‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker’s Next Film Finds a New Home

A few weeks ago, news surfaced that, amid a bidding war, an unnamed studio had made an offer to director Curry Barker of the horror mega-hit Passion$10 million for his next film, even before he’s even pitched it. Now, The Hollywood Reporter reports that Universal and Blumhouse-Atomic Monsters have emerged victorious with an offer the business describes as a “rich eight-figure deal.” Probably, it is worth a little more than $10 million.

Barker has already completed his second film, anything but ghostsWhich will be distributed by Focus Features. he got it too Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reboot works on A24. The new deal is for one more horror picture in addition to the two pictures he’s already worked on. dude it’s gonna happen Busy For the next few years.

The deal calls for Focus Features, which is owned by Universal, to be anything but ghostsUniversal and Blumhouse—Atomic Monsters—had first-look rights to Barker’s next film. Apparently, they liked what they heard enough to make a better offer.

Although there are no plot details available yet, the film will reportedly be another original horror tale. In a statement, Barker said, “This film is something I’ve been excited to make for some time, and I’m thrilled to be working with Blumhouse Atomic Monsters and Universal Film Group again on this. They’ve created the kind of home for bold, original storytelling that every filmmaker dreams of, and I couldn’t imagine better partners for this film.”

given PassionAfter the historic box-office success, this acquisition was likely no easy task for Universal. Barker is one of the hottest young filmmakers in Hollywood at the moment and interest in his next project is high. Donna Langley, president of NBCUniversal Entertainment, said in a statement to THR, “Curry Barker has an extraordinary ability to understand cultural ideology while simultaneously engaging audiences with extraordinary filmmaking skills. Barker’s talent is redefining what is possible and we are thrilled to continue our partnership with her.”

Barker will write, produce and direct the upcoming film, which has no release date yet.

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