Warner Bros. is doubling down on its relationship with The Flash director Andy Muschietti and producing partner Barbara Muschietti. The duo and their Double Dream banner have inked parallel first-look deals with Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Bros. Television Group/Max.
The Muschietti’s relationship with the company dates back to Warners and New Line’s It (2017). The duo are already working on an It spinoff Welcome to Derry for Max.
The multi-year deals were announced by Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, co-chairs and CEOs, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, and Channing Dungey, chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group.
On the film side, their three-year deal calls on them to develop large-scale features, with the possibility of Andy Muschietti directing.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to strengthen our longstanding partnership with these unceasingly driven, incredibly gifted filmmakers,” said De Luca and Abdy. “Between Andy’s singular skill and vision as a director and Barbara’s sharp, far-sighted instincts as a producer, they’re a true filmmaking dream team, and channel their lifelong passion into films that deliver as both compelling human stories and heart-pounding crowd pleasers. It’s one of the reasons their movies connect so broadly and powerfully with audiences all over the world, and dovetails perfectly with the kinds of films we want to make.”
The siblings previously signed a first-look deal with WBTVG in 2021, and their new multi-year pact calls on them to continue to develop TV projects for all platforms, including Max.
“Andy and Barbara are singular artists whose vision and passion for Welcome to Derry has blown us away. We cannot wait for fans to see this next captivating — and horrifying! — chapter of the IT universe when it comes to Max,” said Dungey. “We are excited to continue our partnership, and we look forward to telling many more stories with them…
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