Stranger Things Creators’ Mysterious “Event Film” Gets Release Date Confirmed by Major Hollywood Studio
Matt and Ross Duffer will write and direct the event film, as Paramount keeps plot details secret under a four-year pact.
- Paramount has set the release date for the first theatrical feature from Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer for November 3, 2028, describing the untitled project as an 'event film.'
- The Duffer Brothers moved to David Ellison-owned Paramount in 2025, signing a four-year exclusive deal through their Upside Down Pictures banner to pursue theatrical movies Netflix rarely prioritized.
- Paramount television president Matt Thunell and Cindy Holland, who championed the pair at Netflix in 2015, reunited with the duo, who stated making movies with a 'storied Hollywood legacy is a privilege we don't take lightly.'
- Since leaving Netflix, the Duffers have executive produced series including Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen and The Boroughs while prioritizing large-scale theatrical plays under Upside Down Pictures.
- Details regarding the upcoming project remain under lock and key, generating intense audience speculation similar to hype cycles surrounding Stranger Things as the series concluded in December 2025.
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Stranger Things creators’ mysterious “event film” gets release date confirmed by major Hollywood studio
With Stranger Things having wrapped up for good following its final season at the end of last year, creators Matt and Ross Duffer are moving on to new projects – and one of them has just announced a release date.The brothers are shifting from the small to the silver screen with a mysterious new movie they will both write and direct, although little has been revealed beyond the fact it is being marketed as "an event film."The film – which is the …
'Stranger Things' Creators Matt and Ross Duffer to Write and Direct First Theatrical Film for Paramount
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. The creators of the global hit series 'Stranger Things', Matt and Ross Duffer, have officially set their first feature film under Paramount Pictures, marking a major step in their post-Netflix career. Entertainment News | 'Stranger Things' Creators Matt and Ross Duffer to Write and Direct First Theatrical Film for Paramount.
The Duffer brothers' first movie escapes the Upside Down in 2028
Now free of the streaming Upside Down, the Duffer Brothers are headed for movie theaters. Per Variety, the Stranger Things creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, have planted a flag for the release of their first post-Stranger Things movie. The still-untitled film will open in theaters on November 3, 2028. As has become common in the Stranger Things hype cycles, whatever the brothers are working on has been shrouded in mystery, allowing audiences to c…
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