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Blumhouse has acquired a stake in the Saw franchise from Twisted Pictures, consolidating Blumhouse's ownership/creative control of the IP for future franchise development — deal terms and price were not disclosed.
Warner Bros. unveiled a genre release slate at CinemaCon: The Conjuring‑adjacent The Revenge of La Llorona (Apr 9, 2027) from Santiago Menghini; Final Destination 7 (May 12, 2028) with co‑writer Lori Taylor‑Evans returning and rumors of Michiel Blanchart/A.J. Cook involvement; and Gladys (Weapons prequel) slated for Sept 8, 2028 with Zach Cregger attached as co‑writer/EP.
RLJE Films and Shudder acquired Nyla Innuksuk’s alien-invasion feature Slash/Back for streaming/distribution, marking a genre pickup for the Shudder/RLJE slate with Innuksuk attached as the filmmaker.
Universal moved the untitled Mummy 4 up to an October 15, 2027 Halloween release (previously May 19, 2028); Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah will reprise roles with Radio Silence directing.
A24 confirms Backrooms has officially wrapped (likely post-production) ahead of its May 29 theatrical release; Kane Parsons directed a rapid shoot last summer starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell, signaling fast-turnaround internet-IP horror moving to mainstream theaters.
Park Chan-wook will direct The Brigands of Rattlecreek, an original S. Craig Zahler screenplay starring Pedro Pascal, Matthew McConaughey, Austin Butler and Tang Wei—Zahler’s Bone Tomahawk pedigree signals a potentially brutal horror‑tinged western.
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