Entities/Company/Universal

Universal

Company ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 4 name variants incl. Universal Pictures, Universal Television, Universal Studios
last seen in coverage Sep 25
605
Wire items · since Feb 18
108
Deal items
53
Tracked projects
8
Months active
157
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 108 tracked deal items

33% of tracked dealflow (36/108) is remake reboot; 72% of classified deal mediums are film; 79% 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 36
book adaptation 23
series order pilot pickup 11
greenlight 9
option 8
spec sale 5
public domain adaptation 5
pitch sale 3
short story adaptation 3
podcast ip adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 54
in production 15
greenlit 13
optioned 6
completed seeking distribution 5
acquired 2
Medium
film 79
tv limited series 23
industry 7

Slate · 53 projects from coverage

Grouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume.

In development 8
ExorcistMike Flanagan · Scarlett Johansson · Chiwetel Ejiofor greenlightremake reboot16 itemsSep 13 RiverJessica Rothe · Jane Levy · Agatha Christie spec sale12 itemsSep 24 PowerCourtney A. Kemp · Y'lan Noel · Matthew Law series order pilot pickup9 itemsSep 4 FrankensteinGuillermo del Toro · Kevin Williamson · Lee Cronin series order pilot pickupremake reboot6 itemsJul 1 LocksRyan Coogler · Ludwig Göransson · Jamie Lee Curtis remake reboot6 itemsSep 24 InspiredDave Franco · Manny Jacinto · Steven Schneider option4 itemsMay 2 HandSvengoolie · Jordan Peele · J.J. Abrams 4 itemsAug 30 Forgotten IslandDave Franco · Manny Jacinto · Mark Swift 4 itemsApr 13
Greenlit 2
Mummy 4Brendan Fraser · Rachel Weisz · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin greenlightremake reboot5 itemsAug 10 WerwulfRobert Eggers · Willem Dafoe · Sjón 5 itemsSep 10
In production 4
MummyLee Cronin · Brendan Fraser · Rachel Weisz greenlightremake reboot28 itemsSep 8 MomentLiam Neeson · Charli XCX · Aidan Zamiri greenlight7 itemsMay 18 Super Mario GalaxyChris Pratt · Anya Taylor-Joy · Chris Meledandri 6 itemsJun 8 GoodGore Verbinski · Sam Rockwell · Liam Neeson greenlight6 itemsApr 7
Seeking distribution 3
PlatformDana Walden · Michael Thorn · David Ellison 12 itemsSep 11 Other MommyJessica Chastain · Rob Savage · James Wan book adaptation7 itemsSep 15 M3ganKate Dolan · Lily Sullivan · Claudia Doumit book adaptation6 itemsSep 23
Released & tracking 13
ObsessionCurry Barker · Michael Johnston · Inde Navarrette remake rebootgreenlight@ acquired33 itemsSep 24 OdysseyChristopher Nolan · Matt Damon · Tom Holland @ completed seeking distribution23 itemsSep 22 HalloweenRyan Coogler · John Carpenter · Brendan Fraser remake reboot@ in development18 itemsSep 11 BackroomsKane Parsons · Renate Reinsve · Chiwetel Ejiofor option@ optioned15 itemsSep 24 Spider-manTom Holland · David Robert Mitchell · Anne Hathaway @ acquired15 itemsSep 7 Disclosure DaySteven Spielberg · Emily Blunt · Josh O'Connor @ greenlit11 itemsSep 10 Spider-man: Brand New DayTom Holland · Anne Hathaway · Ewan McGregor @ acquired10 itemsSep 7 Resident EvilZach Cregger · Austin Abrams · Francis Lawrence remake reboot@ completed seeking distribution7 itemsSep 24 Insidious: Out Of The FurtherJason Blum · James Wan · Zach Cregger short story adaptation@ in development7 itemsSep 15 BlockbusterCurry Barker · Quentin Tarantino · Marlon Brando @ acquired6 itemsSep 7 BuddyKeegan-Michael Key · Michael Shannon · Patton Oswalt @ completed seeking distribution6 itemsSep 9 Blair WitchDylan Clark · Joshua Leonard · Michael C. Williams remake reboot@ greenlit5 itemsJul 3 Jurassic WorldAlan Ritchson · Michael Shannon · Rami Malek @ in development5 itemsSep 12

Key people · from coverage

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

Steven SpielbergTalent attached32i · 6d
Curry BarkerTalent attached31i · 7d
Jason BlumTalent attached29i · 16d
Christopher NolanTalent attached25i · 1d
Mike FlanaganTalent attached18i · 11d
Lee CroninNamed in coverage18i · 3d
James WanTalent attached16i · 7d
Chiwetel EjioforTalent attached15i · 7d
Brendan FraserTalent attached14i · 5d
Scarlett JohanssonTalent attached14i · 9d
Anne HathawayNamed in coverage13i · 1d
Rachel WeiszTalent attached12i · 5d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL UNIVERSAL COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 11 tracked titles

