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Earlier this year it was revealed that WB's cash cow James Wan is merging his Atomic Monster with Blumhouse and they are set up at Universal., which is where Shyamalan has been the last few years Deadline had the news. Director and co-writer M Night Shyamalan on the set of his film KNOCK AT THE CABIN[...]

Producer James Wan is deep in talks to partner up with Jason Blum's Blumhouse at Universal, and The Conjuring universe is set up at WB, so you can see where there may be issues there, though Wan has said that the deal won't affect that relationship Nevertheless, in a new chat with Collider, while promoting M3gan,[...]

James Wan and Jason Blum are deep into talks about merging their production companies, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse They have been doing so much press that, at this point, the deal is pretty much all but official Universal will be the place that gets the new collaborations, and between Blumhouse and Universal, there is a[...]

Blum is at it again, in a chat with himself and James Wan for The Hollywood Reporter about the potential merger of Blumhouse and Wan's Atomic Monster that is all but done. Credit: Universal Pictures Invisible Man An Unlikely Franchise When asked who we should "hold accountable" for us never getting that Invisible Man sequel, Blum takes the[...]

Gerard Johnstone directs the film from a script by Akela Cooper story by Cooper and James Wan Turns out, plans have been in place for M3GAN to dance into our hearts for a while now, even before Cooper and Wan set about making last year's excellent Malignant, as Wan told The Hollywood Reporter. Photo Credit: Universal Pictures[...]

Producer James Wan has spent more time than most with Wilson on set, and for this fifth film, was jazzed to see him step behind the camera He had this to say to The Hollywood Reporter about it. Joseph Bishara as Demon, and Patrick Wilson as Josh in Insidious Courtesy of FilmDistrict Insidious Will be Welcomed Back[...]

This feels like the James Wan version of Child's Play, though instead of a plastic doll, she is a highly evolved android that, in this new trailer, looks pretty terrifying The film stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Lori Dungey, and Stephane Garneau-Monten[...]

All Rights Reserved. So why does M3GAN offer the perfect opportunity to play into some genre fans' innate nightmare fuel? Well, for starters, she's going to be pretty ruthless, according to one of the film's all-important creatives. Wan Believes M3GAN is Different from Other Killer Dolls During a new chat with superstar horror mastermind James Wan via EW,[...]

James Wan and Ian McCulloch will executive produce, along with Rob Hackett The series will be based on the novel Stinger by Robert McCammon, who will also be an executive producer "We are so excited for this adrenalized thriller about a group of people overcoming adversity that's both entertaining and emotional," said Lisa Katz, President[...]

This feels like the James Wan version of Child's Play, though instead of a plastic doll, she is a highly evolved android that, in this new trailer, looks pretty terrifying The film stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps, Lori Dungey, and Stephane Garneau-Monten Gerard Johnstone directs the film from a script by Akela[...]

Jason Blum and James Wan, the mega-producers behind such franchises as The Conjuring, The Purge, Paranormal Activity, Halloween, and more, are set to merge their companies under the Universal umbrella at the beginning of 2023, according to a new story on in The New York Times The deal will see wan become a significant shareholder[...]

Back to produce, of course, are James Wan and Peter Safran, who started this whole thing and are currently overseeing the filming of The Nun 2 The franchise has combined to gross over $2 billion at the box office, making it one of the most successful franchises, period, let alone in the genre of horror No[...]

M3gan is a new horror film from the mind of James Wan This feels like his version of Child's Play, though instead of a plastic doll, she is a highly evolved android that, in this new trailer, looks pretty terrifying The film stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jen Van Epps,[...]

So it looks like Disney+ (via Disney Branded Television) and James Wan (along with production company Atomic Monster) is getting into the King Kong business in a very big way, with Deadline Hollywood reporting exclusively that development is underway for a series focusing on the original story of the powerful ape With Stephany Folsom (Paper[...]

Dauberman also wrote the script, and frequent collaborator James Wan is on to produce. Salem's Lot Cover Credit Anchor Publishing Salem's Lot Moves To Spooky Spring In Stephen King's Salem's Lot, "an author returns to his hometown to write about an abandoned mansion in the small town As he discovers the home has been bought by a mysterious man[...]

Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon will be remaking the film, for Amblin, with James Wan on board as a producer Frank Marshall, who directed the original in 1990, is going to executive produce Landon made his name writing a few of the Paranormal Activity films, before directing Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2[...]

James Wan (Aquaman) served as executive producer through his Atomic Monster production company on this playful reimagining of the iconic DC Super Hero and tells an original tale about Aquaman's first adventures as King of Atlantis. Courtesy of WB Home Entertainment Aquaman: King of Atlantis begins with Aquaman starting his first day on the job as king[...]

It's been 11 years since the theatrical release of James Wan's influential horror film Insidious, a title perceived as a gateway horror film for younger audiences throughout the 2010s With multiple chapters under the franchise's belt and a fifth film in the works, and the love for Insidious is obviously still intact, Wan recently took[...]

Malignant, James Wan's big return to horror from 2021 and one of the best films released last year, is finally getting a release on 4K Blu-ray on May 24th Starring Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, and Jean Louisa Kelly, the film is bonkers crazy It features one of the weirdest, craziest[...]

Directing the film is Gerard Johnstone (Housebound) with a script by Akela Cooper (Malignant, The Nun 2) from a story by James Wan, who will produce through his Atomic Monster label Jason Blum will produce for Blumhouse Ronny Chieng will co-star The news was first seen on Deadline. Allison Williams at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards[...]

Colbert/Netflix © 2021 An original story loosely inspired by the popular podcast of the same name, the supernatural horror series executive produced by showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Boys, The Vampire Diaries), James Wan, and Michael Clear of Atomic Monster (The Conjuring Universe film franchise and the upcoming Malignant), Rebecca Thomas (Stranger Things, Limetown), Antoine Douaihy (Panic, The[...]

Helmed by horror mastermind James Wan, Malignant became the filmmaker's first completely ambitious project without any strings attached from Warner Bros., something that Wan hardly took for granted. Though Wan had previously hinted at the potential for more stories within the Malignant world, one of the film's stars recently contributed to that conversation by sharing her[...]

In an era where it's nearly impossible to completely surprise moviegoers, James Wan consistently attempts to keep people on edge We've seen the writer and director's work throughout the years on films like Insidious, The Conjuring, and more recently, the divisive yet original Malignant, making Wan a reputable name in cinema After completely kicking ass[...]

Amazon's I Know What You Did Last Summer checks every teen cliche for common slashers in the TV series adaptation starring Madison Iseman.

But Recently Aquaman director James Wan revealed a blue costume for the new Aquaman 2 movie starring Jason Momoa on Instagram, which seemed to draw inspiration from that eighties mini-series, saying "a sneak peek at his other outfit — the stealth suit Atlantean tech based on cephalopod's camouflaging ability David Leslie Johnson and I were[...]

James Wan and Ingrid Bisu have really come together as a (married) creative pair in the world of horror, and their newest project, Malignant, was one of the most bonkers genre-bending titles in recent years We've seen the pair collaborate in the past on The Nun and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, but[...]

Malignant is James Wan's return to horror movies that has everyone talking, especially horror fans It has surprised everyone by changing the goalposts of Western horror movies with a completely crazy boundary-busting climax in the 3rd act Wan didn't make it in a vacuum, though He has drawn on multiple influences in Horror to deliver something[...]

Malignant opened in theaters and simultaneously on HBO Max last night, the big return to horror for James Wan after stepping away for what has seemed like an eternity Wan wanted to fit a new and unique horror film in before stepping back into the sea with Aquaman for another go-around with the water-based hero[...]

Malignant is coming next week, and the final trailer for James Wan's new horror film was unleashed this afternoon It stars Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, Mckenna Grace, Jake Abel, George Young, Ingrid Bisu, Michole Briana White, and Jacqueline McKenzie. This is significant in that this is the first non-Conjuring horror film from the director in some time[...]

Malignant is a significant horror event this fall, and the first trailer for the film debuted earlier this week. James Wan is directing this one, a brand new property for WB It stars Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, Mckenna Grace, Jake Abel, George Young, Ingrid Bisu, Michole Briana White, and Jacqueline McKenzie. This is significant in that this is the first non-Conjuring horror film from the director in some[...]