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{{Short description|American film and television production company}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Atomic Monster
| logo = Atomic Monster Productions 2018 logo.png
| logo_size = 320px
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2014}}
| founder = [[James Wan]]
| location_city = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
| industry = {{hlist|[[Film]]|[[Television]]}}
| key_people = {{ubl|James Wan|Michael Clear<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/james-wan-atomic-monster-michael-clear-furious-7-robotech-aquaman-1201446468/|title=James Wan Hires Michael Clear To Run Atomic Monster Label|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=March 22, 2023}}</ref>|Judson Scott|Rob Hackett}}
| parent = [[Blumhouse Productions]]
| divisions = 
| subsid = 
| slogan = 
| homepage = {{URL|atomicmonster.com}}
| logo_caption = 
| intl = 
}}

'''Atomic Monster''' is an American film and television [[production company]], founded in 2014 by [[James Wan]].<ref name="bloody-disgusting.com">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3318186/james-wan-returns-conjuring-2-launches-atomic-monster/|title=James Wan Returns for 'The Conjuring 2,' Launches Atomic Monster! – Bloody Disgusting!|date=October 21, 2014|access-date=March 22, 2023}}</ref> The company produced [[The Conjuring Universe|''The Conjuring'' Universe]], ''[[Lights Out (2016 film)|Lights Out]]'', ''[[Mortal Kombat (2021 film)|Mortal Kombat]]'', ''[[Malignant (2021 film)|Malignant]]'' and ''[[M3GAN]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wickedhorror.com/horror-news/annabelle-2-locks-down-spring-2017-release-date/|title=Annabelle 2 Locks Down Spring 2017 Release Date – Wicked Horror|first=Tyler|last=Doupé|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3463830/linda-cardellini-will-star-new-lines-james-wan-produced-children/|title=Linda Cardellini Will Star in New Line's James Wan-Produced 'The Children'|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|first=John|last=Squires|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2023}}</ref>

==Overview==
On October 21, 2014, [[James Wan]] founded Atomic Monster with the company having a first-look producing deal with [[New Line Cinema]] and [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].<ref>[https://deadline.com/2014/10/the-conjuring-sequel-james-wan-director-new-line-annabelle-856896/ James Wan Back At New Line For ‘The Conjuring 2’ And Overall Producing Deal]</ref><ref name="bloody-disgusting.com"/>

On August 12, 2016, the company reached a development deal with Chinese company Starlight Media Inc. to help finance films with budgets up to $100&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-wans-atomic-monster-inks-919128|title=James Wan's Atomic Monster Inks Deal With China's Starlight Firm (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 12, 2016 |access-date=March 22, 2023}}</ref>

