Jason Blum Wants to Make a New Friday the 13th Movie with James Wan
24Blumhouse is well known for producing low-budget horror movies that pop at the box office. They're still very much in the low budget filmmaking game, especially compared to the many studio releases with astronomical budgets, but in recent years, there has been an uptick in the amount they spend on their theatrically released films. Back in the early days, they spent a reported $1.5 million on Insidious and a mere $3 million on Sinister. This year, Night Swim came with a reported $15 million price tag while their latest, Imaginary, cost about $10 million to produce.
Imaginary puts the spotlight on young Alice, played by Pyper Braun. After moving into her stepmother Jess' (DeWanda Wise) childhood home, Alice finds a stuffed bear named Chauncey. Initially, Jess brushes it off as a harmless connection between a kid and her imaginary friend, but when Chauncey's scavenger hunt becomes increasingly dangerous, Jess is forced to reckon with the possibility that he might be more than just a stuffed bear.
While celebrating Imaginary's March 8th release, producer Jason Blum and director Jeff Wadlow took a moment to discuss the making of the film, and also how the changing landscape is impacting Blumhouse's approach to making horror movies in general. Check out what Blum told me about the growing budgets for Blumhouse theatrical releases and his hopes to make a new Friday the 13th movie with James Wan in this Imaginary interview!
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