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Netflix and Warner Bros. Expand Their Horror and Action Footprints
Alan Ritchson is in talks to star in a new Netflix action movie, 'Maelstrom,' while Oddfellows, known for producing horror hits like 'Backrooms,' has signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. These moves indicate growing interest in niche genres.
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Variety
Chris Ferguson’s company Oddfellows has signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. and intends to produce modestly budgeted movies for the studio’s new specialty label, Clockwork. Oddfellows was founded in 2013 and is best known for producing indie horror hits like “Backrooms,̶
2026-07-14 17:00 UTC
Variety
A hot action movie package is coming together at Netflix, multiple sources told Variety, one roughly 33 years in the making. “Reacher” and “War Machine” star Alan Ritchson is in negotiations to topline “Maelstrom,” a spec originally sold to Warner Bros.
2026-07-14 17:11 UTC