{"id":513930,"date":"2022-11-22T02:39:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T23:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/horror-maestros-unite-behind-james-wan-and-jason-blums-deal-talks\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T02:39:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T23:39:11","slug":"horror-maestros-unite-behind-james-wan-and-jason-blums-deal-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/horror-maestros-unite-behind-james-wan-and-jason-blums-deal-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Horror Maestros Unite: Behind James Wan and Jason Blum\u2019s Deal Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e635acff5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e635acff5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/horror-maestros-unite-behind-james-wan-and-jason-blums-deal-talks\/#Horror_Maestros_Unite_Behind_James_Wan_and_Jason_Blums_Deal_Talks\" >Horror Maestros Unite: Behind James Wan and Jason Blum\u2019s Deal Talks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Horror_Maestros_Unite_Behind_James_Wan_and_Jason_Blums_Deal_Talks\"><\/span>Horror Maestros Unite: Behind James Wan and Jason Blum\u2019s Deal Talks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    It\u2019s a move that promises to shake up the world of horror <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> and leave all others in vampire dust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    James Wan and Jason Blum are working out the details during advanced talks to create one big horror factory as the genre becomes Hollywood\u2019s hottest commodity. If a deal is closed, which could be in early 2023, Wan\u2019s Atomic Monster and Blumhouse would operate as separate labels with their own creative autonomy. And Wan\u2019s label would move its first-look deal from Warner Bros. to Universal, the home of Blumhouse. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The new entity would be a threeway ownership split, with stakes by Blum, who will remain the majority owner, Wan and NBCUniversal parent Comcast. \u201cWe don\u2019t usually put out more than three or four theatricals a year, and my hope is that with James we could double that to six to eight theatricals,\u201d Blum tells <em>The Hollywood Reporter.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    One of the long-term goals for Blum and Wan is to create an enviable company that would be sold down the road. But, more im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely, a merged firm would be able to scale up horror output dramatically with a filmmaker (Wan) who creates scary original franchises and a producer (Blum) who cranks out franchises for theatrical and streaming. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThis is a seismic shift for the horror genre,\u201d says one filmmaker who has worked with both Wan and Blum. \u201cThis elevates horror and the industry will be taking it more seriously for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Horror has not only gone mainstream but is now one of maybe two genres \u2014 aside from comics \u2014 that consistently works for theatrical releases, especially this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Paramount\u2019s\u00a0<em>Smile<\/em>,\u00a0released Sept. 30, has made over $210 million worldwide ($100 million domestically) and is\u00a0the No. 1 original and No. 1 horror title of the year. Not bad for a movie that cost around $17 million. Blum\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Black Phone<\/em>\u00a0was a critical and slow-burning box office hit, making almost $160 million worldwide on a budget of $18 million. A24\u2019s one-two punch from director Ti West,\u00a0<em>X\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Pearl<\/em>, also won over critics and moviegoers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    And it\u2019s a genre that other studios that are not Disney\/Marvel Studios and Warner Bros.\/DC Studios, who basically have a monopoly on superheroes, can delve into.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cHorror is the best thing to have if you can\u2019t do comic book movies,\u201d Blum added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> of the merger came on the heels of Paramount\u2019s own horror <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>smanship. The studio hired Walter Hamada, fresh off his stint as head of DC films at Warners, to oversee its own horror line, one it hopes to expand in the aftermath of Smile\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    While Blumhouse\/Atomic Monster may take on a volume <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach, Hamada is being seen as taking a more curated approach, say people who have worked with the filmmakers. \u201c[Walter] only develops what he makes,\u201d says one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    But while Universal and Paramount grow strong in the scare business, Warners is looking a white shade of pale.\u00a0Atomic Monster previously had a deal at Warners, where Wan is in postproduction\u00a0on\u00a0<em>Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom<\/em>\u00a0and where his\u00a0<em>Conjuring<\/em>\u00a0movies and spinoffs alone have generated more than $2 billion in box office revenue.\u00a0His deal ran out in the spring and the studio made no overtures to keep him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Hamada was a horror exec at Warner\u2019s New Line division where he and Wan first launched <em>Conjuring <\/em>before the exec moved to DC movies. He, too, was happy to move on and wasn\u2019t approached about a studio deal which is normally customary for longtime execs. \u201cWarners used to be the first place to [take] horror because of New Line,\u201d notes one filmmaker. \u201cLosing these guys shows it doesn\u2019t know the value of the talent they have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Kirsten Chuba contributed reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>A version of this story first appeared in the Nov. 21 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.hollywoodreporter.com\/sub\/?p=THR&amp;f=saleb_2&amp;s=IH2205THRS\">Click here to subscribe<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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