Entities/Person/Roy Lee

Roy Lee

Person ⌖ Watchlist
last seen in coverage Sep 4
62
Wire items · since Feb 18
33
Deal items
11
Tracked projects
8
Months active
38
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 33 tracked deal items

48% of tracked dealflow (16/33) is remake reboot; 91% of classified deal mediums are film; 85% 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 16
book adaptation 4
option 4
short story adaptation 3
greenlight 2
series order pilot pickup 2
public domain adaptation 2
spec sale 1
pitch sale 1
Reported stage
in development 22
in production 5
optioned 3
greenlit 2
acquired 1
Medium
film 30
tv limited series 3

Slate · 11 projects from coverage

Grouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred.

In development 8
BioshockFrancis Lawrence · Andrew Kevin Walker · James Preston Rogers book adaptationremake reboot4 itemsMar 5 Anything But GhostsCurry Barker · Jason Blum · Steven Schneider pitch sale4 itemsJun 19 SkeletonsKyle Gallner · Brie Larson · JT Mollner book adaptationshort story adaptation4 itemsJul 21 Friday The 13thBrad Caleb Kane · Linda Cardellini · Victor Miller series order pilot pickup@ acquired4 itemsJul 31 Texas Chain Saw MassacreAndrew Kevin Walker · Curry Barker · Steven Schneider series order pilot pickupremake reboot3 itemsApr 22 WeaponsZach Cregger · Josh Brolin · Julia Garner remake rebootpublic domain adaptation3 itemsApr 3 PossessionParker Finn · Callum Turner · Margaret Qualley remake reboot3 itemsJul 30 Crystal LakeBrad Caleb Kane · Linda Cardellini · Victor Miller @ acquired3 itemsJul 31
In production 2
Resident EvilZach Cregger · Shay Hatten · Austin Abrams remake reboot6 itemsSep 2 Little OneDavid Harbour · Gaby Hoffmann · Zach Cregger 3 itemsJun 13
Seeking distribution 1
HokumSteven Schneider · Adam Scott · Damian McCarthy 3 itemsMay 22

Key people · from coverage

Names as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design.

Steven Schneider
Talent attached
23 items · 9 deals · in 37% of all Roy Lee coverage
Zach Cregger
Talent attached
13 items · 7 deals · in 21% of all Roy Lee coverage
Jason BlumTalent attached7i · 4d
Curry BarkerNamed in deal credit6i · 2d
Ben RossNamed in coverage5i · 1d
JT MollnerTalent attached5i · 4d
Brian DuffieldTalent attached5i · 5d
Andrew Kevin WalkerNamed in coverage4i · 3d
Shay HattenTalent attached4i · 2d
Austin AbramsTalent attached4i · 3d
Paul Walter HauserNamed in coverage4i · 3d
Zach CherryNamed in coverage4i · 3d
Kyle GallnerTalent attached4i · 4d
Brie LarsonTalent attached4i · 4d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL ROY LEE COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 1 tracked title

Grosses as reported — “via” badge = released by another studio.

Backrooms
“$330 million worldwide”Jul 2 · worldwide
latest: “$330 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

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Works with · top 8 of 21

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CounterpartyItemsDeals
Steven SchneiderPERSON 239
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SonyCO 1514
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Warner Bros.CO 149
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A24CO 146
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VertigoCO 1310
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Zach CreggerPERSON 137
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BlumhouseCO 137
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Spooky PicturesCO 123
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Deal record · 32 entries, newest 30 shown

Amounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps.

