Jamie Lee Curtis to join forces with Blumhouse for a slate of genre films

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Ask anyone and they'll be sure to tell you: Jamie Lee Curtis is a Swiss army knife of talent. In addition to being an actress, director, producer, author and activist, she's also got her own production studio, Comet Pictures. Which, as it happens, has just entered into a three-year, first look deal with Blumhouse for both film and television projects.

In addition to joining forces with Blumhouse, it's been announced that Russell Goldman has been appointed as Head of Development for film and television at Comet Pictures. What's more is that Blumhouse and Comet Pictures' first collaboration is already coming together by way of the horror film MOTHER NATURE, which revolves around the ever-present threat of climate change. Curtis will direct the aforementioned film, which she also co-wrote alongside Goldman.

"I’m 61 and my motto now is: ‘If not now, when, if not me, who?' I’m excited to have a creative home to explore my own ideas and others.  Jason and his team have made me feel welcome. Comet is ready to bring these stories to screen life,” said Curtis.

To which Jason Blum, Blumhouse CEO and Founder, said, "Jamie is a force of nature and was a real partner on Halloween. So it’s both an honor and incredibly apt that she’s making her first feature film as a director with Mother Nature.”

If Curtis stepping behind the camera strikes you as a foreign concept, don't forget that previously she directed an episode of SCREAM QUEENS, and is poised to direct and executive produce HOW WE SLEEP AT NIGHT: THE SARA CUNNINGHAM STORY for Lifetime. In other words, she really is a force of nature, and I for one am willing to stand inside the eye of the storm if it's Curtis that's at the center of all the chaos. Let's do this!