{
  "id": 6818603,
  "title": "Josh Giuliano’s ‘Occupant’ Lands at Focus, Blumhouse Atomic Monster After Buzzy TIFF Debut ‘River’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/josh-giulianos-occupant-lands-at-focus-blumhouse-atomic-monster-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T23:03:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/focus-blumhouse-josh-giuliano-film-tiff-premiere/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Writer-director Josh Giuliano's next horror film, \"Occupant,\" has secured distribution with Focus Features, Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Divide/Conquer, and Spooky Pictures. The acquisition comes shortly after the world premiere of Giuliano's successful debut, \"River,\" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Focus acquired \"Occupant\" as Giuliano's sophomore feature, following their acquisition of \"Obsession\" from TIFF the previous year. \"River\" premiered in TIFF's Midnight Madness section, where it received positive reviews and a lively audience response. Giuliano expressed interest in making a sequel to \"River\" in the future.",
  "summary": "Divide/Conquer and Spooky Pictures also board the horror filmmaker's sophomore feature after a buzzy TIFF premiere The post Josh Giuliano’s ‘Occupant’ Lands at Focus, Blumhouse Atomic Monster After Buzzy TIFF Debut ‘River’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Josh Giuliano's horror film \"Occupant\" distributed by Focus Features",
    "\"Occupant\" sequel to 2017's \"River\" at TIFF Midnight Madness",
    "Focus secured \"Occupant\" after acquiring 2017's \"Obsession\""
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Josh Giuliano Sets ‘Occupant’ With Blumhouse Atomic Monster Following TIFF Premiere Of Horror Debut ‘River’; Focus Features Distributing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/josh-giuliano-sets-occupant-with-blumhouse-atomic-monster-following",
        "published": "2026-09-11T19:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "Is Josh Giuliano the Next Curry Barker or Kane Parsons? Blumhouse Atomic Monster Seems to Think So",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/is-josh-giuliano-the-next-curry-barker-or-kane-parsons-blumhouse",
        "published": "2026-09-11T20:18:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}