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Universal

Company ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 4 name variants incl. Universal Pictures, Universal Television, Universal Studios
last seen in coverage Sep 5
542
Wire items · since Feb 18
102
Deal items
46
Tracked projects
8
Months active
136
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 102 tracked deal items

32% of tracked dealflow (33/102) is remake reboot; 71% of classified deal mediums are film; 80% 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 33
book adaptation 23
series order pilot pickup 11
greenlight 9
option 8
public domain adaptation 5
spec sale 4
pitch sale 3
short story adaptation 3
podcast ip adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 52
in production 14
greenlit 13
optioned 6
completed seeking distribution 4
acquired 1
Medium
film 73
tv limited series 23
industry 7

Slate · 46 projects from coverage

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

In development 10
MummyLee Cronin · Brendan Fraser · Rachel Weisz greenlightremake reboot27 itemsAug 15 ExorcistMike Flanagan · Scarlett Johansson · Chiwetel Ejiofor greenlightremake reboot15 itemsSep 1 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 reboot5 itemsAug 25 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 KidsLisa Kudrow · Steven Spielberg remake reboot4 itemsAug 18 Stranger ThingsBela Bajaria · Steven Schneider · Roy Lee option4 itemsJul 16
Greenlit 3
Mummy 4Brendan Fraser · Rachel Weisz · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin greenlightremake reboot5 itemsAug 10 Cape FearNick Antosca · Amy Adams · Patrick Wilson public domain adaptationbook adaptation4 itemsJun 13 WerwulfRobert Eggers · Willem Dafoe · Sjón 4 itemsAug 30
In production 3
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 11 itemsAug 27 Other MommyJessica Chastain · Rob Savage · James Wan book adaptation6 itemsAug 31 M3ganKate Dolan · Lily Sullivan · Claudia Doumit book adaptation5 itemsJul 8
Released & tracking 11
ObsessionCurry Barker · Michael Johnston · Inde Navarrette remake rebootgreenlight@ acquired28 itemsSep 1 OdysseyChristopher Nolan · Matt Damon · Tom Holland @ completed seeking distribution20 itemsSep 5 HalloweenRyan Coogler · Brendan Fraser · Rachel Weisz remake reboot@ in development15 itemsSep 5 BackroomsKane Parsons · Renate Reinsve · Chiwetel Ejiofor option@ optioned13 itemsAug 25 Spider-manDavid Robert Mitchell · Anne Hathaway · Ewan McGregor @ acquired12 itemsAug 31 Disclosure DaySteven Spielberg · Emily Blunt · Josh O'Connor @ greenlit10 itemsJun 14 Spider-man: Brand New DayAnne Hathaway · Ewan McGregor · Michael O'Leary @ acquired8 itemsAug 30 Blair WitchDylan Clark · Joshua Leonard · Michael C. Williams remake reboot@ greenlit5 itemsJul 3 BlockbusterCurry Barker · Quentin Tarantino · Marlon Brando 5 itemsAug 29 Insidious: Out Of The FurtherJason Blum · James Wan · Zach Cregger short story adaptation@ in development5 itemsAug 25 ScarySteven Spielberg · David Arquette · Matthew Lillard @ in development4 itemsAug 13

Key people · from coverage

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

Steven SpielbergTalent attached29i · 6d
Jason BlumTalent attached27i · 15d
Curry BarkerTalent attached27i · 7d
Christopher NolanTalent attached20i · 1d
Lee CroninNamed in coverage18i · 3d
Mike FlanaganNamed in coverage16i · 10d
James WanTalent attached15i · 7d
Chiwetel EjioforTalent attached14i · 6d
Brendan FraserTalent attached13i · 4d
Scarlett JohanssonTalent attached12i · 8d
David EllisonNamed in coverage12i · 0d
Rachel WeiszTalent attached11i · 4d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL UNIVERSAL COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 10 tracked titles

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

Obsession
6 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
latest: “$488.05 million” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
The Odyssey
6 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
latest: “$1.014 billion” (international) as reported — not a comparable figure
Insidious: Out Of The Further
“£2.2m”Aug 24 · UK-Ireland→“$800M global franchise box office”Aug 25 · worldwide→“$800 million mark”Aug 25 · worldwide
latest: “$800 million mark” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Disclosure Day
“$30M running worldwide cume”Jun 13 · worldwide→“$93M global debut”Jun 14 · worldwide
latest: “$93M global debut” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Backrooms
“$212.6M worldwide”Jun 14 · worldwide→“$330 million worldwide”Jul 2 · worldwide
latest: “$330 million worldwide” (worldwide) 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
Buddy
“nearly $8 million”Sep 5 · domestic
latest: “nearly $8 million” (domestic) as reported — not a comparable figure

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Warner Bros.CO 10312
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ParamountCO 8914
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DisneyCO 836
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SonyCO 7417
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LionsgateCO 6414
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A24CO 426
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Deal record · 102 entries, newest 30 shown

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

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
Jun 27 Mike Flanagan’s ‘Exorcist’ Reboot Title Seemingly Confirmed as ‘Exorcist: Martyrs’
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diane Lane +5
 World of Reel+1 src A+
Jun 24 'Blair Witch Project' New Movie Sets Fall 2027 Release
remake-reboot @ greenlit
with Dylan Clark, Chris Thomas Devlin, Jason Blum +5
 Deadline+10 src A+
Jun 22 Filming Wraps on Mike Flanagan’s 'The Exorcist' Reboot with Scarlett Johansson and Chiwetel Ejiofor
remake-reboot
with Mike Flanagan, Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor +5
 Phantasmagoria 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 19 ‘A Quite Place’ Scribes Directing Sci-fi Feature with Steven Spielberg Producing
BUYER Deal @ in-development
with Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Steven Spielberg +4
 Dread Central A

Recent mentions · 10 of 440

Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 542 wire items (Feb 18 → Sep 5) matching Universal or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (26 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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