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Focus Features paid north of $14M to acquire Curry Barker’s micro-budget supernatural horror Obsession out of TIFF; Blumhouse joined as EP/producer on the $1M production, the film opened to a reported $16M weekend and is generating fierce audience debate over its bleak ending with no post‑credits tease.
Backrooms is now tracking to a $35M–$50M opening weekend—on a reported ~$8M budget—set to become A24’s biggest opening if projections hold; Kane Parsons directs, Roberto Patino wrote, and producers include Shawn Levy and James Wan, with a May 29 theatrical release.
Settlement reached between Paramount, Spyglass, Fun World and Alterian Ghost Factory over Ghostface mask; Alterian confirmed as originator of the design and both sides dropped suits, Fun World retains copyright per settlement terms and Alterian likely received compensation; legal clarity secures future Scream franchise use while Fun World remains copyright holder.
Zachary Wigon boards Victorian Psycho, a 19th‑century gothic horror adaptation of Virginia Feito’s novel starring Maika Monroe and Thomasin McKenzie; film positions itself as a female-led folk/gothic entry targeting genre fans with a sharp tonal mix of satire, gore, and period atmosphere.
Netflix’s new theatrical and live-daily TV moves signal a strategic push into hybrid theatrical + live programming and expanded release windows; implications include renewed competition for theatrical exhibitors and a recalibration of streamer window economics that will affect genre release strategies.
Production wrapped on the Spierig brothers’ action-horror Headless on the Gold Coast; Ryan Corr and Mel Jarnson star, VFX by Formation Effects and The Post Lounge, Screen Queensland support expected to inject ~A$8.3M into the local economy and employ 125 cast and crew.
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