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Will Eubank to Direct New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Film for

Will Eubank is hooked up to direct a brand new, surprising retooling of the “Paranormal Activity” franchise for Paramount Players, in accordance with a person with data of the challenge.

Christopher Landon is hooked up to jot down the script and government produce. Jason Blum of Blumhouse and Oren Peli are returning to supply the retooling. Steven Schneider can even return to the franchise to government produce.

Paramount first teamed with Blum on the preliminary microbudget phenomenon in 2009, which went on to gross over $190M worldwide.

Created by Peli, who wrote, directed, and shot the preliminary installment, the brand new “Paranormal” might be launched on March 4, 2022 and would be the first installment within the microbudget horror collection since “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” in 2015. Known for his or her very low budgets — the unique 2007 movie was made on a $15,000 price range — the “Paranormal Activity” collection was a profitable franchise for Paramount however had future sequels briefly shelved after “The Ghost Dimension” grossed solely $78 million on the field workplace, down from a peak of $207 million for “Paranormal Activity 3” in 2011.

Eubank first broke out at Sundance with sci-fi thriller “The Signal,” which starred Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Cooke, Brenton Thwaites. “The Signal” was acquired by Focus.

Landon, a frequent collaborator of Blum’s, wrote earlier installments of the “Paranormal Activity” franchise and directed 2017’s “Happy Death Day” and that movie’s sequel.

Eubank is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content. Landon is repped by WME, Mosaic, and Bloom Hergott.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the information.

10 Highest-Grossing Blumhouse Films, From ‘Get Out’ to ‘Paranormal Activity’ (Photos)

TheWrap ranks Blumhouse movies by home gross, not adjusted for inflation.

Credit: The Numbers
10. “The Purge: Anarchy” (2014)

Domestic gross: $71,562,550

Worldwide gross: $111,534,881

Budget: $9,000,000

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9. “The Purge: Election Year” (2016)

Domestic gross: $79,042,440

Worldwide gross: $118,514,727

Budget: $10,000,000

Blumhouse
8. “Insidious Chapter 2” (2013)

Domestic gross: $83,586,447

Worldwide gross: $161,921,515

Budget: $5,000,000

Blumhouse
7. “Paranormal Activity 2” (2010)

Domestic gross: $84,752,907

Worldwide gross: $177,512,032

Budget: $3,000,000

Blumhouse
6. “Paranormal Activity 3” (2011)

Domestic gross: $104,028,807

Worldwide gross: $207,039,844

Budget: $5,000,000

Blumhouse
5. “Paranormal Activity” (2009)

Domestic gross: $107,918,810

Worldwide gross: $194,183,034

Budget: $450,000

Blumhouse
4. Glass (2019)

Domestic gross: $111,048,468

Worldwide gross: $245,316,968

Budget: $20,000,000

Blumhouse
3. “Split” (2017)

Domestic gross: $138,141,585

Worldwide gross: $278,964,806

Budget: $5,000,000

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2.”Halloween” (2018)

Domestic gross: $159,347,015

Worldwide gross: $255,490,189

Budget: $10,000,000

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1. “Get Out” (2017)

Domestic gross: $176,040,665

Worldwide gross: $225,408,115

Budget: $5,000

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