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“Teacup” – Peacock Horror Series from Producer James Wan Unveils First Look Images and October Premiere Date

July 25, 2024 Meagan Navarro James Wan, Peacock, Scott Speedman, Teacup, TV, yvonne strahovski

The latest edition of San Diego Comic-Con is underway, bringing exciting news this week. That includes a first look at upcoming Peacock horror series “Teacup,” executive produced by James Wan and inspired by Robert McCammon‘s Stinger. The first two episodes of “Teacup” premiere on Peacock on Thursday, October 10, followed by two episodes weekly through Halloween. Watch the brand new […]

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‘Area 51’ – James Wan Producing Single-Camera Comedy for CBS

July 16, 2024 John Squires Area 51, James Wan, TV

CBS is headed to the infamous “Area 51” with an upcoming single-camera comedy that’s being produced by James Wan’s company Atomic Monster, Deadline reports this week. Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt (“God Friended Me”) are behind the series for CBS. “Written and executive produced by Lilien, Wynbrandt and Laura Moran, “Area 51″ follows the humans […]

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‘The Monkey’ – Osgood Perkins Previews His Fun-for-the-Family Stephen King Movie [Exclusive]

June 20, 2024 John Squires James Wan, Movies, Osgood Perkins, Stephen King, The Monkey

Three horror powerhouses are coming together for The Monkey, an adaptation of the Stephen King story produced by James Wan and directed by Osgood Perkins (Longlegs). NEON will likely release The Monkey sometime in 2025, but what can you expect from Osgood Perkins’ take on the classic King story? For starters, it’s NOTHING like Longlegs. Perkins tells Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew […]

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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Director Lee Cronin’s Next Horror Movie Dated for 2026 Release

June 13, 2024 John Squires blumhouse, James Wan, Lee Cronin, Movies

Fresh off last year’s Evil Dead Rise, director Lee Cronin will next be directing an untitled horror movie for Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster, THR reports tonight. The Hollywood Reporter previews the project in their exclusive report, “Lee Cronin is rising with a new, mysterious project described as a modern take on something ancient.” […]

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“1313” – James Wan Producing Dark Reboot of ‘The Munsters’

May 22, 2024 John Squires 1313, featured, James Wan, The Munsters, topnews, TV, universal monsters

In the wake of Rob Zombie’s direct-to-video movie The Munsters back in 2022, Universal has now announced “1313,” a brand new small screen reboot of the iconic television series. Developed and produced by James Wan’s company Atomic Monster, the new Universal series is said to be “a darker reimagining of the 1964 classic sitcom The Munsters.” […]

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NEON Picks Up Stephen King, James Wan & Osgood Perkins Horror Movie ‘The Monkey’

May 18, 2024 John Squires James Wan, Movies, Neon, Osgood Perkins, Stephen King, The Monkey

Three horror powerhouses are coming together for The Monkey, an adaptation of the Stephen King story that’s being produced by James Wan and directed by Osgood Perkins. Deadline reports this weekend that NEON has acquired the movie “following a multi-buyer tug of war,” further establishing themselves as horror powerhouses in their own right. “Multiple U.S. distributors came in hot for the […]

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Jason Blum Is Still Trying to Will a Blumhouse ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie into Existence

March 1, 2024 John Squires blumhouse, Friday the 13th, James Wan, Jason Blum, Movies

What’s going on with the Friday the 13th franchise? The saga has been on hold for several years now due to a messy legal issue, but Jason Voorhees is finally set to return in a brand new series from Bryan Fuller, A24 and Peacock titled “Crystal Lake.” It’s coming soon, possibly even later this year, […]

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‘The Strangers’ Star Scott Speedman Joins Peacock Series “Teacup” from Producer James Wan

February 29, 2024 John Squires James Wan, Scott Speedman, Teacup, TV

Based on Robert McCammon‘s Stinger, the upcoming Peacock series “Teacup” will be produced by James Wan, and Deadline reports that Scott Speedman (The Strangers) has joined the recently announced Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) in the series. Speedman and Strahovski will be the leads of the series. Deadline notes, “Speedman will play James Chenoweth opposite Strahovski’s character Maggie Chenoweth.” The series from […]

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‘Teacup’ – Yvonne Strahovski Starring in Producer James Wan’s Adaptation of Robert McCammon Novel

February 28, 2024 John Squires James Wan, Peacock, Robert McCammon, Stinger, Teacup, TV, yvonne strahovski

Based on Robert McCammon‘s Stinger, the upcoming Peacock series “Teacup” will be produced by James Wan, and Deadline reports today that Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) is on board to star. The project, when announced last year, didn’t have a title. The series from Atomic Monster, UCP, and Ian McCulloch (“Yellowstone”) follows a disparate group of people […]

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James Wan and Simu Liu Untitled Techno-Thriller Gets Straight-to-Series Order from Peacock

February 14, 2024 Meagan Navarro James Wan, Peacock, Simu Liu, TV

Today at NBCUniversal’s TCA presentation, Peacock announced the straight-to-series order of four new scripted projects from Universal Studio Group that includes an untitled new techno-thriller series from horror master James Wan and starring actor Simu Liu (Barbie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings). The untitled series, described as an espionage techno-thriller, hails from […]

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Sorry Billy, Donnie Wahlberg Wins ‘Dead Silence’ [Halloweenies Podcast]

January 16, 2024 Michael Roffman Dead Silence, Donnie Wahlberg, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Podcasts

The Halloweenies take a quick post-summer vacay to Raven’s Fair to discuss James Wan‘s 2007 supernatural horror film, Dead Silence. Together, they discuss Wan’s bleached-out style, the muddled mythology, Donnie Wahlberg‘s scene-stealing performance, and, naturally, 2010’s Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. Note: This episode was recorded in September 2022. Stream the episode below or subscribe […]

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Blumhouse Horror Movie ‘Night Swim’ Debuts with $17 Million Worldwide

January 8, 2024 John Squires blumhouse, James Wan, Movies, Night Swim, Wyatt Russell

Universal, Blumhouse and co-producer James Wan took us for a Night Swim in theaters over the weekend, with the Bryce McGuire-directed horror movie becoming the genre’s very first theatrical release of the new year. Was it a strong start for the horror genre, you ask? Night Swim debuted in 3,250 theaters across the United States […]

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Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster Have Officially Joined Forces to Create a Horror Megapower

January 2, 2024 John Squires blumhouse, James Wan, Movies

Originally announced over one year ago, the deal has now been inked. “Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have officially joined forces,” Jason Blum announced on Twitter tonight. This means that James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions are now under the same roof – it was described last year as “a mega house of […]

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Upcoming Sam Raimi and James Wan Movies Including ‘Call of Cthulhu’ Getting Video Game Adaptations

December 21, 2023 John Squires James Wan, Sam Raimi, Video Games

Here’s an interesting one. Deadline reports today that the “ambitious new Sino-American fund Stars-Hana” is planning to turn a handful of upcoming movies into video games, and included on the list are several horror movies set to be produced by James Wan and Sam Raimi. Deadline details, “The fund combines Peter Luo’s Stars Collective, Chinese […]

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‘Night Swim’ Featurette – This Horror Movie Promises to Make You Terrified of Swimming Pools

December 18, 2023 John Squires James Wan, Movies, Night Swim

Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are reteaming with Universal Pictures for the supernatural thriller Night Swim, and Universal has debuted a brand new featurette video this week. Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon star in Night Swim from writer/director Bryce McGuire. McGuire teases in the featurette, “Our ambition was to ruin the swimming pool forever.” Check out the video below for […]

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