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Paramount Wins “Possession” Remake Rights, Parker Finn to Direct

4/25/2026

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Paramount Pictures secured rights to remake Andrzej Zulawski’s 1981 horror film *Possession*.
Parker Finn will write, direct and produce, with Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner cast as leads.
A bidding war among A24, Netflix, Sony and Warner Bros. preceded Paramount’s acquisition.
Observers doubt Finn will retain the original’s deliberately incoherent style.

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Story summary

Paramount Pictures secured rights to remake Andrzej Zulawski’s 1981 horror film *Possession*.
Parker Finn will write, direct and produce, with Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner cast as leads.
A bidding war among A24, Netflix, Sony and Warner Bros. preceded Paramount’s acquisition.
Observers doubt Finn will retain the original’s deliberately incoherent style.