Blum, Shyamalan tie up for suspense thriller
Following last year’s breakout hit The Visit, producer Jason Blum ( The Purge and Insidious series) reunites with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan for the critically- acclaimed suspense thriller Split from Universal Pictures.
Starring James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy( The Witch), Split is an original film that delves into the mysterious recesses of one man’s fractured, gifted mind.
In Split, though Kevin (McAvoy) has evidenced 23 personalities — each with unique physical attributes — to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher (Buckley), there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey ( Taylor- Joy), Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
Blum is known for his industry innovation in helping to shepherd small-budget films into worldwide blockbusters. He is an Academy Award-nominated and two-time Primetime Emmy awardee and Peabody Award-winning producer. His multimedia company, Blumhouse Productions, pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking: Producing high-quality, micro-budget films.
Blumhouse, which is in the midst of a 10-year first-look deal with Universal Pictures, has produced the highly-profitable
The Purge, Insidious, Ouija and Paranormal Activity franchises, which have grossed more than $2B worldwide. Blumhouse’s model began with the original Paranormal Activity, which was made for $15,000 and was released by Paramount Pictures, grossing approximately $200M worldwide, making it the most profitable film in the history of Hollywood.