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Disney/Lightstorm are reassessing the future of the Avatar franchise after Fire and Ash grossed roughly $1.4–1.5B worldwide, with James Cameron and Disney discussing cheaper, shorter next films and delaying/reevaluating planned theme-park expansion; the piece cites reported budget/marketing figures and tentative 2029/2031 release windows for parts 4 and 5.
Lee Cronin is shooting a fresh, domestic-set take on The Mummy — filmed at Ardmore Studios and Almeria — produced by Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster, centering on a missing girl returned in a sarcophagus whose reappearance terrorizes a family in New Mexico.
James Wan confirms his Call of Cthulhu adaptation is still in development but stalled by high projected costs—he calls Lovecraftian adaptations 'not cheap' and says he’ll keep chipping away at securing financing/packaging.
Noah Hawley is set to remake Argentine horror Terrified (Aterrados) for Warner Bros.; Demián Rugna — writer-director of the original — is developing with Hawley producing under his 26 production banner.
A24 revealed Backrooms’ runtime (105 minutes) and cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve lead Kane Parsons’ feature debut, produced by A24, Chernin, Atomic Monster and 21 Laps with James Wan, Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen among producers; opens May 29 opposite Passenger.
Spooky Pictures and Image Nation are co‑producing Home Safety Hotline, a horror‑thriller adaptation of Night Signal Entertainment’s puzzle game directed by Michael Matthews with a screenplay by Nick Tassoni; producers include Steven Schneider and Roy Lee and the film is pitched as analogue horror blending Severance and Stranger Things tones.
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