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Scott Glosserman and writer David J. Stieve reveal Behind the Mask II is being revived with Leslie Vernon returning and using a creator-economy/Shelby Oaks-style strategy to re-engage fans and monetize the property for modern release windows.
Noah Hawley is attached to remake Argentine horror Terrified (Aterrados) at Warner Bros., giving the property a high-profile showrunner-driven reboot in studio development.
Neon secured North American and English-language rights to Na Hong-jin’s genre-bending sci-fi thriller Hope for Cannes competition—the Na-directed film features an international cast (Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender) and was financed by Plus M Entertainment with UTA negotiating the deal.
Shudder has acquired Kansas City-shot supernatural horror The Voices Of Our Mother from Panic Fest/Overlook programmers; Mark O’Brien directed from his own script and the cast includes Sheila McCarthy and Georgina Reilly, with Vortex Productions producing.
Searchlight/Blumhouse’s Insidious franchise continues with its sixth installment titled Insidious: Out of the Further; the first trailer will release Monday and the film is slated for theatrical release August 21, 2026.
Interviews with Thrash talent highlight the film's environmental angle: Tommy Wirkola's shark-on-storm premise is being used to thread climate-change commentary through genre beats while delivering gore and suspense for shark‑movie audiences.
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