions B
Apr 16 Forget Fraser, this Mummy is a different, more terrifying, beast
remake-reboot
with Lee Cronin, James Wan, Blumhouse +2
 Google News (Lee Cronin)+4 src 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+
Mar 25 Cambridge actor hits paydirt with roles in ‘Youngblood’ and Eli Roth horror flick
option @ in-development
with Jamie Lee Curtis, Patricia Cornwell, Nicole Kidman +5
 Google News (Eli Roth) A
Mar 19 Exorcist set pics feature Scarlett Johansson and several co-stars
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Mike Flanagan, Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor +5
 Google News (Mike Flanagan) A+
Mar 14 Mike Flanagan’s Reboot Of Iconic 53-Year-Old Horror Franchise Officially Begins Filming
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Mike Flanagan, Scarlett Johansson, Jacobi Jupe +5
 Google News (Boulderlight Pictures)+1 src A+
Mar 13 SOUTH OF HELL
series-order-pilot-pickup
with Grimmvision, South of Hell, Mena Suvari +3
 Grimmfest A+
Mar 11 Saw Meets Fight Club: Darren Lynn Bousman shares pitch for unmade Saw sequel
remake-reboot
with Darren Lynn Bousman, Josh Stolberg, Lionsgate +5
 JoBlo B
Mar 7 Blumhouse-Atomic Monster Names Sam Zimmerman SVP Development & Acquisitions
greenlight @ greenlit
with Ian Tuason, James Wan, Oren Peli +5
 Atomic Monster+1 src A+
Mar 7 MILEY CYRUS: SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Hannah Rose May, Vanesa Del Rey, IDW Publishing +5
 XYZ Films+1 src A
Mar 5 Blumhouse-Atomic Monster Developing Hannah Rose May Comic Book Series ‘The Exorcism At 1600 Penn’ For Film
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Blumhouse Productions, Atomic Monster, Hannah Rose May +5
 Atomic Monster A+

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 112 wire items (Feb 18 → Aug 15) matching Jason Blum, deduplicated by URL (33 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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