Jacob Chase to Direct ‘Sleepover’ for Blumhouse Atomic Monster

Jacob Chase is packing his sleeping bag. The filmmaker is staying in the Blumhouse Atomic Monster business, and will direct Sleepover for the company after helming last weekend’s Insidious: Out of the Further . The project is moving fast, with Universal setting an Oct.

8, 2028 release date for the movie. Chase co-wrote the script with Night Swim filmmaker Bryce McGuire.

The plot is being kept under wraps, but is described as the “quintessential sleepover nightmare” and is based on an original short story The announcement comes after Out of the Further opened to $25.3 million domestically, a solid start for the sixth installment of the franchise. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

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Chase has been in the Blumhouse Atomic Monster business for several years, developing various properties before Out of the Further emerged. He previously directed the feature Come Play, an Amblin Partners.

The feature bowed at the Halloween box office in October 2020 and was based on his own 2017 short about a parking lot attendant haunted Related Stories Movies Jacob Chase Talks Personalizing 'Insidious: Out of the Further' and That Time He Made Ben Affleck's Batman Cackle TV ESPN App Is Raising Prices Cinescape Entertainment is behind Sleepover , working with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal.

Jason Blum is producing w,th Chase, McGuire, and Bea Sequeira serve as executive producers. Lilly Tyson oversees the project for Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Chase recently informed The Hollywood Reporter he took a personal approach to Out of the Further , even though it was the latest installment in a big franchise.

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Stated the filmmaker: “Look, I know it’s the sixth Insidious movie. Who cares? It’s just a franchise movie .

But we didn’t treat it that way.

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I really treated Out of the Further like I was trying to make the Citizen Kane of Insidious movies, and it felt that way on set.” Chase is repped McGuire is repped

Jacob Chase is packing his sleeping bag. The filmmaker is staying in the Blumhouse Atomic Monster business, and will direct Sleepover for the company after helming last weekend’s Insidious: Out of the Further . The project is moving fast, with Universal setting an Oct.

8, 2028 release date for the movie.