In a year packed with great horror, from A24's Backrooms to Nia DaCosta's explosive 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, nothing quite stands out like Focus Features' Obsession. Released at a similar time to the aforementioned Backrooms and the latest movie from the Star Wars franchise, strong word of mouth and viral appeal helped shoot Obsession into the box office stratosphere, exceeding all expectations. Among its many achievements, the film became the highest-grossing non-animated original film of the past decade, the highest-grossing original horror movie of this century, and the fifth highest-grossing horror film of all time.
Obsession isn't just a financial smash; it also has earned widespread critical acclaim, and it's now hoping to follow in the footsteps of recent horror hits like The Substance and Weapons in achieving success at the Academy Awards. It seems that Inde Navarrette's star-making turn as Nikki Freeman, which Collider's Hannah Hunt called "one of the year's best" performances in her review, is the most likely to win a major award, but there are many who will be breaking their One Wish Willow in the hope that Curry Barker takes home the Best Director prize.
What Is Next for Curry Barker?
Barker's eyes will be focused not on the golden shimmer of an Academy Award, but on his next project, which will see him not just direct but also step in front of the camera, inspired by his start in YouTube sketch comedy. Anything But Ghosts, described as a horror buddy comedy, will feature Barker teaming up with his longtime collaborator Cooper Tomlinson, and a stellar cast including Breaking Bad icon Aaron Paul, as well as Bryce Dallas Howard, and Violet McGraw, in the tale of fake paranormal investigators who finally face real ghosts.
It has now been revealed that Anything But Ghosts will be officially released on May 7, 2027, almost exactly a year after Obsession debuted. Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for the film, with Focus owning worldwide rights. Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Jason Blum, Adam Hendricks, and Greg Gilreath will produce, with executive producers including Daniel Bekerman, Barker, Tomlinson, and Ben Ross. A logline reads:
"When a group of fame-seeking wannabe ‘ghosthunters’ find themselves in over their heads, things spiral wildly and terrifyingly out of control."
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