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A24 releases director Kane Parsons’ feature adaptation of his viral YouTube Backrooms series theatrically May 29; stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass and others; co-financiers/co-studios A24 and The North Road Company/Chernin; producers include 21 Laps and Atomic Monster; Parsons (20) is A24’s youngest filmmaker; article cites indie Iron Lung surpassing $43M global.
Paramount sets Paranormal Activity 8 for May 21, 2027; Melrose lot will co-finance with Blumhouse-Atomic Monster; producers include James Wan, Jason Blum and original creator Oren Peli; producers/EPs Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Steven Schneider attached. Article cites the original film's ultra-low budget ($15K + $200K post) and ~ $194M worldwide gross, franchise totals north of $900M.
Sam Zimmerman (formerly Shudder) named SVP, Development & Acquisitions at Blumhouse-Atomic Monster; he'll oversee films roughly in the $2–8M range, act as liaison between the merged companies, remain based in NYC, report to Abhijay Prakash and Michael Clear, and work on the Divide/Conquer overall deal.
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Mike Flanagan is writing and directing a new film adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist and says it will be a distinct reimagining (not a remake of Frank Darabont's film); project is actively in development.
Sony/Constantin's Resident Evil feature aiming for Sept 18, 2026 release; shot in Prague and now in post-production. Zach Cregger (director/writer) co-wrote with Shay Hatten; Austin Abrams leads; Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cherry and Kali Reis co-star. Constantin CEO Oliver Berben says Cregger was given 'carte blanche.'
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