Hollywood Mega-Deal: Director Cary Barker to direct new horror film for Universal Studios
[91735] Hollywood Mega-Deal: Director Cary Barker to direct new horror film for Universal Studios
Director and screenwriter Cary Barker has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Universal to produce and direct an original horror film, produced by Jason Blum and James Wan.
Director Cary Barker joins Universal in a mega-deal in the horror genre
The film industry is abuzz following a report by DiscussingFilm, according to which director Cary Barker has signed an "eight-figure deal" to write, direct, and produce a new original horror film for Universal Studios (according to the report). The project will receive prestigious professional support, with Jason Blum (Blumhouse) and James Wan (Atomic Monster) attached as producers.
The news was also confirmed by other industry sources, with fantasticRichie noting that the collaboration will focus on distributing Barker's next film under the Universal and Blumhouse brand (to the source of the information).
While professional reports focused on the technical details of the deal, reactions on social media have been mixed. User harvv expressed ambivalent feelings about the move, noting that although it is "good that he's getting his big contract," the fact that Blumhouse managed to secure Barker's services is for him "absolutely devastating" (to the full tweet).