'M3GAN 2.0' surprises, 'Wolf Man' gets trailer at New York Comic Con

On Thursday, mega-producer Jason Bloom and actress Allison Williams attended New York Comic Con to give fans a sneak preview of Blumhouse and the anticipated sequel to Atomic Monster M3GAN 2.0Fans are also privy to exclusive looks and new details about four of the studio's other upcoming titles

As part of his second consecutive presentation at the East Coast convention, the hour-long panel was introduced by Nicole Baier and moderated by horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan, who helped tease new footage and details of Leigh Hahnel. wolf man Starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, woman in yard Starring Daniel Deadwiller, drop Produced by Blum and Michael Bay, and Fear the spotlightBlumhouse's first video game.

The event featured the world premiere of the trailer wolf manWhannell's latest modern monster story, which follows the acclaimed 2020 invisible man. the time woman in yard During the presentation, the audience first saw the Jaume Collet-Serra film, which tells the story of a mysterious woman in a black burqa who terrorizes a family living on a rural farm.

BlumFest also heard from attendees drop Star Megan Fahy and director Christopher Landon break down the movie — about a single mom who threatens iPhone Airdrops on a first date — alongside a sneak peek of the film courtesy of new teaser footage. The film portion of the Williams and Bloom panel presentation was accompanied by a special message with a question and answer session M3GANwho “apologized” for not being able to attend the convention.

A portion of the panel has been moved from movies to video games for display Fear the spotlightBlumhouse's first video game release. Set in an abandoned school where students die under mysterious circumstances, Fear the spotlight Follows young girls who navigate campus at night. An independently developed title, the game features a retro visual aesthetic reminiscent of classic 90s PlayStation hits. silent hill And Resident Evil.

The presentation was hosted in anticipation of Blumhouse's 15th anniversary in 2025. M3GAN 2.0, Wolf Man, The Woman in the Yard, Drop And Fear the spotlight.

M3GAN 2.0

Related plot details M3GAN 2.0 was non-existent, Williams and Bloom initially recalled the viral success of the original movie 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”.

“The animatronics are, you know, moody,” Williams joked, adding that M3GAN herself is “a diva.” “Sometimes he is taken to the sets. The mood in the room changes. It gets way creepy. It was fun to do it a second time. 'Okay, so we know how to achieve this. We know how to do it.' We can have a little more fun with it. And make it bigger and more expansive without giving away too much.”

Williams is sure to produce that M3GAN 2.0 is wrapped

Then came a short video message recorded by M3GAN. “Hi New York Comic Con! Miss Miss? Sorry I couldn't be there, because I'm dying on set for my killer new movie. M3GAN 2.0. I have been upgraded. See you nerds in June.” M3GAN also slyly confirmed that the movie's title is officially called “Two-Point-Oh” and simply “No.”M3GAN 2“

The sequel is set to open on June 27, 2025, with Survivor returning to star Williams and Violet McGrath.

wolf man

Just before its trailer debuts wolf man (below), director Hanel joins Bayer and Bloom to discuss reinventing classic monsters through a modern lens.

“These classic monsters, they're so durable you can make them contemporary. That's what I tried with invisible man: Take these classic monsters that have been around for a hundred years or more and put them in the modern world. The concept of wolf man It was interesting, its image is etched in people's minds.”

Whannell adds that his version is the central idea wolf man Disease occurs. “I feel like with wolf manThe thing that presented itself, or seemed to stare at me, was disease. terminal illness. Degenerative disease. It blends together beautifully.”

After the trailer played to great enthusiasm from audiences, Whannell credited the work of his cast for creating the film's terrifying premise. “I think, for any horror movie … a lot of these movies deal with foreign situations, or heightened situations. You can only sell it to the audience through these proxy characters that make it believable.”

Horror classics quoted the exorcist And star Ellen Burstyn, Wannell said: “It's one of, if not the most important thing in a horror film. Fixing the actors. I was really happy with this cast [for The Wolf Man]. Because Julia Garner, Chris Abbott and Matilda Firth … they're allergic to authenticity. You just believe what's happening to them.”

woman in yard

After the film's trailer premiered, which previewed a supernatural psychological horror drenched in rural sunlight, Blum was excited. woman in yard As “suitable for Bloomhouse”.

Bloom said she has been a fan of director Jaume Collet-Serra ever since house of wax. “I met him [Collet-Serra] After watching the movie, I said, 'We want to do a movie with you.' And we've stayed in touch — it's been 20 years since that movie, and we've stayed in touch a little bit.” After sending Colette-Serra several more scripts, it was finally woman in yard Which made him say “yes”.

