Overview
- Studios led by Amazon MGM, Scott Stuber’s United Artists and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin secured film rights to The Mandela Catalogue following an 11‑studio bidding war, a deal first reported on July 2.
- Creator Alex Kister will direct the feature from a screenplay he co‑adapted with Tyler Clifton and will serve as a producer on the project.
- Steven Spielberg and Holly Bario will produce for Amblin while Scott Stuber, Aaron B. Koontz and others join as producers and studio overseers have been named for United Artists and Amblin.
- The Mandela Catalogue is a viral analog‑horror YouTube series that has amassed more than 100 million official views and centers on a fictional Mandela County invaded by shape‑shifting beings called Alternates.
- The acquisition reflects a wider studio push to turn viral online horror into theatrical films after recent box‑office hits from YouTube‑originated projects, and no production schedule or release date has been announced yet.