Paranormal Activity Franchise Could Get a Reboot Soon

Blumhouse Productions has expressed interest in potentially rebooting theParanormal Activityfranchise . The series was originally created by Oren Peli , who had directed the first movie , Paranormal Activity , as an independent output and screened the revulsion movie at plastic film festivals throughout 2007 . The movie was later cull up by Paramount Pictures and was given a countrywide release in October 2009.Paranormal Activitywas an overwhelming critical and commercial success , gross an astronomic $ 193.4 million worldwide against an estimated output budget of just $ 15,000 .

Paranormal Activityproved fruitful not only for Paramount Pictures but also for the motion-picture show ’s production troupe , Blumhouse , which has finance and grow each installment in the enfranchisement ever since . So far , both studios have bring out and release four sequels - which turn in 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , and 2015 - and one spinoff , Paranormal Activity : The Marked Ones , which turn in 2014 . While the franchise has remained on ice for the past two year , it now take care like there ’s sake from Blumhouse to perhaps boot the serial in the near future .

Blumhouse Productions head honcho Jason Blum has been busy promoting the studio apartment ’s latest repulsion film , Happy Death Day , and in an consultation withCinepop , the manufacturer and studio apartment executive revealed that they are very interested in hearing about Christopher B. Landon ’s ideas for aParanormal Activityreboot , thus indicating an pastime in resurrect ( and reboot ) the franchise . He say : " Paranormal Activity is on hiatus , but if Chris over here , who ’s done four Paranormal Activity movies - if he has an mind to reboot it , we ’re very open to see it . "

Although Blum does n’t explicitly confirm plan to reboot the franchise , it ’s strange that he would convey it up without a solicited question specifically ask about reboots . Then again , Blumhouse has been riding luxuriously off recent breakout films , such asGet Out , and they already plan multiple reboots and sequels to franchise that have been on suspension for quite some time . For example , Blumhouse is producingDavid Gordon Green’sHalloweensequel , which seesthe return of Jaime Lee Curtis ' Laurie Strode , while also working alongside Todd McFarlane to eventually give audiencesthe universal gas constant - ratedSpawnrebootthey’ve been waiting for .

As for theParanormal Activityseries , the story came to an destruction with the dealership ’s fifth installment , The Ghost Dimension , and consider that each chapter sinceParanormal Activity 4has go wrong to smash $ 100 million at the worldwide box office - despite cost the studio less than $ 10 to bring about - it is n’t the most executable property under Blumhouse ’s belt . Still , Paranormal Activityhas its fair share of rooter , and if a reboot falls more in - contrast with the original film , then it might be a worthwhile venture for the acclaimed horror studio apartment .