Jacob directed and co-wrote the next chapter of INSIDIOUS, to be released August 2026. He wrote and directed COME PLAY for Amblin and Focus Features, based on his short film LARRY, and he directed and produced THE GIRL IN THE WOODS for Peacock. Jacob’s short film MR. BLUR won the International Jury Award for Best Director at Fantasia 2023. Jacob is currently in development on his next features at Blumhouse and Atomic Monster. He has previously sold projects to HBO MAX, New Line, Paramount, The Jim Henson Company, and Sony. He is an alum of the Sundance Labs. He won the 2016 Crash the Super Bowl contest with his commercial DORITOS DOGS, which aired during the Super Bowl and earned him an exclusive directing mentorship under Zack Snyder on the set of JUSTICE LEAGUE. Earlier in his career, Jacob directed the feature film THE FOUR-FACED LIAR, which premiered at Slamdance and won the HBO Audience Award for Best First Feature at Outfest.