Jason Blum Teases the End of ‘Paranormal Activity’ Franchise, Talks ‘Batgirl’ Axe at Locarno
variety.comMarta Balaga Blumhouse Productions CEO Jason Blum teased the end of the “Paranormal Activity” franchise in Locarno, where he will receive the Premio Raimondo Rezzonico for Best Independent Producer.“It has been enough already.
That last ‘Paranormal Activity’ movie was terrible,” he says. “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin” premiered in 2021, with another instalment currently eyeing a 2023 release.“With ‘Halloween,’ we only had the rights to three movies, so we said: ‘Halloween Ends’!
It ends for Blumhouse, at least. With other things, you just have this feeling it’s time to put them to bed. It would come back if some director I love, like Scott Derrickson, said: ‘I have a great idea for a ‘Paranormal Activity’ movie.
But it’s not something I want to do [at the moment].” He will reunite with “Halloween” star Jamie Lee Curtis, however, who signed a first-look deal with Blumhouse (“She is not only a great actress but really understands the business,” he says, mentioning upcoming series “Sticky” about a maple syrup heist) while helmer David Gordon Green will move onto “The Exorcist.” “We are getting ready to make it.
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