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

Obsession
9 reported figures — view track
“$286.5M”Jun 18 · worldwide→“$300 million worldwide”Jun 20 · worldwide→“$215 million / $332.4 million”Jun 23 · domestic / worldwide→“$249.5M domestic”Jul 10 · domestic→“$501.5 million worldwide”Aug 24 · worldwide→“$488.05 million”Aug 27 · worldwide→“nearly $510 million worldwide”Sep 7 · worldwide→“over $500 million worldwide”Sep 12 · worldwide→“$500 million worldwide”Sep 24 · worldwide
latest: “$500 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
The Odyssey
9 reported figures — view track
“$257M worldwide”Jul 19 · domestic→“$1bn worldwide”Aug 8 · worldwide→“$1.1 billion worldwide”Aug 10 · worldwide→“$289.3 million in global IMAX box office”Aug 10 · worldwide→“$19.3 million”Aug 17 · China→“$1.014 billion”Sep 5 · international→“$1.627 billion”Sep 7 · worldwide→“$1.6 billion worldwide”Sep 10 · worldwide→“more than $1.6bn worldwide”Sep 22 · worldwide
latest: “more than $1.6bn worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Insidious: Out Of The Further
4 reported figures — view track
“£2.2m”Aug 24 · UK-Ireland→“$800M global franchise box office”Aug 25 · worldwide→“$800 million mark”Aug 25 · worldwide→“£6.5m”Sep 7 · UK-Ireland
latest: “£6.5m” (UK-Ireland) as reported — not a comparable figure
Disclosure Day
“$30M running worldwide cume”Jun 13 · worldwide→“$93M global debut”Jun 14 · worldwide→“$241.2 million worldwide”Sep 10 · worldwide
latest: “$241.2 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Backrooms
“$212.6M worldwide”Jun 14 · worldwide→“$330 million worldwide”Jul 2 · worldwide→“$400 million-plus worldwide”Sep 24 · worldwide
latest: “$400 million-plus worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Buddy
“nearly $8 million”Sep 5 · domestic→“$15 million”Sep 6 · domestic→“$14,262,585”Sep 7 · domestic
latest: “$14,262,585” (domestic) as reported — not a comparable figure
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
“$927 million worldwide opening”Aug 3 · domestic/worldwide→“$780.8M”Aug 15 · domestic
latest: “$780.8M” (domestic) as reported — not a comparable figure
Sinners
“over $370 million”Jun 22 · worldwide
latest: “over $370 million” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
The Chronicles of Riddick
“$115.9 million worldwide”Jun 28 · worldwide
latest: “$115.9 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Evil Dead Burn
“$26 million worldwide”Jul 15 · worldwide
latest: “$26 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Resident Evil
“£4.2m”Sep 21 · UK-Ireland
latest: “£4.2m” (UK-Ireland) as reported — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

17
FEB
147
MAR
86
APR
96
MAY
60
JUN
37
JUL
88
AUG
74
SEP
WIRE ITEMSDEAL SHARE

Works with · top 8 of 22

Tap a row to expand the shared record.

CounterpartyItemsDeals
BlumhouseCO 12842
▸ shared record
Warner Bros.CO 12514
▸ shared record
NetflixPLAT 12326
▸ shared record
ParamountCO 10415
▸ shared record
DisneyCO 936
▸ shared record
SonyCO 9219
▸ shared record
A24CO 486
▸ shared record
Atomic MonsterCO 4517
▸ shared record

