20 Movie Sequels That Were JUST Confirmed
16. Paranormal Activity 8
The Paranormal Activity franchise seemed to reach a natural stopping point with 2015's sixth film, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, but in 2021 Paramount attempted to bring it back with the straight-to-streaming reboot Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin.
Next of Kin was largely panned by critics and audiences alike, enough that even its own producer Jason Blum called it "terrible," while signalling that the series would be put on ice until a filmmaker came up with a compelling hook to revive it.
And now that time has apparently come.
It was just confirmed that Paranormal Activity 8 is indeed happening, with James Wan (Saw, Insidious, The Conjuring) set to produce alongside Blum and original franchise creator Oren Peli.
Though nothing is known about the story particulars as of yet - namely whether Katie Featherson might return - it's said to be a priority project for Paramount, who will be producing the film for a major theatrical release.
It'll certainly be interesting to see if Paranormal Activity can still survive in the theatrical marketplace considering that found footage movies are mostly relegated to streaming these days.