Overview
- Blumhouse–Atomic Monster and Paramount are partnering on a new theatrical installment co-financed and co-produced by both companies, with Paramount handling worldwide distribution.
- James Wan will produce alongside Jason Blum and franchise creator Oren Peli, with Steven Schneider, Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Alayna Glasthal serving as executive producers.
- The project is being prioritized by the studios, while plot, cast, budget and release plans remain under wraps.
- Wan said he hopes to help shape the series’ next evolution, and Blum described the collaboration as the kind of rebirth envisioned by the Atomic Monster merger.
- The franchise began with the microbudget 2007 original and has grossed more than $900 million worldwide across seven films, most recently 2021’s Next of Kin.