Sep 4 AR Content, Vertigo, Blumhouse Atomic Monster Set Remake of Genre-Bending, Satirical French Horror ‘Vincent Must Die’ (EXCLUSIVE)
TALENT option / remake-reboot @ optioned
with AR Content, Goodfellas, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick +5
 Variety+1 src A+
Aug 28 Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Reboot Hits Cinemas in Three Weeks, September 18
TALENT remake-reboot @ in-production
with Zach Cregger, Shay Hatten, Austin Abrams +5
 Shane the Gamer+1 src A+
Jul 30 Madeline Brewer Signs on to Parker Finn’s ‘Possession’ Remake
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Parker Finn, Madeline Brewer, Emory Cohen +5
 Dread Central+5 src A+
Jul 21 Sony Dates Bad Robot’s JT Mollner Horror Pic ‘Skeletons’ Starring Brie Larson For Summer 2027
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Brie Larson, Kyle Gallner, John Goodman +5
 Deadline+9 src A+
Jul 14 TriStar Pictures Lands Feature Film Rights to Trevor Henderson’s Creepy ‘Cartoon Cat’
option @ optioned
with TriStar Pictures, Trevor Henderson, Sony Pictures +5
 Dread Central+6 src A+
Jul 9 Diego Calva Joins Supernatural Thriller ‘Possession’ From Paramount
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Diego Calva, Callum Turner, Margaret Qualley +5
 Deadline A+
Jul 7 V/H/S Franchise Sets New Roy Lee and Steven Schneider-Produced Movie Based on SCP Foundation Universe (EXCLUSIVE)
TALENT Deal @ in-development
with Steven Schneider, Josh Goldbloom, Michael Schreiber +4
 Variety+2 src A+
Jul 2 After Backrooms, Hollywood Goes All-In On Siren Head
TALENT option @ optioned “low seven figures”
with Warner Bros., Trevor Henderson, Zach Cregger +5
 Cosmic Book News+5 src A+
Jul 1 Paul Dano Joins ‘Possession’ Remake At Paramount
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Parker Finn, Callum Turner, Margaret Qualley +5
 Deadline+9 src A+
Jun 26 Daithí Ó hAragáin joins Brie Larson in Sony horror thriller ‘Skeletons’
short-story-adaptation @ acquired
with Sony Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Brie Larson +5
 IFTN+1 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 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+
May 22 Kyle Gallner Joins Brie Larson In ‘Skeletons’ From Sony Pictures And Director JT Mollner
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Kyle Gallner, Brie Larson, JT Mollner +5
 Deadline+6 src A+
May 17 Sam Raimi directs Magic remake for Lionsgate with Send Help writers
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Sam Raimi, Lionsgate, Mark Swift +5
 Tbreak Media 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 26 Sam Raimi, Roy Lee Tackling Remake of Ventriloquist Dummy Horror Movie ‘Magic' for Lionsgate (Exclusive)
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Sam Raimi, Magic, Lionsgate +1
 Google News (Roy Lee)+1 src A+
Apr 8 ‘Home Safety Hotline,’ Game-Inspired Horror Thriller, Set by Spooky Pictures, Image Nation, Longevity (Exclusive)
option @ in-development
with Spooky Pictures, Image Nation, Longevity Pictures +5
 THR A+
Apr 3 Zach Shields Co-Writes ‘Weapons’ Prequel with Cregger: ‘Gladys’ Is Happening
spec-sale @ in-development
with Zach Shields, Zach Cregger, New Line Cinema +5
 Google News (Zach Cregger) A+
Apr 2 ‘Weapons’ Prequel Adds ‘Godzilla’ Scribe Zach Shields to Write With Zach Cregger
remake-reboot / public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with Zach Cregger, Zach Shields, New Line Cinema +5
 THR+4 src A+
Mar 10 ‘Resident Evil’: Zach Cregger’s Reboot Expected to Have CinemaCon Presence [Exclusive]
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Zach Cregger, Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser +4
 Dread Central A+
Mar 5 Netflix's Long-Awaited Sci-Fi Thriller Adaptation Gets "Anxious" Update
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Take-Two Interactive, BioShock +3
 Google News (Roy Lee)+1 src B
Mar 5 Zach Cregger has been given carte blanche on his Resident Evil movie
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Zach Cregger, Vertigo Entertainment
 Google News (Zach Cregger)+1 src A+
Mar 5 Netflix, Take-Two Want BioShock Film And New Game Release To Coincide
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Psycho Killer, Psycho Killer 2, Andrew Kevin Walker +2
 Google News (Roy Lee) A
Feb 27 Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Will Be an $80 Million "Roller Coaster Ride of Nonstop Action," Says Producer Roy Lee
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Zach Cregger, Resident Evil, Sony
 Google News (Zach Cregger)+6 src A+
Feb 25 A24’s 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' Producer Hints TV Series Will Explore Leatherface’s Early Years [Exclusive]
remake-reboot / public-domain-adaptation @ in-development
with A24, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Leatherface
 Google News (Roy Lee) A
Feb 25 ‘BioShock’ Movie Update Finally Surfaces After 3 Years of Delays [Exclusive]
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, BioShock
 Google News (Roy Lee) B
Feb 25 Netflix’s BioShock Movie Producer Roy Lee Shares When It Will ‘Hopefully’ Get Into Production
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, BioShock
 Google News (Roy Lee)+1 src A
Feb 25 Psycho Killer 2 Plans & The Satanic Slasher's Fate Confirmed By Producer
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Psycho Killer
 Google News (Roy Lee) B
Feb 24 Ed Skrein To Play Baldur In Prime Video’s ‘God Of War’
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Ed Skrein, Prime Video, Sony Pictures Television +5
 Deadline+3 src A+
Feb 19 A24’s ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ Producer Hints TV Series Will Explore Leatherface’s Early Years [Exclusive]
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with A24, Leatherface, Lionsgate +2
 Dread Central A+

Recent mentions · 10 of 29

Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 62 wire items (Feb 18 → Sep 4) matching Roy Lee, deduplicated by URL (2 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. “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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