Take a look inside the Five Nights at Freddy’s house at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. It looks like a real Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza location right out of the mind of game creator Scott Cawthon and Emma Tammi’s cinematic adaptation. io9 was invited to a behind-the-scenes walkthrough of the Hollywood attraction based on the video […]
‘M3GAN 2.0’ Will Not Slay in Japan
The hits just keep coming for M3GAN 2.0, as Universal is opting to not release it in Japan. Originally, the action-horror sequel was set to come out in the territory on October 10. Now, the movie’s Japanese Twitter account announced in a (translated) post the studio “decided to cancel the theatrical release of [the film]. We thank […]
‘The Purge’ Movies May Return to Keep America Violent
During the 2010s, Blumhouse’s The Purge series came out a reliable clip, and even had a TV show. It seemed to have wound down with 2021’s The Forever Purge, but since then, creator James DeMonaco has decided there’s at least one more story to tell in that universe. While doing press for his new horror movie The […]
Blumhouse Thinks It May Have Overestimated M3GAN’s Versatility
After the smash success of 2022’s M3GAN, it was easy to assume the inevitable sequel would do the same. But M3GAN 2.0 has yet to catch on like its predecessor, so far yielding disappointing box-office returns and putting talk of a trilogy, not to mention a M3GAN cinematic universe beyond next year’s sexbot spin-off, SOULM8TE, […]
The New ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Trailer Is Hilariously Over the Top and We Can’t Wait
Clearly, a movie about a killer robot who looks like a young child has to have a sense of humor about it. Without that, it’s hard to take the character seriously. It’s a big part of why, back in 2022, M3GAN became a breakout hit. It was gory and thrilling, but also very self-aware and […]
Ring, Ring! It’s the First ‘Black Phone 2’ Trailer
Those weekend teases had to lead up to something, right? Blumhouse unveiled a full first look at Black Phone 2 during its CCPX panel, and if you’ve ever wanted to see Ethan Hawke ice skate toward someone he intends to murder, this sequel will be for you. With main baddie the Grabber (Hawke) dead, the […]
You Won’t Find the M3GAN Chatbot at the Alamo Drafthouse
Sometimes disruptions in movie theaters are spontaneous, like the current frenzy among audiences watching A Minecraft Movie. Other times, they’re planned, as with the upcoming “second screen” experience that Blumhouse crafted with Meta’s help for a special “Halfway to Halloween” screening of M3GAN. In the second example, at least, fans of the communal movie-going ritual that […]
Will the M3GAN Chatbot Lure You to the Theater, or Send You Screaming Away?
Horror purveyor Blumhouse is serving up triple the terror for its annual “Halfway to Halloween” celebration, bringing M3GAN, Annabelle, and Ma back to theaters. But the M3GAN screenings will be accompanied by a tech twist—amusingly ironic, considering the movie is about a seemingly benevolent tech innovation that instead turns very, very scary. It’s also tied […]
Wolf Man Howls Onto Peacock This Month
Universal and Blumhouse’s Wolf Man hit theaters back in January, and now it’s coming to Peacock on Friday, April 18. The Leigh Whannell-directed reboot will stream exclusively on the platform, and has been available to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video since February. In the film, Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner play a couple […]
The Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Trailer Promises More Animatronic Mayhem
Freddy Fazbear and friends are counting down to the next big show in the first teaser for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, which just premiered at CinemaCon before being released online by Blumhouse. Jason Blum showed up in a full Toy Freddy costume at the annual theatrical slate convention to drop the 46-second teaser trailer. […]