Jason Blum Missed Out on ‘Texas Chain Noticed’ However He is Nonetheless Received Excessive Horror Hopes

As Blumhouse celebrates 15 years of bringing horror to audiences, studio head Jason Blum appears again on a few of his largest triumphs (M3GAN) and misfires (M3GAN 2.0) in a brand new interview, which additionally attracts out a few of his more moderen regrets—and his plans and hopes for the longer term. One factor we received’t be seeing, apparently, is a Blumhouse tackle The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath after the corporate got here up quick in the recent IP bidding war.

“We had been within the combine. The deal isn’t closed, however we in all probability received’t get it,” Blum informed Variety; the commerce famous that A24, with a producing group that features Glen Powell, is the clear frontrunner. There’s no elaboration on what a Blumhouse Texas Chain Noticed may need seemed like, however Blum famous, “I like taking IP that persons are cynical about and turning expectations on their head.”

That positively occurred with 2018’s Halloween—although the joy over David Gordon Inexperienced’s reboot trilogy pale with every new entry, and Blumhouse is now not steering the great ship Michael Myers. “We don’t personal the rights anymore. I had a three-picture deal,” Blum defined, although he’s not closed off to future alternatives: “I’d do one other Hallo­­w­een film.”

A franchise Blumhouse does have in its steady now’s Saw, although there are not any agency particulars but on what form that long-running collection will take subsequent. “It’s actually laborious to make 10 motion pictures in a franchise—I don’t take that away from the unique collection’ producers. And I’m grateful to them for permitting us to proceed,” Blum mentioned. “My inventive outlook is what I at all times preach: get the individuals who made the magic within the first place extra concerned. James Wan [the original director] can be massively concerned. That’s how we’re going to reinvent it.”

As for Blum’s dream initiatives… are you able to guess? Take a wild guess.

“Friday the thirteenth and Freddy Krueger, these are my two white whales,” he informed Selection, which identified the rights for each Friday and A Nightmare on Elm Road are tied up elsewhere.

“We’re at all times haggling. I make a run at them day-after-day. I’ll by no means hand over the search,” Blum mentioned. (Presumably which means he’s talked to group Jason Universe.) “And in the event that they make one with out me, I’ll chase the following film.”

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