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Sony/Columbia; Cregger says the film lives alongside Resident Evil 2 and minimizes traditional zombie set-pieces in favor of “weird creature” mechanics and evolving antagonists; film emphasizes game-like rhythm, weapon progression and resource scarcity across escalating set pieces.
Lionsgate and Blumhouse/Atomic Monster are rebooting the Blair Witch franchise with Dylan Clark set to direct and original star Michael C. Williams boarding as an executive producer; project is in development and positioned as a new entry rather than a straight remake.
$337K cost and four-day shoot for CJ ENM’s AI-powered horror feature The House; actors filmed on green screen while Google Imagen, Nano Banana and Veo generated every background and creature, framing the film as a proof of concept for slashing VFX budgets on effects-heavy genre work.
Consumers filed an antitrust challenge arguing the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros Discovery tie-up would lessen competition across premium programming, national news and theatrical distribution; complaint cites prior Paramount takeover by Skydance and seeks injunction plus divestiture remedies under the Clayton Act.
Netflix has started production on Under Paris 2 in southern France with Alexandre Aja boarding to direct and Xavier Gens staying on as co-writer; original stars Bérénice Bejo and Nassim Lyes return and the franchise arrives off 102M+ Netflix views for the first film.
$111 billion Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery faces a fresh antitrust and 'viewpoint diversity' complaint filed by five consumers seeking to block the merger; plaintiffs argue consolidation will reduce competition and editorial independence while Paramount denies the suit's merit.
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