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Wolf Man is a little over a month away from theaters, and a new featurette was released this morning by Universal and Blumhouse. Directed by Leigh Whannell, this version of the classic monster film stars Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Ben Prendergast, and Benedict Hardie Whannell was responsible for Blumhouse's successful take on The Invisible Man[...]

Some people seem kind of into it, while others wonder why Dreamworks and Universal are copying Disney's homework Is this happening because there is a theme park in the works? It depends on your level of cynicism Regardless of how you might feel about the existence of this movie, director Dean Deblois clearly has always[...]

After the wild success of It Ends With Us this fall, Universal has set a February 13th, 2026, release date for an adaptation of her novel Reminders Of Him No director or star is currently attached to the film, according to Deadline, but I am sure they won't have an issue filling those spots The[...]

Dog Man is one of the biggest things in comics, and Universal is bringing him to the big screen this January They released the trailer and synopsis and announced the voice cast this morning for what is sure to be a big hit this winter The film will star the voice talents of Pete Davidson,[...]

Universal would have been much better off getting the rights to the Danish original and throwing all its marketing muscle behind it We should have known from the first trailer Watch that one instead. James McAvoy as Paddy in Speak No Evil Byline: Susie Allnutt © Universal Studios Speak No Evil, More Like Don't See Evil While on[...]

Universal Theme parks are gearing up for this year's Halloween Horror Nights quite literally They have revealed a plethora of new merch that will be on sale at the event, running from August 30th to November 3rd in Orlando and September 5th to November 3rd in Hollywood This year's houses and scare zones include some[...]

We know Universal will distribute…and that is it This is Peele's fourth feature film after the critical and commercial success of Get Out, Us, and Nope The film was delayed from its original release date of Christmas 2024. Image credits Jordan Peele's X Account/Lee Cronin's X Account Jordan Peele, Lee Cronin Leading The New Horror Charge Jordan Peele[...]

Image courtesy of Universal Dexter Darden on Building on the Legacy of 'Half Baked' with 'Totally High' Bleeding Cool: What intrigued you about 'Half Baked: Totally High?' I got the offer from my agent about two years ago and was extremely interested I'm a big fan of Dave Chappelle and extremely familiar with the first one[...]

The film opens on July 3rd, but I bet they would take it tomorrow if Universal would give it to them Starring the voice talents of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Dana Gaier, and Madison Polan, the film will[...]

Credit Bernard Walsh/Universal Pictures © 2024 Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. Abigail Synopsis Radio Silence, the filmmakers behind the horror hits Ready or Not, Scream (2022), and Scream VI, bring a brash and bloodthirsty new vision of vampires with ABIGAIL A heist team is hired by a mysterious fixer to kidnap the daughter of a powerful underworld figure[...]

Now, Universal has released the film out to rent or own on digital services to try and drum up some buzz Also starring Sharlto Copley (District 9), Sobhita Dhulipala (Made in Heaven), Pitobash (Million Dollar Arm), Vipin Sharma (Hotel Mumbai), Ashwini Kalsekar (Ek Tha Hero), Adithi Kalkunte (Hotel Mumbai), Sikandar Kher (Aarya) and Makarand Deshpande (RRR), the movie has great reviews, and should find an audience on streaming. Everyone Go Rent Monkey[...]

Speak No Evil is getting a remake from Universal and Blumhouse and the first trailer has been released at CinemaCon tonight Starring Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Alix West Lefler, James McAvoy, Aisling Franciosi, and Daniel Hough, this adaptation is written and directed by James Watkins and is based on the acclaimed Danish horror film Gæsterne. The Gæsterne screenplay was by Christian[...]

The film was just officially announced at CinemaCon during the big Universal presentation It will aim to release in the fall of 2025 Nothing else is known, like if the first film's director Emma Tammi will be back, or if star Josh Hutcherson will be back either, as it is still in early development with[...]

Even though it is still in theaters, Kung Fu Panda 4 has released on digital services to rent or buy as we speak. Go watch it.

