“M3GAN 2.0” visits New York City during a horror-filled Blumhouse panel

On Thursday, mega-producer Jason Blum and actress Allison Williams were on hand at New York Comic Con to give fans a sneak preview of the anticipated Blumhouse and Atomic Monster sequel. M3GAN 2.0, With fans also being treated to exclusive looks and new details about four of the studio's other upcoming titles.

As part of the second straight presentation at the East Coast Conference, the hour-long session was moderated by Nicole Byer and moderated by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, who helped tease new footage and details about Leigh Whannell's film. The wolf man Starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, Woman in the yard Starring Daniel Deadwyler, He falls Produced by Bloom, Michael Bay, and Fear of lightsthe first video game from Blumhouse.

The event marked the world premiere of the trailer for the film The wolf manWhannell's latest modern monster tale, which follows the well-received year of 2020 The invisible man. during Woman in the yard As part of the screening, audiences got their first look at Jaume Collet-Serra's film, which tells the story of a mysterious woman wearing a black veil who terrorizes a family living on a rural farm.

BlumFest attendees heard, too He falls Star Megan Fahey and director Christopher Landon break down the film — about a single mother who receives threatening iPhone AirDrops while on a first date — along with a sneak peek at the film with new teaser footage. Williams and Bloom concluded the film portion of the panel presentation with a Q&A that was accompanied by a special message from M3GANWho “apologized” for not being able to attend the conference.

Part of the palette has been directed away from movies to video games for display Fear of lightsBlumhouse's first video game release. The film's events take place in an abandoned school where students died under mysterious circumstances. Fear of lights It follows young girls who move around a college campus at night. The game, an independently made title, features a retro visual aesthetic reminiscent of classic PlayStation games from the 1990s silent hill and Vampire.

The presentation was hosted in anticipation of Blumhouse's 15th anniversary in 2025. Read below for more details on what Blumhouse has revealed about its upcoming slate, including M3GAN 2.0, wolf man, woman in yard, projection and Fear of lights.

M3GAN 2.0

Plot details regarding M3GAN 2.0 It wasn't there, with Williams and Bloom primarily recalling the viral success of the original film in early 2023. However, Bayer confirmed with the filmmakers that “the original cast and filmmakers are back” for the sequel.

Williams commented that the first film was a learning experience, allowing the sequel to be “bigger” and “more expansive”.

“Animatics are temperamental, you know,” Williams joked, adding that M3GAN itself is a “singer.” “Sometimes it's put on set. The atmosphere in the room changes. It gets scarier. It was fun to do it a second time. “Well, we know how it works. We know how to do it. We can have more fun with it. Make it bigger and more expansive, without giving away too much.

Williams confirmed that production has begun M3GAN 2.0 wrapped.

Then came a short video message recorded by M3GAN. “Hey New York Comic Con! Did you miss me? Sorry I couldn't be there, because I'm getting ready for my awesome new movie.” M3GAN 2.0. I've been promoted. See you nerds in June.” M3GAN also slyly confirmed that the film's title was officially coined as “two-point-oh” and not just “M3Jan2“.

The sequel is scheduled to open on June 27, 2025, with Williams and Violet McGraw playing returning survivors.

Wolf man

Before the debut trailer for The wolf man (Below), director Whannell joined Baer and Bloom and discussed reimagining classic monsters through a modern lens.

“These classic monsters, so durable that you can make them contemporary. That's what I tried with.” The invisible man: Take this classic monster that's been around a hundred or so years and put it in the modern world. an idea The wolf man “She was attractive, and her image stuck in people’s minds.”

Whannell added that the central idea of ​​his version of… The wolf man It is the disease. “I felt like I was with The wolf manThe thing that appeared, or seemed to stare me in the face, was the disease. Incurable disease. Degenerative diseases. “It came together really well.”

After the trailer received great enthusiasm from audiences, Whannell credited his crew's work in establishing the film's brutal premise. “I think for any horror movie… a lot of these movies deal with weird situations or intense situations. You can only sell that to the audience through these agent characters that make it believable.”

Quoted from classic horror The exorcist and star Ellen Burstyn. “It's one of the most important things in a horror movie, if not the most important,” Whannell said. Get the reps right. I was really happy to have this cast [for The Wolf Man]. Because Julia Garner, Chris Abbott, Matilda Firth… they're allergic to authenticity. “You just believe what happens to them.”

Woman in the yard

After the premiere of the film, a supernatural psychological horror drenched in rural sunlight, Bloom expressed his excitement Woman in the yard As a “perfect fit for Blumhouse.”

Bloom said he has been a fan of director Jaume Collet-Serra ever since House of wax. “I've met him [Collet-Serra] Right after I saw the movie and said, “We'd love to make a movie with you.” And we stayed in touch, it's been 20 years since that movie, and we kept in touch a little bit. After sending several other texts to Colette Serra, it was finally done Woman in the yard Which made him say “yes”.

While Collet-Serra has spent the last few years making big-budget features, including Dwayne Johnson vehicles like Jungle trip and Black Adam, Woman in the yard It offered an opportunity to return to smaller-scale, seemingly less “committee-produced” productions.

