Jason Blum

Yeah, he's a writer-director on this one.

Jason Blum went to him and said, please, please, I already spent the $400 million.

I don't actually have it to give to them

for this.

Blumhouse is arguably the most recognizable horror brand in Hollywood.

With multiple major franchises and box office successes under its belt, Jason Blum's studio has helped to define the face of 21st century horror.

But there are so many Blumhouse films out there, and trust me, these films vary wildly in quality.

So which ones are actually worth watching? Well, for reasons even I struggle to understand, I decided to watch or rewatch all 64 theatrically released Blumhouse horror films then rank them on a tier list to help you navigate the frightening and the forgettable.

First, it had to be a Blumhouse movie, either produced or distributed by Blumhouse or its specialty label BH Tilt.

Now, if a question ever came up about whether a movie was or wasn't a Blumhouse film, the determining factor is whether the Blumhouse website lists the film as an official production.

Jordan Peele's Us, for example, was produced by Jason Blum, but isn't a Blumhouse movie.

I wish I'd realized that before I rewatched it, but oh well, it's a good movie.

Yeah, okay.

Well, first of all, to start, wait, me and Jason Blum kind of have some things in common because not him also thinking that four and six were the worst ones.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

speak your truth.

It's a Blumhouse movie and Universal Pictures, obviously.

It was produced by Jason Blum.

And it came out Friday, April 13th in 2018.

Now, this movie actually made a bunch of money.

Which is like you completely lost the plot.

Like that was a Jason Blum decision almost 100% because he doesn't really seem to like like genuinely going against the grain style movies.

He likes a good liberal message for all his horror films.

Anything else is like law.

I remember,

now this was, it's been maybe a year or two ago when, uh, I guess Jason Blum did a ask me anything or something.

And I, I reached out on Twitter.

It was, and I said, what's the, what's the, what's the movie you most regret? And why is it crawlers? Yeah.

See if

you can find that.

That might be why we're blocked by Jason Blum.

No, I'm sorry.

In July 2020, Deadline broke the news that Universal was fast-tracking production of the film, with Lee Wendell negotiating to direct and Ryan Gosling still in the starring role.

Jason Blum's Blumhouse Production Company also came on board for the project.

Wendell and Blumhouse had worked on the Invisible Man film together, which was a breakout hit for the company.

And clearly, Universal was looking to emulate that success again with this film, with the added star power of Mr. Gosling.

According to Wannell, Christopher Abbott was the first actor he talked to for the main character role in the film.

He felt he was perfect for the role after seeing him perform in an off-Broadway play with Aubrey Plaza, saying, Chris's energy was so powerful on stage.

So I walked out of there and wrote a long email to everyone at Universal and Jason Blum saying, we have to cast Chris.

And the name of the play was Danny in the Deep Blue Sea.

And I will forever be grateful to everyone in the franchise.

I mean, from Malik on down to Jason Blum to David, everyone who was in whatever room that was when they were getting the paperwork ready and was like, are we sure? And they say, yeah, I guess we're sure.

Whoever said that about me for that particular role, I thank them so much because it really changed my life.

And it's one of, it's one of my biggest highlights right now of my acting career.