Curry Barker’s Obsession the follow-up has an appointment with cinemas. Everything but ghosts will arrive on May 7, 2027 at Focus Features, a little less than a year later Obsession was released theatrically and became the studio’s highest-grossing film of all time.
Barker co-wrote the screenplay for Everything but ghosts with longtime partner Cooper Tomlinson, the duo selling the script and shooting the feature before Obsession has become a phenomenon.
Barker and Tomlinson star in the new feature “as aspiring ‘ghostbusters’ who find themselves in over their heads as things spiral wildly and horribly out of control,” according to the logline. Aaron Paul, Bryce Dallas Howard, Violet McGraw and Chris Reinacher also star in the film, which has a production budget of around $5 million.
The two comedy partners got their start on the channel That’s a Bad Idea, where they became known for their sketch comedy and later posted Milk and seriesan $800 horror short that went viral and helped propel Barker’s directing career.
Focus, which acquired Obsession from the 2025 Toronto Film Festival for $15 million, holds worldwide rights to the film and Universal Pictures International is distributing it overseas. Universal has become a key home for Barker and also has his next original feature film.
Jason Blum produces for Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, Roy Lee and Steven Schneider produce for Spooky Pictures and Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath produce for Divide/Conquer. The film is made in association with Image Nation and That’s a Bad Idea. Barker and Tomlinson serve as executive producers along with Daniel Bekerman and Ben Ross of Image Nation.
As Obsession was breaking records, Barker sat down with The Hollywood Reporter for a cover photo shoot, and shared some thoughts on Spectersthat he was going up from his apartment. “Thank God I have people around me to ground me and tell me that Everything but ghosts is good and different, and that’s OK,” Barker said. “Nobody wants the same movie twice. So people can expect it to be very different from Obsessionbut my voice will always be very strong there.
Obsession has surpassed $500 million worldwide and is in the awards conversation. It ranks as the fifth highest-grossing horror film of all time worldwide.
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