On November 16, 2022, it was announced that the company was in talks to merge with [[Blumhouse Productions]] with the company having a shared first-look deal with [[Universal Pictures]]. The companies would continue to operate as separate labels, with each maintaining its own creative autonomy and brand identity. The company is using the existing Blumhouse infrastructure to further scale their activities in film, television and new content areas, such as horror-related video games, live entertainment and audio.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/business/jason-blum-james-wan-merger.html  Hollywood Horror Blockbuster: Two Leading Producers Will Soon Join Forces]</ref><ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/11/jason-blums-blumhouse-james-wans-atomic-monster-in-talks-to-merge-1235174570/ Jason Blum's Blumhouse & James Wan's Atomic Monster In Advanced Talks To Merge]</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-wans-atomic-monster-blumhouse-in-talks-to-merge-1235263672/ Horror Show: James Wan's Atomic Monster and Jason Blum's Blumhouse in Talks to Merge]</ref><ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/2022/11/blumhouse-atomic-monster-early-merger-talks-2022-1234783311/ Jason Blum's Blumhouse and James Wan's Atomic Monster in Advanced Talks to Merge]</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-wan-and-jason-blum-deal-talks-1235267231/ Horror Maestros Unite: Behind James Wan and Jason Blum’s Deal Talks]</ref> On January 2, 2024, the merger with Blumhouse was finalized.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jason-blum-blumhouse-and-james-wan-atomic-monster-1235777913/ Jason Blum's Blumhouse and James Wan's Atomic Monster Close Merger Deal]</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Release date
! Film
! Director(s)
! Distributor
|-
|October 3, 2014
|''[[Annabelle (film)|Annabelle]]''
|[[John R. Leonetti]]
|rowspan="10"|[[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
|-
|June 10, 2016
|''[[The Conjuring 2]]''
|[[James Wan]]
|-
|July 22, 2016
|''[[Lights Out (2016 film)|Lights Out]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[David F. Sandberg]]
|-
|August 11, 2017
|''[[Annabelle: Creation]]''
|-
|September 7, 2018
|''[[The Nun (2018 film)|The Nun]]'' 
|[[Corin Hardy]]
|-
|April 19, 2019
|''[[The Curse of La Llorona]]'' 
|[[Michael Chaves]]
|-
|June 26, 2019
|''[[Annabelle Comes Home]]''
|[[Gary Dauberman]]
|-
|April 23, 2021
|''[[Mortal Kombat (2021 film)|Mortal Kombat]]''
|[[Simon McQuoid]]
|- 
|June 4, 2021
|''[[The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It]]'' 
|Michael Chaves
|- 
|September 10, 2021
|''[[Malignant (2021 film)|Malignant]]'' 
|James Wan
|-
|October 6, 2021
|''[[There's Someone Inside Your House (film)|There's Someone Inside Your House]]'' 
|[[Patrick Brice]]
|[[Netflix]]
|-
|January 6, 2023
|''[[M3GAN]]''
|[[Gerard Johnstone]]
|[[Universal Pictures]]
|-
|September 8, 2023
|''[[The Nun II]]''
|Michael Chaves
|rowspan="2"|Warner Bros. Pictures 
|-
|December 22, 2023
|''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]''
|James Wan
|-
|January 5, 2024
|''[[Night Swim (film)|Night Swim]]''
|Bryce McGuire
|Universal Pictures
|}

===Upcoming films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Release date
! Film
! Director(s)
! Distributor
|-
|May 16, 2025
|''[[M3GAN#Sequel|M3GAN 2.0]]''<ref>[https://collider.com/m3gan-sequel-possibilities-universal-studios/ A 'M3GAN' Sequel Is Already Being Considered at Universal Studios]</ref>
|Gerard Johnstone 
|Universal Pictures
|-
|{{N/A}}
|''[[Salem's Lot (film)|Salem's Lot]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stephen-king-adaptation-salems-lot-finds-its-lead-in-lewis-pullman-exclusive-1235004127/|title=Stephen King Adaptation 'Salem's Lot' Finds Its Lead in Lewis Pullman (Exclusive)|date=August 27, 2021|first=Borys|last=Kit|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827234913/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/stephen-king-adaptation-salems-lot-finds-its-lead-in-lewis-pullman-exclusive-1235004127/|archive-date=August 27, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref>
|Gary Dauberman
|rowspan="2"|Warner Bros. Pictures
|-
|{{N/A}}
|''[[Mortal Kombat 2 (film)|Mortal Kombat 2]]''
|Simon McQuoid
|}

==Television series==
{| class="wikitable"
|-  style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Series
! Creator(s)
! Network
|-
|2016–21
|''[[MacGyver (2016 TV series)|MacGyver]]''
|[[Peter M. Lenkov]]
|[[CBS]]
|-
|2019
|''[[Swamp Thing (2019 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]''
|[[Gary Dauberman]]<br>[[Mark Verheiden]]
|[[DC Universe (streaming service)|DC Universe]]
|-
|rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Aquaman: King of Atlantis]]''
|Victor Courtright<br>Marly Halpern-Graser
|[[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]]
|-
|''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer (TV series)|I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''
|Sara Goodman
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
|rowspan="2" |2022 
|''[[Archive 81]]''
|Rebecca Sonnenshine
|rowspan="2"|[[Netflix]]
|-
|''[[Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles]]''
|Candie Kelty Langdale<br>[[Doug Langdale]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.atomicmonster.com/}}

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