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Christopher Smith Takes Horrific ‘Detour’
Super brief news as Black Death, Triangle, Creep and Severance director Christopher Smith is developing Detour, a US-based road movie thriller with elements of film noir. He won’t be directing Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, as unconfirmed reports were claiming as factual (the reason why you never read it here on BD).
Smith has just completed the second draft, which he told Screen Daily is “a modern re-spin on the film-noir genre with a structural shake up…. It’s about how one decision can carve two entirely separate destinies.”
The project, which centres around a roadtrip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, has already received UK Film Council development funding. Unfortunately, no other details are available.
“Mythic Quest” actor Chase Yi has been cast in a lead role in Paramount and Blumhouse’s new Paranormal Activity movie, Deadline reports this afternoon.
Ian Tuason (Undertone) will direct the eighth installment in the Paranormal Activity film franchise, set to release in theaters May 21, 2027.
As for character details or plot, well, those remain scarce at this stage.
While we wait for further news on whether the demonic Toby will reappear, Tuason previously revealed to Bloody Disgusting that technology will play a huge role in his vision: “Technology — camera technology — has advanced to a point where it’s become a big part of the film and what I want to do there.”
It’s fitting, especially as it was the original Paranormal Activity that inspired the filmmaker’s haunting debut, undertone.
Paranormal Activity, created by Oren Peli, first hit theaters in 2007. Its groundbreaking minimalist approach to found-footage ghost stories has spawned a seven-film franchise that’s grossed nearly $900 million worldwide.
Franchise originator Oren Peli will produce for Solana Films, with James Wan and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Michael Clear and Judson Scott will exec produce for Blumhouse Atomic, with Alayna Glasthal overseeing the project for the company. Other exec producers include Steven Schneider for Room 101, Inc., Dan Slater and Cody Calahan.
Also on the way soon is the Paranormal Activity stage play.