“He was really happy to be unique – making a movie like an auteur. We had a great time on the movie,” Bloom said.

He falls

In Blumhouse's latest modern tech thriller, a single mother (played by Fahey) receives disturbing AirDrop messages from an unknown, malicious entity that threatens the safety of her son and his babysitter at home. The unknown party threatens Fahi's character to kill her companion or else. The film takes place over one night and takes place in real time.

At Comic Con, Fahey and director Christopher Landon joined the panel to discuss the film's origins and intentions as a timely thriller. “Our producers were having dinner and started getting AirDrops from someone in the room and spent the whole night trying to figure out who it was,” Landon explained. “I think it's a good cautionary tale. The film touches on the idea that we live in an age where being harassed and attacked by someone you can't see is part of everyone's life.

Fahey said that He falls It was her first time performing stunts in a film. The film's trailer teases a major fall, with the film's main location being a high-rise diner. (the address He falls It has many meanings.)

“This is my first time doing a film of this kind, so I was very scared,” Fahey said. “Chris [Landon] He was an incredible leader. He was able to explain everything to me in a helpful way. As for the rest, I was leaning toward it. I trusted him and the script and thought this was the best way to do it.

She added: “A lot of the stunts in the film were my first time doing it. It was a lot of fun.”

Mike Flanagan Exorcist

After previously appearing to hand Blum a new promotional t-shirt, horror author Flanagan joined the panel to preview his new version of The exorcist. Believing the original film to be “the scariest movie ever made,” Flanagan “couldn't resist” the opportunity to helm a remake. “I have to say to my younger self: I have to make a sequel to The exorcist“.

No other details about Flanagan were provided The exorcist As the conversation quickly turned to memories about saving the 2016 film Ouija: the origin of evil.

Said Bloom: “I asked Mike for help on the second Ouija movie, and he basically said, “I need 10 days, and I need a steady supply of pizza.” If you can give me 10 days and pizza, I can fix your movie. I basically loved it skylight So much so that I said, “Do it.” And you know what? He did. “It's a great movie.”

Black phone 2

At Comic Con, Bloom said there will be a sequel to the 2022 film Black phone – Written by C. Robert Cargill and directed by Scott Derrickson – It was not certain although it was a successful release. “Whenever a film does well, [I asked the filmmakers]”Can we figure out a sequel?” Some directors say yes, some directors say no. “Let me and Cargill think about it,” Scott said.

When Scott and Cargill returned, they told Bloom that they could make a sequel if Ethan Hawke and the rest of the original cast could return. “And that was music to my ears,” Bloom said.

In a pre-recorded message from Derrickson, the director apologized for being unable to attend New York City due to pre-production in Toronto for his film. Black phone 2. But he gave fans a little insight into the film, calling it a “high school movie.”

“I didn't really feel any obligation to do a sequel to it Black phoneBut I'm excited about the idea of ​​it Joe Hill sent me shortly after the first film was released. And what I can also tell you is that it's the same way Black phone It was a middle school coming-of-age movie, and this is a high school coming-of-age movie.

He confirmed the return of Ethan Hawke “and some of your favorite characters” as well. “I hope to make a movie as good as the first one, if not better,” Derrickson said. He ended his message with the film's release date: October 17, 2025.

Five nights at freddy's 2

One of the last films covered at BlumFest is the upcoming film Five nights at freddy's 2which is a sequel to the successful 2023 version of the popular horror video game.

Bloom said the first film's box office success “shocked everyone” except its creator, Scott Cawthorne. (Cawthorne has screenwriting, story, and producer credits on the film.) Bloom praised Cawthorne for immersing himself in the filmmaking process as an outsider and for being very involved in the project.

“People who own the IP are largely hands-off. [Cawthorn] He was involved in every decision we made to make sure we did things that we would all appreciate and that wouldn't make people sick, which is what studios can do sometimes. We listened to him. The way the movie worked, the main guy was Scott.

Details of the story were not revealed at the panel. However, a teaser poster for the film was revealed at the panel, which showed Freddy Fazbear looking behind a red curtain, with a gold number “2” and the film's release date: December 5, 2025.

Fear of lights

Halfway through BlumFest, Blum and moderator Beyer turned from movies to video games to shine, ahem, highlight Fear of lights.

Created by developer couple Bryan and Crista Castro of Cozy Game Pals, Fear of lights It is a horror adventure set in an abandoned high school. Players control a young girl named Vivian, who is searching for her friend Amy after Amy disappears at school when a seance goes wrong.

Fear of lights It has a distinct retro aesthetic, bearing visual similarities to late 90s games on PlayStation and Nintendo 64.

Bloom said at Comic Con Fear of lights It will be the first video game released by Blumhouse. “I wanted to treat our gaming business like the movie business, and I didn't want to make huge IP games,” he said on stage. “I wanted to make games that were bold, indie, and different. Hopefully the way you describe our games is the same way you describe them.” Our movies. There's tons of crossover if you like M3GAN and Five nights and InsidiousYou'll love our games, which I hope are made with the same DNA as our movies and TV shows.

It was revealed that James Wan was involved, being an amateur player. “He had a hand in the creativity, which is great,” Bloom said.

Abby White contributed to this story.