As Jamie Lee Curtis returns in Blumhouse’s October thriller Halloween Kills, where she will return as her iconic horror character Laurie Strode, shes also set to return to Blumhouse in another capicity. On Tuesday, it was announced that the actress has signed a new deal with Blumhouse that will see her producing new movies and TV shows, including her directorial debut Mother Nature. The press release from Blumhouse stated,
“Actress, director, producer, author and activist Jamie Lee Curtis has signed a three-year, first look deal via her company, Comet Pictures, with Blumhouse for both film and television. Russell Goldman has also been appointed as Head of Development for film and television at Comet Pictures. Blumhouse and Comet Pictures’s first collaboration is the horror film, Mother Nature, which is centered around climate change. Curtis will direct the film that Goldman and she are writing together.”
Jamie Lee Curtis about the new Blumhouse deal.
“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.”
“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.”
