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New Line greenlit development on Lights Out 2, hiring screenwriter Connor Osborn McIntyre with original producers Lawrence Grey, Eric Heisserer and David F. Sandberg returning and Atomic Monster also producing; the original earned $149M worldwide on a sub-$5M budget.
Dylan O’Brien and Hudson Williams have signed to star in Apparatus, a darkly comic thriller written and directed by Sofia Banzhaf; producers include Julie Baldassi and Daniel Bekerman with financing/co-financing from Telefilm Canada and sales repped by WME Independent and CAA Media Finance, production dates TBA.
Universal’s new The Mummy is moving forward with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reprising roles and John Hannah rejoining as Weisz’s brother; Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett) are directing from a David Coggeshall script, with production slated to shoot in London and Morocco and a May 19, 2028 release date.
Sony’s Anaconda (2025) — a meta creature-feature starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black — has grossed ~$134.3M worldwide on a reported $45M budget and hit Netflix #1 two days after debuting there under an 18‑month U.S. window deal, prompting questions about faster theatrical→stream windows.
Microdrama startup MicroCo, led creatively by former NBCU exec Susan Rovner, is expanding the short-form vertical drama format beyond romance into horror, anime and unscripted content while balancing rapid production cycles, new audience targeting and cautious AI adoption.
Tubi has tapped Blue Ice Pictures to produce a paranormal YA thriller for the streamer, with the brief also noting Canadian features set world premieres at Visions du Réel and Calgary Underground Film Festival and a Gracie Award mention for My Nightmare Stalker.
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