Nikyatu Jusu Enters the World of Cronenberg’s ‘The Fly’ With New Movie Set in the 1986 Film’s Universe

In addition to a new take on Romero’s Night of the Living Dead that’s coming soon from MGM, Nikyatu Jusu (Nanny) is also venturing into the world of David Cronenberg’s The Fly. Deadline reports this afternoon that Nikyatu Jusu’s upcoming installment in the body horror franchise is “based on David Cronenberg’s masterwork,” being positioned not […]

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‘Nanny’ – There’s Something Wrong With The Mirror in Eerie Clip [Exclusive]

After winning the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and a limited theatrical run, Nikyatu Jusu‘s acclaimed horror movie Nanny arrives on Prime Video tomorrow, December 16, 2022. Ahead of tomorrow’s Prime Video release, Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive clip teasing the unsettling events haunting its eponymous nanny. “Anna Diop (Us) stars as a Senegalese immigrant […]

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ – MGM Acquires Nikyatu Jusu’s New Movie Project for Theatrical Release

Originally announced back in October, you may recall, George A. Romero‘s Night of the Living Dead looks to be coming back to life with a brand new movie project shambling our way from director Nikyatu Jusu (Nanny). This week, MGM has come on board the project. Deadline reports today that Amazon’s MGM is in “final negotiations to […]

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‘Suicide By Sunlight’ – Nikyatu Jusu Directing Vampire Movie for Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions

While we wait for Nanny to debut on Amazon Prime Video on December 16 – it’s first coming to select theaters on November 23 – director Nikyatu Jusu has set up her next project. Deadline reports that Jusu will be directing a feature length adaptation of her vampire short film Suicide By Sunlight for Jordan […]

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ – New Movie Project Surfaces With Nikyatu Jusu Attached to Direct

George A. Romero‘s Night of the Living Dead property looks to be coming back to life with a brand new movie project shambling our way, Deadline reports this morning. Deadline’s report indicates that “Village Roadshow Pictures has partnered with Chris Romero and the late George A. Romero’s Sanibel Films, Origin Story, Vertigo and Westbrook Studios […]

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Sundance Horror Hit ‘Nanny’ Finds Home at Blumhouse and Amazon

After winning the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Nikyatu Jusu‘s horror movie Nanny has been picked up by Blumhouse and Amazon. Deadline reports that “Blumhouse and Prime Video have won world rights” to the film. The site adds, “Jason Blum saw the movie and instantly fell for it so wanted to […]

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‘Nanny’ Director Nikyatu Jusu Teams with Monkeypaw and Universal for Next Horror Movie

Filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu has lined up another genre project on the heels of winning the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for her dramatic horror film Nanny. Per Deadline, Monkeypaw and Universal have landed the rights to Jusu’s next feature, an untitled horror film. The genre project is based on an original idea […]

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‘Nanny’: Nikyatu Jusu’s Horror Drama Wins Sundance’s Top Prize!

A huge congratulations to up-and-coming filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu for winning the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for her dramatic horror film Nanny! In the film, Anna Diop stars as Aisha, an undocumented nanny working for a privileged couple in New York City. As she prepares for the arrival of the […]

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