Deal record · 108 entries, newest 30 shown

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

Sep 21 ‘Resident Evil’ tops UK-Ireland box office with franchise record opening £4.2m
remake-reboot @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Resident Evil, Sony, Zach Cregger +5
 Screen Daily+9 src A+
Sep 16 KJ Apa, Nadia Parkes Join Horror Film 'Obey'; Screen Gems Distributing
Deal @ in-development
with Screen Gems, Waypoint Entertainment, Spooky Pictures +5
 deadline.com A+
Sep 16 Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster Closing Huge Deal for Joshua Giuliano’s Slasher Film ‘River’
BUYER spec-sale @ acquired “more than $10 million”
with Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Joshua Giuliano, River +3
 indiewire.com+1 src A+
Sep 13 Mike Flanagan’s “Exorcist” Film Story Details
remake-reboot
with Mike Flanagan, Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo +5
 Dark Horizons A+
Sep 12 Josh Giuliano Sets ‘Occupant’ With Blumhouse Atomic Monster Following TIFF Premiere Of Horror Debut ‘River’; Focus Features Distributing
Deal @ in-development
with Focus Features, Josh Giuliano, Jason Blum +5
 Deadline+10 src A+
Sep 8 Brendan Fraser’s ‘The Mummy’ Officially Begins Filming Today
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah +5
 Dread Central A+
Sep 4 Universal Taps Chris MacBride To Pen ‘Confession Of Murder’ Remake With Glen Powell’s Barnstorm Banner And Winged Tiger Producing
BUYER remake-reboot @ in-development
with Chris MacBride, Glen Powell, Dan Cohen +5
 Deadline A
Sep 3 Sony Pictures To Adapt The Drifter Video Game Into a Film
Deal @ in-development
with Sony Pictures, Story Kitchen, Dmitri M. Johnson +5
 Bleeding Cool+1 src B
Aug 25 ‘Insidious 6’ Director Jacob Chase Reteaming With Blumhouse Atomic Monster For ‘Sleepover’; Fall 2027 Release Set
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Jacob Chase, Bryce McGuire, Jason Blum +5
 Deadline+10 src A+
Aug 24 Sony Pictures Picks Up Action-Thriller RENEGADES With D&D Directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Sony Pictures, Will Simmons, Jonathan Goldstein +5
 GeekTyrant C
Aug 22 Peacock Sets ‘Final Destination 5’ Writer as Co-Showrunner of ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Peacock, Eric Heisserer, Chris Yost +5
 Dread Central+1 src B
Aug 16 The TikTok Comment That Let Megan Gallagher Know She Nailed the Representation of Motherhood in ‘All Her Fault’
book-adaptation @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Megan Gallagher, Peacock, Sarah Snook +5
 THR B
Aug 13 'Scary Teacher' Game Gets Movie Adaptation With Hollywood Studio Vet
Deal @ in-development
with Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Cory Todd Hughes +4
 Deadline+3 src A+
Aug 12 Blumhouse Is Developing a PUPPET MASTER Remake and a TV Series Could Follow
option / remake-reboot @ optioned
with Blumhouse, Charles Band, Full Moon Features +3
 GeekTyrant A+
Aug 8 Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler to Lead Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Miami Vice’ Film | THR News Video
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler, Joseph Kosinski +3
 The Hollywood Reporter C
Aug 1 Paramount Primal Snaps Up High-Concept Thriller Spec ‘Sweet Spot’ From Nic Curcio & Kirby Gladstein
spec-sale @ acquired
with Paramount Primal, Nic Curcio, Kirby Gladstein +5
 Deadline+2 src A+
Aug 1 Paramount Primal Picks Up Erotic Thriller ‘Sweet Spot,’ Co-Written by Screenwriting Influencer (Exclusive)
spec-sale @ in-development
with Paramount Primal, Nic Curcio, Kirby Gladstein +5
 THR+1 src A+
Aug 1 Beatrice Kitsos And David Iacono Land Lead Roles In Netflix’s YA Rom-Com ‘Better Than The Movies’
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Beatrice Kitsos, David Iacono, Julia Hart +5
 Deadline+3 src A
Jul 31 Jason Voorhees to Join ‘Hellbreak’ Horror Trading Card Game
Deal
with Jason Voorhees, Hellbreak, Jason Universe +4
 Bloody Disgusting+3 src A
Jul 31 Jessica Chastain Has a Demonic Doppelgänger in Nightmarish 'Other Mommy' Trailer
book-adaptation @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Blumhouse, Atomic Monster, Rob Savage +5
 Phantasmagoria B
Jul 30 ‘The Final Girl Support Group’ Adaptation in the Works at Paramount
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Paramount Pictures, Christopher Landon, Grady Hendrix +5
 The Wrap+2 src A+
Jul 30 Universal is dragging Ozzy Osbourne back out of the grave for Halloween Horror Nights
Deal
with Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Jack Osbourne +4
 AV Club C
Jul 30 Atari Signs Universal Partnership for 10 Game Adaptations | Outlook Respawn
BUYER Deal @ in-development
with Atari, Matt Reilly, Carl Hampe +5
 Outlook Respawn C
Jul 24 Peacock’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series Casts Audiobook Narrator Jeff Hays
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Jeff Hays, Matt Dinniman, Matt Yost +4
 THR+2 src C
Jul 15 Sam Raimi Gives Update On ‘Darkman’ Remake
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Adam Schindler, Brian Netto, Sam Raimi +5
 Forbes+1 src B
Jul 9 Spin Master Expands Studio Lineup for Hellbreak™ with Blumhouse, AMC and Lionsgate – Company Announcement
Deal
with Jason Blum, Spin Master, Blumhouse +5
 Financial Times B
Jul 3 ‘Blair Witch Project’ Reboot Sets September 2027 Release Date, YouTuber Dylan Clark Directing
remake-reboot @ greenlit
with Lionsgate, Dylan Clark, Joshua Leonard +5
 Phantasmagoria+2 src A+
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 30 Resident Evil "Feels Like One Gigantic Sequence," Says Zach Cregger
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis +5
 Bleeding Cool+2 src A
Jun 28 Netflix’s Newest Book Adaptation Could Officially Resurrect the Fantasy Genre on Streaming
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Alix E. Harrow, Universal Global Television +3
 Collider B

Recent mentions · 10 of 497

Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 605 wire items (Feb 18 → Sep 25) matching Universal or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (33 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 1.5% 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.

THE RECORD · SCREAMWIRE ENTITY INDEX · RECORD THROUGH 2026-09-25