Collette-Cera has produced big-budget features over the past few years, including Dwayne Johnson's Cars Jungle Cruise And Black Adam, woman in yard presented an opportunity to return to smaller-scale productions that seemed “less made by committee”.

“He was really happy to be a soloist — make a movie like a writer,” Blum said, adding, “We had a great time in the movie.”

drop

In Blumhouse's new modern techno-thriller, a single mother (played by Fahy) receives disturbing airdrop messages from an anonymous and malicious entity that threatens the safety of her son and babysitter at home. The Anonymous gang threatens Fahey's character to kill his date, or else. The movie unfolds over the course of one night and takes place in real time.

At Comic Con, Fahy and director Christopher Landon joined a panel to discuss the movie's origins and purpose as a timely thriller. “Our producers were at 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 movie touches on the idea that we live in an age where being harassed and attacked by someone you can't see, is a part of everyone's life.”

Fahy said drop His first stunt in the film was acting. The movie's trailer teases a big fall, with the movie's primary location being an upscale restaurant. (Title drop has many meanings.)

“This is my first time working on a film of this genre, so I was very scared,” Fahy said. “Chris [Landon] He was an incredible leader. He was able to explain everything to me in a way that was useful. The rest, I was winging it. I trusted him and the script and thought that was the best way to go about it.”

He also said, “Many of the stunts in the film were my first. It was a lot of fun.”

By Mike Flanagan the exorcist

After making an earlier cameo to give Blum a new promotional T-shirt, horror writer Flanagan joined the panel to preview his new version. the exorcist. Believing the original to be “the scariest film ever made”, Flanagan “couldn't resist” the opportunity for a new iteration. “I can say to my younger self: I have to make a sequel the exorcist“

No other details about Flanagan have been released the exorcist As the conversation is quickly reminiscent of the 2016 film Rescue Ouija: Origins of Evil.

Bloom said: “I asked Mike for help a second time 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 a pizza, I can fix your movie.' I basically like Oculus 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, Blum said that 2022 is a sequel to the hit black phone — C. Written by Robert Cargill and directed by Scott Derrickson — although it was not guaranteed to be a successful release. “When did cinema do well, [I asked the filmmakers]'Can we get a sequel? Some directors say yes, some directors say no. Scott said, 'Let me and Cargill think about it.'

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,” Blum said.

In a pre-recorded message from Derrickson, the director apologized for not being able to attend NYCC due to Toronto pre-production. Black phone 2. But he did give fans a small glimpse of the movie, calling it a “high school coming-of-age film”.

“I didn't really feel any compulsion to do a sequel black phoneBut I got excited by that one idea Joe Hill sent it to me shortly after the first film was released. And I can tell you that in the same way black phone was a middle school age movie, this is a high school age movie.”

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

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

One of the last movies to be covered at BlumFest is Upcoming Five Nights at Freddy's 2A sequel to the 2023 hit adaptation of the popular horror video games

Blum said the box office success of the first movie “shocked everyone” except for its creator Scott Cawthorne. (Cawthorne has screenplay, story, and producer credits on the film.) Blum praised Cawthorne for soaking in the filmmaking process as an outsider and being very involved with the project.

“Individuals who own IP are quite out of hand. [Cawthorn] It was involved in every decision we made to make sure we did something that we would all appreciate and that didn't make people sick, which sometimes studios can do. We listened to him. The way the movie worked, Scott was the main character.

Story details were not disclosed to the panel. However, a teaser poster panel for the film was released, showing a pristine Freddy Fazbear with a golden “2” peeking out from behind a red curtain, and the movie's release date: December 5, 2025.

Fear the spotlight

Halfway through Bloomfest, Bloom and moderator Bayer turn from cinema to video games to shine, ahem, a spotlight. Fear the spotlight.

Created by husband-and-wife developers Brian and Krista Castro of Cozy Game Pals, Fear the spotlight An adventure horror set in an abandoned high school. Players take control of a young girl named Vivian, who searches for her friend Amy after a séance goes wrong after Amy disappears at school.

Fear the spotlight The PlayStation and Nintendo 64 have a distinct retro aesthetic with games from the late 1990s.

At Comic Con, Blum said Fear the spotlight Will be the first video game published by Blumhouse. “I wanted to approach our games business like the movie business,” he said on stage, “I didn't want to make huge IP games. I wanted to make gritty, indie, different games. Hopefully the way you describe our games is how you describe our movies. There are a ton of crossovers. if you like M3GAN And five nights And deceitfulYou'll love our games, which I hope are built with the same DNA as our movies and TV shows.”

He reveals that James Wan, a hobbyist gamer, is involved. “He had a creative hand, which was awesome,” Blum said.

Abby White contributed to this story.