The producer of "Halloween" Jason Blum said that there were not many women directors, but they began to differ

One of the most talked about films this year is a little sequel to Halloween Directly after the 1978 film. Despite having a woman – Jamie Lee Curtis, nothing less – and touting a pseudo-feminist scenario, the film is directed by a man. In fact, Blumhouse Productions, the company behind Halloween has never hired a woman to make one of their horror movies. When in a hurry about this fact, the CEO of Blumhouse and Halloween Producer Jason Blum said there were not a lot of female directors, as if to say that he did not hire female directors because he did not find any. Naturally, the directors were not satisfied.

In an interview with Polygon, published Oct. 17, Blum was asked about the possibility of having a woman run in one of Blumhouse's horror films, a genre for which the company is known. "We are always trying to do that," he said. "We are not trying to do it because of recent events. We have always tried. The recent events to which he refers seem to be a constant conversation about media portrayal, as well as the fact that only 4.3% of directors of the 1,100 most successful films in 2007 are women, reported by Annenberg Inclusion USC Initiative in July.

Blum then explained why it was so difficult, according to him, to hire a woman as a director in a horror film. "There are not many women directors, let alone people who are prone to horror," Blum said. "I am a great admirer of[[[[The babadook director]Jennifer Kent. I offered him all the available movies. She pushed me away every time. Honeymoon director Leigh Janiak, but, as many online people have noted, the fact that he thinks only two directors to whom he had offered a job is just as shocking as his statement according to which "there are not many women directors". The directors may not be employed by Blumhouse, but that does not mean they do not exist, and Twitter has been quick to let Blum know.

As many people have pointed out, not only do directors exist, but they are certainly available for horror films. In addition, others pointed out that Blumouse had already taken risks with less well known male directors. Oren Peli, the director of the first Paranormal activity had never made a film, but yet made one of the greatest horror films of the last decade under Blumhouse. Despite its special effects on films for years, Stiles White, who realized Ouija, had never made a movie. Ouija was his first. And Mike Flanagan who directed Oculus had only barred a few movies before. He then directed two other horror films from Blumhouse.

If Blum's claim that they tried to search for directors to direct their films is true, then why did not he hire unknown filmmakers as he had? The fact is that Blumhouse 's scheme with unknown directors (but never for a woman when it' s one of their horror films) clearly shows that Blum does not have a role to play. Perhaps not particularly in the women 's mind all.

The initial interview took place Wednesday morning and, at night, Blum had apologized on his Twitter. He called his remarks "stupid" and criticized them for speaking "too quickly of a serious problem". He also admitted that they "have not worked well enough with female directors and that it is not because they do not exist".

It was definitely a moment of mise en bouche and that comes from the systematic erasure of women in the entertainment industry. Hiring a woman to make a horror movie does not have to be a difficult or difficult task, given all shedding of women who volunteer and others for work. Blumhouse, or any production company, does not have to hire a renowned director. Finding and cultivating new female talents in the horror genre is just as important if we want to achieve gender parity behind the scenes, regardless of genre. Hoping that Blumhouse learns from this and intensifies his game for good.