Atomic Monster

James Wan founded Atomic Monster on October 21, 2014. The company has a first-look producing deal with New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures.^[4][3]

On August 12, 2016, the company reached a development deal with Chinese company Starlight Media Inc. to help finance films with budgets up to $100 million.^[5]

On November 16, 2022, it was announced that the company was in talks to merge with Blumhouse Productions with the company having a shared first-look deal with Universal Pictures. The companies would continue to operate as separate labels, with each maintaining its own creative autonomy and brand identity. The company is using the existing Blumhouse infrastructure to further scale their activities in film, television and new content areas, such as horror-related video games, live entertainment and audio.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} On January 2, 2024, the merger was finalized.^[11]

On June 4, 2025, it was announced that Blumhouse was in talks to acquire Twisted Pictures' stake in the Saw franchise, with Lionsgate still being involved.^[12] Later that month, the acquisition was finalized and the deal would have Wan and Leigh Whannell regain creative control for the future of the franchise.^[13]

On December 9, 2025, Blumhouse-Atomic Monster inks a first-look deal with Divide/Conquer.^[14]

On January 21, 2026, Blumhouse-Atomic Monster appointed Shudder's Samuel Zimmerman as Senior Vice President of Development and Acquisitions. Zimmerman will oversee a focused slate of feature films from emerging filmmakers, reporting to Blumhouse President Abhijay Prakash and Atomic Monster President Michael Clear, alongside Divide/Conquer. Zimmerman will also be producing and/or overseeing films in the $2-8 million budget range for both companies.^[15]