Super producer Jason Blum and actress Allison Williams attended New York Comic Con on Thursday to give fans a brief preview of the sequel to Blumhouse and Atomic Monsters M3GAN 2.0fans also learned exclusive looks and new details about the studio’s four other upcoming games.
As part of his second consecutive presentation at the East Coast Conference, the hour-long panel was moderated by Nicole Byer and moderated by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, He helped preview new footage and details about Leigh Whannell. werewolf Starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, woman in the yard Starring Danielle Deadweiler, reduce Produced by Bloom and Michael Bay, and Afraid of the spotlightBlumhouse’s first video game.
Event features world premiere of trailer werewolfWhannell’s latest modern monster story, following the critically acclaimed 2020 invisible man. period woman in the yard During the demo, viewers got their first look at Jaume Collet-Serra’s film about a mysterious woman wearing a black veil who terrorizes a family living on a rural farm.
BlumFest attendees also heard reduce Star Meghann Fahy and director Christopher Landon detail the film — which tells the story of a single mother who receives threatening iPhone AirDrops on a first date — —At the same time, we will give everyone a sneak peek through the new trailer. Williams and Bloom concluded the film portion of the panel’s presentation with a Q&A, accompanied by M3GANhe “apologized” for being unable to attend the conference.
Part of the panel shifts from movies to video games to showcase Afraid of the spotlightthe first video game released by Blumhouse. Set in an abandoned school, students died mysteriously, Afraid of the spotlight Follow a young girl walking around campus at night. The game is an independently produced title with a retro visual aesthetic reminiscent of classic PlayStation hits from the 90s such as silent Hill and resident Evil.
The presentation was held in anticipation of Blumhouse’s 15th anniversary in 2025. M3GAN 2.0, werewolf, woman in the yard, dropped and Afraid of the spotlight.
M3GAN 2.0
Plot details related M3GAN 2.0 Williams and Bloom primarily recalled the original film’s viral success in early 2023.
Williams commented that the first film was a learning experience, which made the sequel “bigger” and “broader”.
“You know, Animatronics have bad tempers,” Williams joked, adding that M3GAN herself is “a diva.” “Sometimes she’ll be pushed onto the set. The atmosphere in the room changes. It becomes more eerie. It’s fun to do it the second time. ‘Well, we know how this works. We know how to do it. We can take it from there.’ Have more fun. Make it bigger and broader without giving too much away.
Williams confirms production M3GAN 2.0 Be wrapped.
Then came a short video message recorded by M3GAN. “Hey New York Comic Con! Miss me? Sorry I can’t be there because I’m filming my killer new movie M3GAN 2.0. I’ve upgraded. See you in June, nerds. M3GAN also slyly confirmed that the film’s title is officially “Two Points Oh” and not just “M3GAN 2”.
The sequel is set to be released on June 27, 2025, starring Williams and Violet McGraw as returning survivors.
werewolf
Just before the trailer debuts werewolf (Below) Director Whannell joins Bayer and Blum to discuss reimagining classic monsters through a modern lens.
“These classic monsters are so durable that you can make them modern. This is what I tried invisible man: Taking this classic monster that’s over a hundred years old and putting it into the modern world. idea werewolf It’s so attractive that its image is deeply imprinted in people’s minds.
Warnell added that the central idea of his version werewolf It’s a disease. “I feel like werewolfsomething that appears, or seems to stare me in the face, is illness. Terminal illness. Degenerative diseases. It fits together nicely.
After the trailer generated an enthusiastic response from audiences, Whannell praised the cast for their work in laying the groundwork for the film’s terrifying premise. “I think with any horror movie…a lot of movies deal with strange situations, or worse situations. You can only sell it to the audience through these surrogate characters that make it believable.
Quotes from horror classics The Exorcist Starring Ellen Burstyn Whannell said: “That’s one of, if not the most important things in a horror movie. Casting the right actors. I’m really happy to have this cast. [for The Wolf Man]. Because Julia Garner, Chris Abbott and Matilda Firth…they’re allergic to things that aren’t real. You just have to believe what happened to them.
woman in the yard
After movie trailer premiere, Bloom hypes supernatural psychological horror set in country sun woman in the yard “Perfect for Blumhouse.”
Bloom said he has been a fan of director Jaime Collet-Serra since he became his director. wax museum. “I met him [Collet-Serra] I saw the movie and I said, “We’d love to make a movie with you.” We’ve stayed in touch – it’s been 20 years since that movie and we still have some contact. After sending many other scripts to Collet-Serra, finally woman in the yard This made him say “yes”.
While Collet-Serra has been making big-budget movies over the past few years, including The Rock’s vehicles, e.g. jungle cruise and black adam, woman in the yard offers an opportunity to return to smaller-scale productions that feel “not made by committee.”
“He really enjoyed being a unique person — making a movie as a director,” Bloom said. “We had a great time working on this movie.”
reduce
In Blumhouse’s latest modern techno-thriller, a single mother (played by Fahy) receives disturbing AirDrop messages from an anonymous malicious entity, threatening the safety of her son and the family’s nanny. Anonymous threatens Faye’s character to kill her date or else. The film unfolds over one night and takes place in real time.
