Leigh Whannell Lands Killer Deal With Blumhouse
Blumhouse and Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man snagged a killer $29M at the box-office this past weekend. And today we hear that Blumhouse and Whannell will be continuing their partnership long into the future.
The filmmaker and the production company have inked a two-year deal for film and television that includes a first-look pact for projects written, directed, and/or produced by Whannell.
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Blumhouse’s Jason Blum tells THR: “Leigh creates movies which not only build franchises but fundamentally change the landscape of their genre. After he and James Wan made Saw, it launched dozens of copycats. Their work with Blumhouse on Insidious founded not just a franchise but dozens of classical proscenium PG-13 supernatural horror films. I have no doubt that will be true for The Invisible Man and for anything else he wants to create. I just want to be there with him when he does!”
Whannell said: “Ten years ago, I walked into Jason Blum’s office thinking that I was having a general meeting with a producer who liked horror movies — little did I know that a decade-long partnership and friendship was about to begin. I have since watched his then-infant company, Blumhouse, grow into a powerhouse of genre films; a nurturing place that is willing to take risks on people. Indeed, they have taken plenty of risks on me and I look forward to taking many more with them as they continue to grow in the world of film and television.”
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For those keeping score, Blumhouse and Whannell have collaborated on seven projects, including Insidious, Insidious: Chapter 2, Insidious: Chapter 3, Upgrade, and The Invisible Man.
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