Friday night at New York Comic Con was all about Blumhouse, with a 90 minute "Blumfest" panel that was devoted to a ton of upcoming films from the combined forces of Jason Blum's Blumhouse and James Wan's Atomic Monster.
The panel kicked off with the reveal that moderator and YouTuber MatPat had signed a deal with Blumhouse to produce films based on indie horror games, along with announcement that their first project would be Amanda the Adventurer: The Movie. From there, MatPat, Blumhouse founder Jason Blum, and Atomic Monster founder James Wan went on to preview a ton of other projects to varying degrees, from quick status checks, to director announcements, to trailer debuts and cast appearances.
Director Mike Flanagan and cast member Chiwetel Ejiofor were on hand for the debut of the trailer for the upcoming new entry in The Exorcist franchise. Flanagan noted he had set a goal for himself to make Martyrs the scariest project he'd ever made and said he thinks he's succeeded, declaring, "This movie is so goddamn scary. I could feel it on set. I can’t wait for you guys to see it."
You can get a lot more insight from Flanagan about The Exorcist: Martyrs and what is glimpsed in the trailer — including the notable influence of The Exorcist III — in IGN's exclusive new Q&A with the filmmaker.
Known for her horror reviews and horror movie scene recreations, content creator Heidi Wong, AKA the Horror Queen, made an appearance to announce she will be writing and directing an original short film for Blumhouse. Blum the plan is to then develop the concept to hopefully make into a feature film as well.
Wong didn't want to give plot specifics yet but said that her story is inspired by Eastern mythology and folklore and that having grown up in Asia, it was subject matter she was close to.
A recent sensation at TIFF, where it premiered, this slasher movie became part of a bidding war before Universal, in partnership with Blumhouse and Atomic Monster won out, paying $10 million for distribution.
A trailer was shown for the film, which hasn't been officially released wide yet (but there might be some "filmed from the screen" versions out there) and it was highly effective and freaky, as Jessica Rothe's character goes swimming in a river, only for a hulking, silent man (Dane DiLiegro) leaps in the water and swims straight at her, quickly threatening to catch up to her as she desperately tries to make it back to the boat holding her siblings (Jane Levy and Max Mattern).
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