CinemaCon 2024 is taking place in Vegas this week, and some posters and standees for Twisters were on display ahead of the event kickoff.

This is a show of confidence by Universal in Blumhouse as well, as the studio has long been reluctant to just let anyone touch the Universal Monsters Blumhouse earned that trust by modernizing the aforementioned Invisible Man and turning it into a hit. Photo Credit Nicola Dove/Universal Pictures and Blumhouse (via Jason Blum's Official Twitter Account) Wolf[...]

Image Credit Illumination/Universal The film features fresh new characters voiced by Joey King (Bullet Train), Emmy winner Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), and Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live) Pierre Coffin returns as the iconic voice of the Minions and Oscar® nominee Steve Coogan returns as Silas Ramsbottom Packed with non-stop action and filled[...]

Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com Goat Could Mean A Lot Of Things Goat will be a hot release for Monkeypaw and Universal, who, of course, have partnered together many times That includes all three of Jordan Peele's films: Us, Nope, and Get Out Combined, those three films have grossed almost $500 million and become some of the[...]

The next movie in the franchise, The Exorcist: Deciever, has now been taken off the release schedule by Universal while they hunt for a new director Worldwide, Green's film made $135 million, not too bad considering how little the production costs were, but a fraction of what Universal needed the film to do after paying[...]

Abigail is the title of the big mystery project from the Radio Silence directing team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett for Universal, and today, we got a trailer, poster, and release date Starring in the film are Melissa Barrera (Scream franchise, In the Heights), Dan Stevens (Gaslit, Legion), Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Freaky), William Catlett[...]

Anne Marie Fox/Universal Pictures Night Swim Should Have Been A Straight Drama, No Horror Baseball player Ray Waller (Wyatt Russell) has been forced into early retirement after being diagnosed with MS Reeling from the news, he moves his family into a new neighborhood, into a house with a pool Almost immediately, his wife (Kerry Condon) realizes something[...]

Blum said in an interview at Universal headquarters James Wan added, "We really do complement each other, yin and yang, which is part of what makes this so exciting." "I don't have one idea to turn into a horror movie," Blum said "Not one I built a business by recognizing great ideas from other people."[...]

It has been some time since we told you about the new take on the character from Blumhouse and Universal, and when we did, Ryan Gosling was starring, and his friend and collaborator Derek Cianfrance was directing Over two years have passed, and nothing Today, THR is reporting that Gosling and Cianfrance are out Replacing[...]

Luckily for Universal, two directors who have been very open about their history in stuntwork and how that has impacted them as directors are working right now And while one of them has been busy making one of the greatest modern series of action movies ever (don't @ me), director David Leitch hasn't had as[...]

Vaughn recently told Total Film that he went to Universal and Apple and insisted that the trailer only be cut with the first 28 minutes of the movie to hide "some of the mind-blowing cool shit." "Well, the good news about the trailer is that that's only cut from the first 28 minutes of the movie,"[...]

Napoleon director Ridley Scott has revealed some more details about who Paul Mescal will be portraying in Gladiator 2.

Photo By Eric Laciste/Universal Pictures © Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. Director David Leitch got his start in the stunt world, so he is the best person to take on a story like this because he knows how to approach it from both angles Leitch explains it: "There are two levels of stunts in this film[...]

Five Nights At Freddy's has been a smash success at the fall box office, and Universal and Blumhouse are rushing to make sure fans can enjoy the film at home for the holidays The horror hit is set to release on digital rental services next Tuesday, November 28th, and will have a disc release on[...]

According to the report, this is the very early stages and there is not even a script yet, but Universal is very high on the Oscar-winning director, and that his involvement would have everyone pretty excited The report also stated that, of course, Matt Damon would be approached first to reprise the role he has[...]

In any case, as is the way these days, Universal is looking to do a remake, and they are turning to Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions to do it Ezra Claytan Daniels (Doom Patrol) has been tapped to write the screenplay for a proposed remake, with  Peele and Win Rosenfeld producing for Monkeypaw There is no[...]