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HBO Signs Deal With A24 That’ll Bring ‘Dream Scenario’, ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and More Exclusively to Max
Today, the HBO and Max brands announced a multiyear deal with A24 that brings the award-winning entertainment company’s theatrical film slate exclusively to Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO, Max and Cinemax.
Among the films to be available under the new deal are Dream Scenario and the upcoming horror film Love Lies Bleeding from Saint Maud director Rose Glass.
No streaming dates have been announced just yet.
Dream Scenario, produced by Ari Aster and starring Nicolas Cage, offers up a nightmare comedy. In the film: “A hapless family man Paul Matthews (Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.”
As for Love Lies Bleeding, the Kristen Stewart-starring horror film “from Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.”
Other movies included in the deal are Dicks: The Musical, The Iron Claw, and Civil War, the upcoming action film written and directed by Alex Garland.
“Continuing our relationship with A24 to bring award-winning movies alongside recent fan-favorites to subscribers adds incredible value to the HBO and Max value proposition,” said Royce Battleman, EVP, Content Acquisitions, Warner Bros. Discovery. “The diverse range of stories that come from the A24 pipeline make this partnership so impactful for our audience.”
In addition, the two companies extended their licensing deal for A24’s library of movies on HBO and Max — which will encompass more than 100 library titles over the term of the agreement. The expanded selection of A24 films coming to HBO and Max includes Oscar-winner Everything Everywhere All at Once.
The deal with Warner Bros. Discovery comes after the expiration of A24’s deal earlier this year with Showtime.
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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