Paul Feig to Direct Horror Film Detention After The Housemaid Grossed $400 Million
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 9
Paul Feig to Direct Horror Film Detention After The Housemaid Grossed $400 Million
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 9
Summary
Paul Feig has signed on to direct Detention for Blumhouse Atomic Monster, marking his first full horror feature after building his reputation on comedies and recent thrillers.
Detention centers on former classmates who reconnect and uncover a disturbing secret, with Brad Fuller shepherding Daniel Gold’s spec script and helping bring Feig aboard.
Pretty Dangerous’s Feig and Laura Fischer will produce alongside Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller; no cast or studio is attached yet, though Universal is seen as a likely home.
$400 million in global box office for The Housemaid on a $35 million budget has lifted Feig’s profile, and the plan is for Detention to be his next film after he finishes The Housemaid’s Secret.