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Blumhouse Acquires Slasher 'River' After TIFF Premiere, Greenlights Next Film for Director Joshua Giuliano

Blumhouse Atomic Monster has acquired rights to Joshua Giuliano's debut slasher River following its Toronto premiere and signed him to direct the next horror film Occupant.

3 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 10 Sept 2026 · updated 42d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 10 Sept 2026. Variety published first, on 10 September at 16:00 UTC; Deadline followed 27h 30m later. The most recent article, from Deadline, appeared on 14 September at 20:23 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Deadline, IndieWire.

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  1. VarietyHow ‘River’ Director Joshua Giuliano Made a ‘Beautiful, Brutal’ Slasher With Two Modern Scream Queens and a ‘Terrifying’ Villain
  2. DeadlineJosh Giuliano Sets ‘Occupant’ With Blumhouse Atomic Monster Following TIFF Premiere Of Horror Debut ‘River’; Focus Features Distributing
  3. Deadline‘River’ Review: Joshua Giuliano Makes Directorial Debut With Tragic Family Drama Wrapped In Atmospheric Slasher— Toronto Film Festival
  4. IndieWireIs Josh Giuliano the Next Curry Barker or Kane Parsons? Blumhouse Atomic Monster Seems to Think So
  5. IndieWire‘River’ Review: Jane Levy Anchors a Fearlessly Cruel and Visceral Survival Slasher
  6. Deadline‘Happy Death Day’s Jessica Rothe Says She & Christopher Landon “Broke The Third Movie,” Waiting For Universal, Blumhouse To Fund
  7. IndieWireUniversal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster Closing Huge Deal for Joshua Giuliano’s Slasher Film ‘River’
  8. VarietyJosh Giuliano’s TIFF Slasher ‘River’ Selling to Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster for North of $10 Million
  9. DeadlineIFC Unloads Midnight Madness Movie ‘River’ For $10M+ To Blumhouse & Universal

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  1. Josh Giuliano’s TIFF Slasher ‘River’ Selling to Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster for North of $10 Million Variety ·
  2. How ‘River’ Director Joshua Giuliano Made a ‘Beautiful, Brutal’ Slasher With Two Modern Scream Queens and a ‘Terrifying’ Villain Variety ·
  3. IFC Unloads Midnight Madness Movie ‘River’ For $10M+ To Blumhouse & Universal Deadline
  4. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster Closing Huge Deal for Joshua Giuliano’s Slasher Film ‘River’ IndieWire
  5. ‘Happy Death Day’s Jessica Rothe Says She & Christopher Landon “Broke The Third Movie,” Waiting For Universal, Blumhouse To Fund Deadline
  6. ‘River’ Review: Jane Levy Anchors a Fearlessly Cruel and Visceral Survival Slasher IndieWire
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  1. Is Josh Giuliano the Next Curry Barker or Kane Parsons? Blumhouse Atomic Monster Seems to Think So IndieWire
  2. ‘River’ Review: Joshua Giuliano Makes Directorial Debut With Tragic Family Drama Wrapped In Atmospheric Slasher— Toronto Film Festival Deadline
  3. Josh Giuliano Sets ‘Occupant’ With Blumhouse Atomic Monster Following TIFF Premiere Of Horror Debut ‘River’; Focus Features Distributing Deadline

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