Overview
- Focus Features will open Obsession in U.S. theaters on May 15, 2026, with Universal confirming a UK release in the same month.
- Blumhouse has boarded the film as Jason Blum takes an executive producer credit, following Focus’s TIFF pickup in a deal outlets reported at over $15 million.
- The film premiered in TIFF’s Midnight Madness, played to sold-out crowds at Fantastic Fest, and won the People’s Choice Award at Sitges.
- The story follows a young man who uses a mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, only to face disturbing consequences.
- Written and directed by Curry Barker, the film stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, features Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter, and currently holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.