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The First Posters for The 355 Introduces the Cast, Trailer Tonight
Universal Pictures brought on Simon Kinberg as the director despite the fact that his first outing as director was Dark Phoenix, which flopped for all involved In this case, we have a great cast of Oscar-winners and nominees that could probably carry a movie regardless of whether or not Kinberg can direct Usually, the release date of[...]
2 Fast 2 Furious 4 Your Consideration
Credit: Universal Pictures So, Brian is back at it, though this time without Dom, but instead with his old buddy Roman Pearce They're undercover to catch a drug kingpin, and there's a hot agent also undercover, and of course, there's no shortage of souped-up rides But that's not where the terrible fantastic-ness of this movie lies[...]
"F9": Vin Diesel Teases "a Big Surprise" That "Is so Awesome"
Credit: Universal Pictures Approximately a decade ago, in March, we all kind of side-eyed Universal for delaying F9 a full year right out of the gate The irony that they are the ones who seemed to have a better handle on when theaters might be open again is a bit ironic now in a way that sort[...]
The Fast and the Furious Didn't Age Well, But We Still Love It
Credit: Universal Pictures For starters, their use of female characters is woefully male-centric, clearly written with comedy and the male gaze in mind Now, the franchise has grown a lot and thankfully has evolved, especially in the way of female characters, but that first movie? Yikes Not only do the two women (I know – two[...]
Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill in Jurassic Park (1993). Image courtesy of Universal Pictures
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures How Universal Implemented Health and Safety Protocols on Set for Jurassic World: Dominion Neill, Dern, and Goldblum have been active on social media chronicling their return to the franchise and talking about the updated health and safety protocols while filming at Pinewood Studios in the UK "There were some terrific protocols and[...]
Candyman Moves From October 2020 to Sometime in 2021
According to Deadline, Universal Pictures has decided to also pull one of their major releases from the schedule and delay it to 2021 with Candyman. The official poster for Candyman Credit: Universal Pictures The pseudo-sequel to the 1992 cult horror classic already had a lot of positive buzz behind it, but that buzz got even louder when[...]
Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill in Jurassic Park (1993). Image courtesy of Universal Pictures
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures Goldblum, Neill and Dern's Role in Jurassic World: Dominion "I've been here about a month or so," Goldblum said "There were some terrific protocols and quarantining going on We're very safe It's a big production We're shooting already, it's going spectacularly, I think." The actor spoon-fed some minute details about the first[...]
Giveaway: A Trilogy of Judd Apatow Films On Blu-Ray
Inc are you weren't aware, The King Of Staten Island was officially released today for home video, and to help celebrate it, Universal Pictures has partnered with us to give away three Judd Apatow films Along with the one previously mentioned, you also have a chance to win This Is 40 and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. What[...]
AFI And Universal Partner For "Black Stories Matter" Film Series
Credit Universal Universal & AFI Doing Good Work Here "The American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures today announced the launch of a week-long AFI Movie Club event called "Black Stories Matter," spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films Born from a recent AFI/Universal collaboration honoring DO THE RIGHT THING and Academy Award®-winning director Spike[...]
5 Movie Studios That Have Managed To Win During the Pandemic
Some of the studios have managed to adapt pretty well all things considered, and these five studios are the ones that have come out ahead in these extremely trying times. Universal Pictures Universal has been all over this pandemic in the right way When everyone started delaying their movies in a couple of months back in March,[...]
47 Ronin Sequel Announced – WHY? Mulan Actor Ron Yuan to Direct
"47 Ronin" poster, Universal Pictures The original 2013 movie was directed by Carl Rinsch and written by Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini from a story conceived by Morgan and Walter Hamada It starred Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi, and Ko Shibasaki That movie was based on Chūshingura, the real-life 18th Century tale of[...]
Universal Reportedly Circling the "Shoot Tom Cruise Into Space" Film
According to Deadline, it's not Paramount that is circling the production but Universal Pictures The movie already has an estimated budget of $200 million, and that's probably coming in on the low end considering how massive of a production this is going to be and the insurance needed for Cruise and the crew alone. Tom Cruise[...]
Scott Pilgrim Cast Perform Table Read in 10th Anniversary for Charity
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures There's no question of the cultural relevance of the pop-tastic sensation as Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010) as it celebrates its 10th anniversary As reunions been a common theme throughout the quarantine, Entertainment Weekly hosted the remote table reading of the original script of the Edgar Wright-film The cast[...]
What's the Story, Wishbone? A New Movie?!
Universal Pictures and Mattel Films has a new reboot in the works according to Deadline, and this time it's a little different than usual If you were a PBS watching kid from the years 1996 to 2001, you probably remember a classical literature-loving Jack Russell Terrier named Wishbone And if not, let me introduce you[...]
Marching Through Marvel - Watching Every Marvel Movie: Howard the Duck
Credit: Universal Pictures Howard the Duck is a character that both makes complete sense to make a movie out of and also makes no sense at all Howard the Duck is a character that is hard to explain, but he's also one of those characters that don't have a lot of continuity or links to the[...]
October 11, 2019: 52st Sitges Film Festival - Photo call of Sam Neill. Editorial credit: Luis Javier Villalba / Shutterstock.com
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures Pratt and Howard return for their third film to join the original 1993 core trio Also returning is BD Wong, who's making his fourth appearance as Dr Henry Wu, the scientist who initially worked with John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) in the 1993 film and had a part in genetically engineering the[...]
Gladiator: Russell Crowe Reflects How Ridley Scott Sold Film to Him
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures Gladiator Synopsis The story followed a Roman general (Crowe) Maximus, who is betrayed by the Emperor's son Commodus (Phoenix) when he assumes the throne in an act of regicide As punishment for Maximus' lack of fealty to his reign, Commodus sentences the general and his family to death After Maximus thwarts the[...]
Director M. Night Shyamalan at the Fox Winter TCA 2015 All-Star Party at the Langham Huntington Hotel, Pasadena. Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com
Shyamalan will, of course, write, produce, and direct the film, and Universal Pictures will release it That is all that anyone knows at this point, not even a start date, as they don't even know when it will begin shooting The news was reported by Deadline. Director M Night Shyamalan at the Fox Winter TCA 2015[...]