ONCE UPON A TIME IN STATEN ISLAND To Star Naomi Watts and Frank Grillo

According to Deadline, Naomi Watts and Frank Grillo are set to star in the upcoming picture ONCE UPON A TIME IN STATEN ISLAND. Bobby Cannavale is also announced to be in the cast. James DeMonaco wrote and is set to direct. The film comes from Blumhouse Productions and Man in a Tree Productions. Read more about the news from Deadline here!

Blumhouse Productions, founded by Jason Blum, is a multi-media production company that has pioneered a new model of studio filmmaking- producing high-quality micro-budget films for wide release. Since its launch, Blumhouse has produced more than 30 feature films including the highly profitable Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge and Sinister franchises, all of which significantly out-grossed their budgets on opening weekend. Blumhouse's The Purge, its first production under its first-look deal with Universal Pictures, opened to more than $34 million on its opening weekend with a budget of just $3 million. Insidious: Chapter Two from FilmDistrict, grossed $41.05 million on its opening weekend with just a $5m budget. Blumhouse's upcoming micro-budget wide releases include Oculus for Relativity, Jessabelle for Lionsgate, The Next Chapter of The Purge for Universal and Paranormal Activity 5 for Paramount. In addition, Blumhouse is working on both scripted and non-scripted television projects. Blumhouse executive produced Stranded for Syfy and The River for ABC, and is also working on projects with HBO and MTV.

Blumhouse's film division specializes in micro-budget genre movies, including the highly-profitable The Purge, Insidious, Ouija and Paranormal Activity franchises, which have grossed more than $1.5 billion worldwide. The company's award-winning projects include Whiplash and The Normal Heart. Blumhouse has a ten year first-look production agreement with Universal Pictures and first-look deals with Universal Television and Universal Cable Productions.