River, Atomic Monster, the IFC title acquired from TIFF Midnight Madness for $10 million from Universal and Blumhouse, is getting a theatrical release on Friday, January 15, 2027.
Uni had already booked a date for this MLK weekend for the Blumhouse title. Paramount’s Gina Prince-Bythewood is also opening on the same date. Children of blood and bone, Amazon MGM Studios/Miramax Beekeeper 2, and angel studio Phing!
River It has a critic rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Picture stars Jane Levy (evil dead), Jessica Roth (happy death day) and Max Mattern (Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy). The pic was written and directed by Joshua Giuliano. Three estranged siblings are reunited in their hometown after their father’s death. As they set out to scatter her ashes at her favorite spot on a remote river, the journey turns into a nightmare. Dan Deligro (Hunt) The film also stars.
some circled around River At TIFF, exclusively at Sony. Blumhouse Atomic Monster was interested in taking on the project because their genre indie executive Sam Zimmerman had worked with Giuvano. River During his time at Shudder. Additionally, Blumhouse’s Atomic Monster, Divide/Conquer, and Spooky Pictures sign Giuliano’s next film Resident.