Jason Blum Compares Post-COVID Horror Film Boom to 1970s Edgy Cinema at Produced By Conference
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Cynthia Littleton
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Summary
At the Produced By conference, producers Jason Blum and James Wan declared the film business is strongly rebounding post-COVID. Blum compared the current low-budget horror boom to the edgy, youth-driven filmmaking of the 1970s, noting that a new generation of young creators is making bold movies that connect with audiences in theaters. Their Blumhouse-Atomic Monster studio is riding high on the success of box office hits "Obsession" and "Backrooms."
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Producers Jason Blum and James Wan opened the Produced By conference on Saturday with a declaration that the film business is strongly rebounding from the post-COVID doldrums.
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