BLUMHOUSE And James Wan's ATOMIC MONSTER Join Forces For Massive Horror Movie Production Company

News has just come our way that a MASSIVE horror movie production company merger has just taken place as Jason Blum’s BLUMHOUSE and James Wan’s ATOMIC MONSTER are joining forces to be, probably, the largest Horror Film Studio in the land.

The New York Times brings word of the two companies joining forces, revealing that Wan will go on to "hold a substantial ownership stake in Blumhouse," with the company maintaining its relationship with Universal Pictures (with their current distribution deal expiring in summer 2024) while Atomic Monster will become a label of Blumhouse.

Wan will also continue to produce the franchises that he has set up at Warner Bros. which includes The Conjuring movies and Aquaman.

"I don't have one idea to turn into a horror movie," Blum told the outlet. "Not one. I built a business by recognizing great ideas from other people." Wan added: "I have so many ideas – so many ideas – more than I can handle by myself...It really allows me a bigger canvas to paint on, if you will. Universal is very supportive of filmmakers and brilliant at marketing. To have partners that trust you, that believe in you, that goes a long way."

The outlet notes that Wan has ambitions to expand their partnership beyond horror films and extend into horror video games plus "podcasts, live events and perhaps merchandise."

The biggest news in this article beyond the merging of these two horror movie powerhouses are the plans that Jason Blum wants to roll out for the future. According to the outlet, Blum is eager to up the company's theatrical feature films per year to "at least" eight horror films.

This is a major win for horror fans and we are eager to see what happens next for the companies.

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