Jason Blum missed “Texas Chain Saw” but he still has high hopes for the horror

like Blumhouse celebrates 15 years Bringing terror to audiences, studio head Jason Blum looks back on some of his biggest triumphs (M3GAN) And he makes a mistake (M3GAN 2.0) In a new interview, which also highlights some of his recent regrets, and his plans and hopes for the future. The only thing we won’t see, it seems, is a Blumhouse showdown Texas chain saw massacre After the company became short The latest IP bidding war.

“We were in the mix,” Bloom said. “The deal isn’t done yet, but we probably won’t get it.” diverse; The trade indicated that A24, with a production team that includes Glen Powell, is the frontrunner. There are no details on what Blumhouse is Texas chain saw It may seem so, but Bloom noted that “I like to take intellectual property that people make fun of and turn expectations on their head.”

This certainly happened with 2018 Halloween– Although the excitement around David Gordon Green’s reboot trilogy has died down with each new entry, and Blumhouse is no longer piloting the good Michael Myers ship. “We don’t have the rights anymore. I made a three-picture deal,” Bloom explained, though he’s not closed to future opportunities: “I’ll do something else Halloween film.”

The franchise that Blumhouse has in its stable now is opinionalthough there are no confirmed details yet about what form this long-running series will take next. “It’s really difficult to make 10 films in one series – I don’t take that away from the producers of the original series. I’m grateful to them for letting us continue,” Bloom said. “My creative outlook is what I always advocate: get the people who made the magic in the first place more involved. James Wan (the original director) will be very involved. And that’s how we’re going to reinvent it.”

As for Bloom’s dream projects…can you guess them? Take a wild guess.

“Friday the 13th And Freddy Krueger, those are my two beluga whales,” he told Variety, which noted the rights to both. Friday and A Nightmare on Elm Street restricted elsewhere.

“We’re always bargaining. I run to them every day. I’ll never give up my pursuit,” Bloom said. (Presumably this means he spoke to the team Jason universe.) “And if they make one without me, I’ll be chasing the next one.”

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