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Over 1,000 filmmakers and stars—including David Fincher, Bryan Cranston and Celine Song—signed an open letter opposing Paramount Skydance’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros, a transaction reported at roughly $108.4B that faces regulatory and state AG scrutiny ahead of a possible autumn close.
Sony announced an R-rated, feature-length animated adaptation of FromSoftware’s Bloodborne at CinemaCon; PlayStation Productions and Lyrical Animation are producing/co-financing with YouTuber Seán “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin as a co-producer, but director, writer, cast, release date and distribution format remain unannounced.
At CinemaCon StudioCanal previewed footage from Danny Boyle’s Ink, confirmed Paddington 4 development with unnamed writers, and announced genre remakes including Escape From New York and The Howling while Sixth Dimension will release Eli Roth’s Ice Cream Man in the U.S. through Iconic Events/The Horror Section.
Sony's CinemaCon footage for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil shows mood-driven, single-protagonist survival horror inspired by Resident Evil 2–4, avoids game-character cameos and aims for a simpler, scarier through-line; release set for Sept. 18, 2026.
A24 has released Ian Tuason's auditory horror undertone to digital after it grossed over $19M on a reported $500K production budget; Tuason — whose debut was shot in Toronto — is tapped to direct the next Paranormal Activity reboot.
Creator Don Mancini announced a seventh Child's Play film that will tie together the franchise and the cancelled SYFY TV series continuity (ignoring the 2019 remake) and aims to return to the tone of Curse of Chucky with possible returns from the TV cast to resolve the Terror Trio cliffhanger.
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