Focus Features

Focus Features Takes Global To Ice Cube & Tommy Lee Jones ‘Outside Man’ From Brian Helgeland

EXCLUSIVE: Focus Features has acquired worldwide rights to Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland’s Outside Man.

Deadline•Anthonypauldalessandro11h ago

Ella Hunt & Moses Ingram Round Out Cast Of Mike Birbiglia’s Focus Comedy ‘Old Friends New Friends’

EXCLUSIVE: Ella Hunt (Not Suitable for Work) and Moses Ingram (A House of Dynamite) have joined Old Friends New Friends, rounding out the cast of the Focus Features comedy in undisclosed roles.

Deadline•Matthewgrobar1 Oct

‘Sense and Sensibility’ Inspires Handcrafted Apparel Collection From Designer Sarah Flint, Featuring Embroidered Heels and Painted Scarves

Jane Austen is getting a style upgrade just in time for the latest trip to the Dashwood family estate.

Variety•Atingley430 Sept

Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ Follow-Up ‘Anything But Ghosts’ Sets May 2027 Release Date From Focus Features, Blumhouse

Focus Features and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster have slated Curry Barker’s upcoming horror-comedy “Anything But Ghosts” for release on May 7, 2027.

Variety•Jack Dunn29 Sept

• neutral toward Focus Features · 98%

Curry Barker’s Next Movie ‘Anything But Ghosts’ Sets May 2027 Release

Curry Barker fever will continue into next summer as Focus Features and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are releasing the Obsession filmmaker’s next movie, Anything But Ghosts on May 7, 2027.

Deadline•Anthonypauldalessandro29 Sept

• favorable toward Curry Barker · 78%

Curry Barker and Cooper Tomlinson’s ‘Anything But Ghosts’ Set for May 2027

The Focus Features film, written and starring duo, follows two wannabe ghosthunters.

The Hollywood Reporter•Aaron Couch29 Sept

• neutral toward Curry Barker · 98%

Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ Follow-Up ‘Anything But Ghosts’ Sets May 2027 Release Date

Focus Features and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster have slated Curry Barker’s upcoming horror-comedy “Anything But Ghosts” for release on May 7, 2027.

Variety•Jack Dunn29 Sept

• neutral toward Curry Barker · 98%

Verve Signs Maggie Kuntz (EXCLUSIVE)

Verve has signed film, television and theater actress Maggie Kuntz for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. She continues to be repped by The Rosenzweig Group.

Variety•Joseph Otterson29 Sept

‘Elsinore’ Trailer: Andrew Scott Plays AIDS-Afflicted ‘Hamlet’ Actor Ian Charleson in Heartbreaking Biographical Drama

Focus Features has released the trailer for “Elsinore,” the Andrew Scott-led drama from director Simon Stone. The film will be released in theaters on Nov. 20.

Variety•Payton Turkeltaub28 Sept

Netflix Tried to Bring Obsession Straight to Streaming Before It Exploded in Theaters

Director Curry Barker said Netflix bid to put Obsession straight to streaming before Focus Features helped it become the biggest box office success story of 2026.

IGN•Michael Cripe27 Sept

• neutral toward Netflix · 93%

New Werwulf Trailer and Tie-In Video Game Revealed

Focus Features has released the new official trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf, alongside a surprise video game reveal for the medieval horror film.

IGN•Jim Vejvoda26 Sept

Focus Features Closing In On ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Adaptation From Robert Eggers

Robert Eggers, the filmmaker behind Nosferatu and the upcoming Werwulf, is eyeing a return to Focus Features with a new take on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that has been competitively sought after, Deadline has confirmed.

Deadline•Matthewgrobar22 Sept

• neutral toward Romeo · 88%

Curry Barker And The Advice He Received From Zach Cregger On ‘Anything But Ghosts’

“The hardest day on Obsession was the easiest day on Anything But Ghosts.” Curry Barker shared with us the following earlier last weekend at Deadline’s TIFF DGA panel about his next horror movie with Focus Features and Blumhouse Atomic Monster.

Deadline•Anthonypauldalessandro18 Sept

Inde Navarrette: I Didn’t “Want to Make Any Friends” During ‘Obsession’ Shoot to Focus on Film

"It's not of, 'I'm trying to be a dick,'" the actress explained during an onstage conversation with director Curry Barker about Focus Features' horror smash.

The Hollywood Reporter•Ryan Gajewski18 Sept

FocusFest Immersive Fan Event Sets Screenings of ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ ‘Elsinore’ (EXCLUSIVE)

After the success of the inaugural immersive event last year, FocusFest returns to the Universal Studios Lot on Oct. 10. for a day full of screenings, special guests and immersive fan experiences. Television host Justin Sylvester will host.

Variety•Isabelle Farina15 Sept

‘Obsession’ Producer Haley Nicole Johnson on Dizzying Hollywood Breakout Hit: “It’s a Lot”

Curry Barker's horror pic sold to Focus Features for $15 million, and has crossed $500 million at the global box office.

The Hollywood Reporter•Etan Vlessing12 Sept

‘Obsession’ One Year Later: Inde Navarrette and Curry Barker Dish on Memes, How Nikki Became More ‘Flirty’ and Their Wild Ride at TIFF

“Obsession’s” origin story is the stuff of legend. On Sept. 7, 2025, just two days after its rapturously received premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), distributor Focus Features offered to…

Variety•Marlow Stern11 Sept

Josh Giuliano Sets ‘Occupant’ With Blumhouse Atomic Monster Following TIFF Premiere Of Horror Debut ‘River’; Focus Features Distributing

EXCLUSIVE: Following last night’s TIFF world premiere of his buzzy debut feature River, Josh Giuliano already has his next project — another horror film with a distributor on board and major backing.

Deadline•Matthewgrobar11 Sept