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Curry Barker Announces 'Anything But Ghosts' Release Date
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In Short: Curry Barker and co-writer Cooper Tomlinson announced that their horror comedy 'Anything But Ghosts' will be released in theaters on May 7, 2027.
In a video posted to their Instagram accounts, Curry Barker and Cooper Tomlinson announced that their upcoming horror comedy, 'Anything But Ghosts,' will hit theaters on May 7, 2027.
Focus Features and Blumhouse Atomic Monster are set to release the film, which is the same team behind 'Obsession,' Barker's previous hit.
Barker, who directed and co-wrote the film with Tomlinson, said that 'Anything But Ghosts' takes place in the same universe as 'Obsession.
The production of 'Anything But Ghosts' was reportedly challenging, with Barker noting that the hardest day on 'Obsession' was the easiest day on 'Anything But Ghosts.
The film will face competition from Mel Gibson's 'The Resurrection of the Christ (Part One)' and the Patrick Schwarzenegger and Phoebe Dynevor movie 'Beach Read,' both opening on May 6 and May 7, respectively.
Barker's 'Obsession' opened to $17.1 million in May and saw a 39 percent increase in its second weekend, finishing with $263.4 million domestically and $519.4 million worldwide.
The cast of 'Anything But Ghosts' includes Tomlinson, Barker, Violet McGraw, Chris Reinacher, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Aaron Paul.
Barker and Tomlinson previously collaborated on the YouTube channel 'That’s a Bad Idea' before launching their film careers.
The film's success could potentially increase the buzz for 'Anything But Ghosts,' especially given the critical acclaim and commercial success of 'Obsession.
What this adds
The release date for 'Anything But Ghosts' is set, but the full plot details and box office projections remain to be seen.
What's confirmed
- “Our film Anything But Ghosts is officially hitting theaters May 7, 2027,” the two said together.
- Barker co-wrote the movie with his longtime creative collaborator and Obsession star Cooper Tomlinson.
- Anything but Ghosts stars Tomlinson and Barker as wannabe “ghosthunters” who find themselves in over their heads as things spiral wildly and terrifyingly out of control.
What's still developing
- Getting the new movie in the can was rough, according to Barker.
- “Zach Cregger just told me, ‘You have to cut 30 pages’ and I probably should have listened to him,” Barker said.
- Anything But Ghosts, the writer and director’s follow-up to Obsession, opens only in theaters on May 7, 2027.
- As we first told you, Focus has worldwide rights on Anything but Ghosts, with Universal Pictures International handling international distribution for the studio.
- RELATED: ‘Game Of Thrones: Aegon’s Conquest’ Movie Gets 2029 Release Date Already opening on May 7 next year is Lionsgate’s Mel Gibson-directed The Resurrection of the Christ (Part One) — technically that’s going on May 6 — as well as 20th Century Studios’ Patrick Schwarzenegger-Phoebe Dynevor movie Beach Read.
- The other production companies on Anything but Ghosts are Spooky Pictures, Divide/Conquer, in association with Image Nation and Barker and Tomlinson’s That’s a Bad Idea.
- EPs are Daniel Bekerman, Barker, Tomlinson and Ben Ross.
- When we spoke with her earlier this year, the actress revealed that Anything but Ghosts will explain what happened to Nikki after Obsession 's bloody ending.
- "Curry has said that Nikki's fate will be shown in his next movie," Navarrette teased.
- Barker and his partner-in-crime, Cooper Tomlinson, confirmed the news on their social channels.
- On paper, Anything but Ghosts may not look or sound like an awards contender, but then again that was the same case with Obsession until the film blew up big time at the office and was praised to the skies by the likes of Oscar winners like Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg.
- If Barker's debut feature ends up nominated for — and maybe even winning — a statuette or two, that's just going to increase the buzz for his sophomore picture.