At Comic-Con, Fey and director Christopher Landon joined a panel to discuss the film’s origins and its intent as a timely thriller. “Our producer was having dinner and started taking AirDrops from someone in the room and spent the entire evening trying to figure out who it was,” Landon explained. “I think it’s a great cautionary tale. The movie talks about the idea that we live in a time where we’re harassed and attacked by invisible people, and that’s part of everyone’s life.
Faye says reduce This is her first time performing stunts in a movie. The film’s trailer previews a major fall, and the film’s main location is a high-rise restaurant. (title reduce Has many meanings.
“This was my first time doing this type of movie, so I was very scared,” Fey said. “Chris [Landon] is an incredible leader. He was able to explain everything to me in a helpful way. The rest, I just improvised. I trusted him and the script and thought this was the best way to go.
She added: “A lot of the stunts in the movie were my first time doing them. It was so much fun.
Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist
Horror director Flanagan joined the group to preview his new release after earlier making a cameo to present Bloom with a new promotional T-shirt The Exorcist. Flanagan believed the original was “the scariest movie ever made” and therefore “couldn’t resist” the opportunity to direct a new film. “I would say to my younger self: I have to make a sequel The Exorcist”.
No other details about Flanagan were revealed. The Exorcist The conversation quickly turned to reminiscing about what saved the 2016 film Ouija Board: The Origin of Evil.
“The second time I asked Mike for help,” Bloom said Ouija board In the movie, he basically says, “I need 10 days, I need a steady supply of pizza.” If you give me 10 days and pizza, I can fix your movie. I basically like Eyeballs So much so that I said, “Just do it.” You know what? He did it. This is a great movie.
black phone 2
At Comic-Con, Bloom hinted at sequels to 2022 hits black mobile phone Written by C. Robert Cargill and directed by Scott Derrickson – despite a successful release, it remains uncertain. “When does a movie sell well? [I asked the filmmakers]‘Can we come up with a sequel? Some directors say yes, some directors say no. “Let Cargill and I think about it,” Scott said.
When Scott and Cargill returned, they told Blum they could make a sequel if Ethan Hawke and the rest of the original cast returned. “This is music to my ears,” Bloom said.
In Derrickson’s pre-recorded message, the director apologized for not being able to attend NYCC due to pre-production in Toronto. black phone 2. But he did give fans a glimpse into the film, calling it a “high school coming-of-age movie.”
“I don’t really feel obligated to make a sequel black mobile phonebut I’m excited about an idea Jackie Strause Joe Hill passed it on to me shortly after the first movie came out. What I can also tell you is that the same black mobile phone It’s a middle school coming-of-age movie. It’s a high school coming-of-age movie.
He confirmed the return of Ethan Hawke “along with some of your favorite characters.” “I wanted to make a movie that was as good as the first one, if not better,” Derrickson said. He ended his message with the film’s release date: October 17, 2025.
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
One of the last films reported at BlumFest was the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy’s 2is the sequel to the 2023 adaptation of the hit horror video game.
Bloom said the first film’s box office success “shocked everyone” except its creator, Scott Cawthorn. (Cawthorn served as writer, story and producer on the film.) Bloom praised Cawthorn for immersing himself in the filmmaking process as an outsider and actively participating in the project.
“People who own intellectual property rights are very hands-off. [Cawthorn] Be involved in every decision we make to make sure we’re doing something that we’ll all appreciate and that doesn’t make people sick, and sometimes studios can do that. We listen to him. That’s the way the movie works, the key character is Scott.
No story details were revealed during the panel discussion. However, a teaser poster for the film was revealed during the panel, showing the original Freddy Fazbear peeking behind a red curtain, with a gold “2” on it and the film’s release date: 2025 December 5th.
Afraid of the spotlight
Halfway through BlumFest, Blum and host Byer switched from movies to video games to shine, ahem, take center stage Afraid of the spotlight.
Created by Cozy Game Pals development couple Bryan and Crista Castro, Afraid of the spotlight It is an adventure horror game set in an abandoned high school. Players control a young girl named Vivian, who searches for her friend Amy after Amy disappears from school following a séance gone wrong.
Afraid of the spotlight It has a unique retro aesthetic with similar visuals to games from the late 90s on PlayStation and Nintendo 64.
At Comic-Con, Bloom said Afraid of the spotlight It will be the first video game released by Blumhouse. “I want to treat our games business like we treat our movie business,” he said onstage. “I don’t want to make big IP games. I want to make gritty, independent, different games. I hope you describe our games the way you describe them. The way our movies are, there’s a lot of crossover. M3GAN and five nights and insidiousyou’ll love our games, which I hope have the same DNA as our movies and TV shows.
He revealed that James Wan was involved and was a game enthusiast. “He was involved creatively, which was great,” Bloom said.
Abby White contributed to this story.
