How to pitch a movie idea to Blumhouse

In its own words

“Company does not accept any creative ideas, suggestions, or materials in any format that it has not specifically requested (including, but not limited to, unsolicited screenplays, story ideas, concepts, pitch decks, treatments, fan fiction, characters, artwork, other submissions for motion pictures, television programs or other products or services, or any feedback, notes, or suggested improvements) (collectively, “…”

What you agree to by sending something

“Should you share any Unsolicited Submission despite this request, you do so with the understanding that you will not receive any fees or other consideration, that it may be deemed User Content hereunder and subject to the license and all other terms and conditions above, and that you are waiving any claims regarding the use thereof.”

What it has bought from outside

1. Paranormal Activity (championed by Jason Blum after it was made) from Oren Peli

   “it was eventually seen by Miramax Films Senior Executive Jason Blum, who thought it had potential.” en.wikipedia.org

2. 2022

   Atomic Monster (merger announced 2022, finalized January 2, 2024) from James Wan

   “On November 16, 2022, it was announced that James Wan 's Atomic Monster was in talks to merge with Blumhouse, with Atomic Monster having a shared first-look deal with Universal.” en.wikipedia.org

Other companies that take a movie idea

• Angel StudiosHas a submission portalAngel Studios takes projects only as a Torch, filmed work its Angel Guild streams to gauge interest.

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  NetflixOnly through an agentNetflix reads nothing it did not ask for.

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  Apple TV+Does not take outside ideasApple does not accept, review or consider ideas or creative material it did not request, and anything sent anyway becomes Apple’s property…

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  DreamWorks AnimationDoes not take outside ideasDreamWorks Animation falls under NBCUniversal’s terms, which will not review story or character ideas it did not ask for.

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  LucasfilmDoes not take outside ideasLucasfilm accepts no unsolicited product, artwork, story idea or other creative material, and returns what is sent.

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  ParamountDoes not take outside ideasParamount accepts no unsolicited scripts, story lines, characters or ideas, and deletes them unread.

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  PixarDoes not take outside ideasPixar takes no creative submission of any kind.

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  SkydanceDoes not take outside ideasSkydance accepts no unsolicited scripts, story lines, characters or ideas, and deletes them unread.

All of them, open doors first