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Chris Ferguson and Oddfellows Sign First-Look Pact With Warner Bros. Picture Group
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Chris Ferguson and Oddfellows Sign First-Look Pact With Warner Bros. Picture Group

The producer’s company Oddfellows, which backed Neon’s Oz Perkins horror films Longlegs and The Monkey, has entered a first-look arrangement with Warner Bros. Picture Group and its genre unit Clockwork.

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Chris Ferguson and his production company Oddfellows have signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Picture Group, according to Deadline, marking a return to feature production for Ferguson’s team with the studio’s genre infrastructure. The pact positions Oddfellows to develop projects for Warner Bros. under the first-look framework, with the specific slate and deal terms not detailed in the report.

Oddfellows has previously been associated with two horror releases produced in partnership with Neon and directed by Oz Perkins. Deadline’s report credits Ferguson’s company with bringing Longlegs and The Monkey to audiences, placing Oddfellows in the same film universe and genre lane as those titles.

Deadline also links the new arrangement to internal changes at Warner Bros. The report says Ferguson’s Oddfellows will work alongside former Oddfellows business collaborators who are now operating inside Warner Bros., specifically Christian Parkes, Jason Wald and Spencer Collantes.

Those executives are described by Deadline as working at Warner Bros.’ genre label Clockwork, a unit within the Warner Bros. Picture Group structure. The report indicates that Ferguson’s company is being reunited with that group in the context of a studio-backed development relationship rather than an independently produced pipeline.

The first-look deal is an industry standard in Hollywood development, typically meaning a production company presents new material to a studio first before taking it elsewhere. While Deadline does not provide figures or contract specifics, first-look agreements generally shape how creative packages move from concept to production, including which projects get greenlit and how development resources are allocated.

For Oddfellows, the agreement comes after the company’s earlier feature work connected to Neon releases, including horror projects that have drawn attention for their genre approach. For Warner Bros., the deal reflects ongoing efforts to organize development around genre divisions, where studios often concentrate resources for franchises and audience-focused theatrical and streaming strategies.

Deadline’s report frames the pact as a practical reintroduction of Oddfellows to an established studio development track through Warner Bros. Picture Group, with Clockwork acting as the genre-facing point of contact. The next step, as with most first-look deals, will be how quickly Oddfellows submits new projects and what materials Warner Bros. decides to advance into production.

Neither Deadline nor the report it cites provides a release schedule for any new Oddfellows projects under the Warner Bros. arrangement. The immediate public details therefore center on the existence of the first-look agreement, the production partnerships behind Oddfellows’ prior credits, and the studio personnel aligned with Clockwork.

Why It Matters

  • First-look deals can materially affect which projects reach production by giving a studio initial review and potential development control.
  • The arrangement indicates Warner Bros.’ continued investment in genre-focused organization through Clockwork and similar labels inside major studios.
  • Oddfellows’ prior connection to high-profile horror titles may influence how the studio assesses audience fit and brand continuity for future development.
  • For writers and collaborators, the deal can change submission pathways, since new packages are likely to be routed through Warner Bros. before other outlets.
  • Without a stated schedule, the immediate impact will be on development activity and studio decision-making rather than near-term release dates.

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Key Facts

  • Chris Ferguson and his company Oddfellows have signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Picture Group, according to Deadline.
  • Deadline says Oddfellows previously backed the Neon horror films Longlegs and The Monkey, both connected to director Oz Perkins.
  • Deadline ties the Warner Bros. arrangement to the presence of former Oddfellows collaborators at the studio.
  • Deadline says Christian Parkes, Jason Wald and Spencer Collantes are now at Warner Bros. and work through its genre label Clockwork.
  • The report does not state specific deal terms, including financial figures or development commitments.
  • Deadline does not provide a timetable for any new projects resulting from the first-look agreement.