Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster Officially Merge

Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions and James Wan’s Atomic Monster Productions have merged into a single production imprint – as announced by Blum himself, via Twitter (X). In his caption, Blum wrote, “@blumhouse and #AtomicMonster have officially joined forces.The preeminent homes for horror are now under one roof”.

The merging of Blumhouse/Universal and Atomic Monster represents a union between a powerhouse horror movie producer (Blum) and a talented horror movie idea man – something both of them recognized when first announcing the merger: 

“I don’t have one idea to turn into a horror movie,” Blum said at the time. “Not one. I built a business by recognizing great ideas from other people.” 

Wan, on the other hand, said: “I have so many ideas – so many ideas – more than I can handle by myself…It really allows me a bigger canvas to paint on, if you will. Universal is very supportive of filmmakers and brilliant at marketing. To have partners that trust you, that believe in you, that goes a long way.” 

In addition to films, Blumhouse/Atomic Monster also has stated intentions of producing horror content in a variety of spaces, including video games, “podcasts, live events, and perhaps merchandise.”

So far, Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have successfully partnered on the 2023 horror-comedy hit M3GAN, which has a sequel film M3GAN 2.0, already in the works. Blumhouse/Atomic Monsters will also kick off the year in horror for 2024 with Night Swim, a PG-13 horror film that hits theaters this first weekend in January. 

Blumhouse still has its slate of highly-anticipated horror films on the way, including Imaginary, a new take on Wolf Man from Leigh Whannel (Saw, Insidious) and the sequels M3GAN 2.0, The Exorcist: Deceiver, and The Black Phone 2. Atomic Monster has the new take on Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot in the pipeline, as well as the video game movie sequel Mortal Kombat 2. 

What Is Night Swim About?

Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller (Wyatt Russell) moves into a new house with his wife (Kerry Condon)  and two children (Amélie Hoeferle and Gavin Warren). He hopes that the backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for himself. However, a dark secret from the home’s past soon unleashes a malevolent force that drags the family into the depths of inescapable terror.

Night Swim will be released in theaters on Friday, January 5th.