Warner Bros. Wins Siren Head Rights, Tapping 2 Filmmakers After $330 Million Backrooms Boom
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Updated · TheWrap · Jul 1
Warner Bros. Wins Siren Head Rights, Tapping 2 Filmmakers After $330 Million Backrooms Boom
3 articles · Updated · TheWrap · Jul 1
Summary
Warner Bros. won a bidding war for "Siren Head," setting Zach Cregger to co-write with Brian Duffield, who will direct the feature.
"Siren Head" began in 2018 as Trevor Henderson’s image of a towering cryptid with sirens for a head, then spread through short films, clips and video games into a broader online mythology.
Warner Bros. is betting that path can mirror "Backrooms," another internet-born horror property that grew from communal online lore into A24’s highest-grossing film with more than $330 million worldwide.
The adaptation will be led by established filmmakers rather than creators tied directly to the original meme, with Cregger coming off "Weapons" and Duffield preparing theatrical release "Whalefall."