SOULM8TE to Expand the M3GAN Universe in 2026

SOULM8TE to Expand the M3GAN Universe in 2026

Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are developing SOULM8TE, an original film that expands the M3GAN universe with a new technological twist. The film is scheduled for a January 2, 2026, release. Kate Dolan (You Are Not My Mother) will direct the film. Dolan rewrote an original draft written by Rafael Jordan (Salvage Marines), with the story…

Blair Witch Reimaging Coming From Lionsgate and Blumhouse

Blair Witch Reimaging Coming From Lionsgate and Blumhouse

On the heels of their collaboration on the horror film Imaginary, Lionsgate and Blumhouse today announced that they will partner on the development and production of a new The Blair Witch Project as the first film in a multi-picture pact with Blumhouse reimagining horror classics from the Lionsgate library. Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion…

Night Swim Movie Surfaces New Trailer

Night Swim Movie Surfaces New Trailer

Universal Pictures has released the new trailer for the Night Swim movie, a supernatural thriller coming to theaters on January 5, 2024. Night Swim is rated PG-13 for terror, some violent content and language. The movie, which comes from Atomic Monster and Blumhouse (the producers of M3GAN), is being promoted with the following tagline: “What…

Imaginary Trailer Brings Chauncey to Life

Imaginary Trailer Brings Chauncey to Life

Lionsgate and Blumhouse have revealed the official trailer for Imaginary, the new Blumhouse horror film coming to theaters on March 8, 2024. From the genre-defining masterminds behind Five Nights at Freddy’s and M3GAN, comes an original horror film that taps into the innocence of imaginary friends – and begs the question: Are they really figments…

DeWanda Wise to Star in Blumhouse's Imaginary

DeWanda Wise to Star in Blumhouse’s Imaginary

Lionsgate and Blumhouse announced today that DeWanda Wise will star in and executive produce Blumhouse Productions’ Imaginary. The film will be released in theaters on March 8, 2024. Last week the studio debuted its innovative “imaginary” trailer, designed to be experienced exclusively in theaters with eyes closed. With audiences for Five Nights at Freddy’s primed…

Jason Blum on Bringing Five Nights at Freddy's to the Big Screen
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Jason Blum on Bringing Five Nights at Freddy’s to the Big Screen

EXCLUSIVE: While attending New York Comic Con, Universal Pictures invited Vital Thrills to speak with Jason Blum, the prolific horror producer and Blumhouse impresario who brought us Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, and now the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie hitting theaters and streaming on Peacock this October 27. This adaptation of the popular horror…

Blumhouse Brings the Horror Ruckus to NYCC with Blumfest 2023
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Blumhouse Brings the Horror Ruckus to NYCC with Blumfest 2023

The purveyors of terror at Blumhouse are known for such blood-curdling franchises as Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Halloween, and most recently The Exorcist: Believer. Now they are attempting to launch several new potential cash machines with the comedic Totally Killer, the eerie Night Swim, and the video game adaptation Five Nights at Freddy’s. This…

M3GAN Unrated Edition Coming to Digital and Blu-ray
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M3GAN Unrated Edition Coming to Digital and Blu-ray

She’s more than a toy. She’s family. And now she’s Unrated. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment announced today that the M3GAN Unrated Edition (buy now at Amazon) is coming to Digital on February 24 and Blu-ray and DVD on March 21. The film will also be available to stream on Peacock February 24. Presented by Universal…

Interview: Leigh Whannell Revives The Invisible Man
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Interview: Leigh Whannell Revives The Invisible Man

It’s been a long time since there’s been a film iteration of H.G. Wells’s The Invisible Man with Paul Verhoeven last giving it a go 20 years ago with The Hollow Man, starring Kevin Bacon. Universal Pictures has been trying for a while to get something going for one of their Classic Movie Monsters, although…