Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that Universal will release Sleepover on October 8, 2027 after announcing the film in a studio press rollout.
- Jacob Chase will direct Sleepover from a screenplay he co-wrote with Bryce McGuire, who based the script on his own original short story.
- Jason Blum is producing the Cinescape Entertainment project with Chase, McGuire and Bea Sequeira listed as executive producers and Lilly Tyson overseeing the film for Blumhouse Atomic Monster.
- Plot details are being withheld and the film is being billed as a “quintessential sleepover nightmare,” leaving tone but not story specifics public for now.
- Coverage noted one outlet listing an Oct. 8, 2028 date, a discrepancy that the studio has not confirmed and that should be resolved before citing the alternate year.