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Peter Safran has reassured Jason Momoa he will "always have a home" with DC Studios. The company's co-head has seemingly confirmed speculation 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' will be the 44-year-old actor's final appearance as the submerged superhero but insisted he and James Gunn won't be cutting ties with the star. Speaking at an event for the movie in Beverly Hills, Peter said: "[I hope fans] will really be here to support him in this journey. If it’s the end of the journey, fine. "If it goes on, that’s also fine, but I think it has meant so much to him. "The way James [Wan, director] crafte...
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James Wan and Jason Blum want to make a series of movies based on video games. The ‘Insidious’ director is a “big gamer” and with the merger of his company Atomic Monster with Jason's Blumhouse Productions imminent their intention is to bring numerous console and PC titles to the big screen. Horror game 'Five Nights at Freddy’s' is their first adaptation and it is being released in October 2023. In an interview with website DiscussingFilm, Blum, 54, said: "Well, I think the right video games make great source material for movies. I mean, you saw that even with ['The Super Mario Bros. Movie']. ...
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James Wan has revealed that climate change will feature as a plot point in 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'. The 46-year-old director returns behind the camera on the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) sequel – which is slated for release in December - and promised a more "serious" tone than the original as environmental themes will be addressed. James told The Hollywood Reporter: "I think people are going to be excited to see that this movie is quite different from the first movie in terms of tone. It's a little bit more serious, and we're dealing with issues like climate change. "We're not afraid to ...
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Kumail Nanjiani and Mandy Moore have been cast in 'Thread: An Insidious Tale'. The pair are attached to star in the latest movie in the 'Insidious' horror universe from Screen Gems, Blumhouse and James Wan's Atomic Monster. 'Thread' is the sixth installment in the franchise - which looks at ordinary people caught up with demonic entities - but serves as a spin-off project rather than a continuation of the series. The plot centres on a husband and wife (Nanjiani and Moore) who enlist the help of a spell to travel back in time and prevent the death of their young daughter. As expected, the conse...
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Theo James is set to star in an adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Monkey'. The upcoming horror movie - which is based on the iconic writer's short story of the same name - is being led by 'The Conjuring', 'Saw' and 'Insidious' creator James Wan, while Osgood Perkins has adapted the story and will also direct. The film follows twin brothers Hal and Bill who find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, which leads to a series of horrific deaths around them. The siblings throw the monkey away and move on with their separate lives as they grow apart over the years. However, the mysterious deat...
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Survival horror game 'Dead By Daylight' is being turned into a live-action movie. Jason Blum's Blumhouse studio - which is behind hit horror movies 'Paranormal Activity', 'Insidious', and 'Get Out' - and James Wan’s Atomic Monster have joined forces with Behaviour Interactive’s executive vice president Stephen Mulrooney to produce the video game adaptation. The latter said in a statement issued to Variety: “We couldn’t be more thrilled to work with Jason Blum and James Wan, two giants of the horror film industry, to further expand the Dead By Daylight universe. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are...
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Rose Byrne is shocked by the popularity of 'Insidious'. The 43-year-old star plays the role of Renai Lambert in the horror franchise and is amazed that the films have had a lasting impact from humble beginnings. Rose told Collider: "I get little tidbits now and again about how it's, particularly the first one, how it's become more of a cult hit than I knew. That's really delightful. Oh my God, we did that film in 22 days for about $8.50. "Obviously, it was with (writer) Leigh (Whannell) and (director) James (Wan) who had a great horror pedigree, but they'd had a pretty bad experience within th...
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James Wan would love to remake the 1980s horror movies 'Chopping Mall' and 'Night of the Creeps'. The 45-year-old director has enjoyed success in the genre with films such as 'Saw' and 'Insidious' and hopes to put his own stamp on the "fun" pair of movies in the future. Speaking to SlashFilm, James said: "I have many horror films that I think that are just fun that I love, and I'm pretty sure the horror community shares them with me. I love movies like 'Chopping Mall'. I love 'Night of the Creeps'. "These, to me, are just sort of fun horror films that I would love to be able to dive into one d...
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James Wan is already thinking about a 'M3GAN' sequel. The 45-year-old filmmaker has produced the new sci-fi horror flick about a robotic doll that becomes extremely protective of a child and explained how the flick could develop into a franchise. Speaking to Collider, James said: "What I will say to that is, whether it's The Conjuring Universe, or 'Saw', or 'Malignant', or 'M3GAN' here, we like to think of a bigger world. "For me, it's about creating the world, and knowing who the characters are, where the story could potentially go, and then building this bigger world, and then going into tha...
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James Wan has admitted 'The Conjuring 4' could be the last film in the franchise. The fourth movie in the horror series was announced in October with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick once again writing the script after previously working on 'The Conjuring 2' and 2021's 'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'. Speaking to Collider, Wan said: "Yeah, we are working on it right now. With the 'Conjuring' films, we are very precious about [them]. "And so we kind of want to just take our time to make sure we get it right and to make sure the emotion of the Warren stories that we want to tell, and mov...
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