‘Obsession’ Producer Haley Nicole Johnson on Dizzying Hollywood Breakout Hit: “It’s a Lot”

Haley Nicole Johnson is still grappling with the breakout success of producing Curry Barker’s Obsession. “It’s a lot. I’m not gonna lie. It’s a lot. But I’ve been overwhelmed with how welcoming the industry has been to everyone from Team Obsession,” Johnson told a TIFF: The Market panel on Saturday about making horror movies as a co-producer on Obsession and as a follow up recently wrapping production on Alex Ullom’s 4X4: The Event for Neon. Barker’s own breakout directorial hit went from being sold to Focus Features for $15 million to becoming a summer 2026 box office hit with $500 million in ticket receipts, along with Kane Parsons’…