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Wolf Man: Blumhouse Has Started Production On October Release
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[...]
Despicable Me 4 Trailer Debuts During AFC Championship Game
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[...]
Goat: New Horror Sports Movie To Star Marlon Wayans For Monkeypaw
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 Exorcist: Believer Behind The Scenes Look Released
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 Radios Silence's New Horror Film, Trailer Here
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[...]
Night Swim: New Look Brings You Inside The January Horror Film
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[...]
Jason Blum at the Halloween Ends World Premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater IMAX on October 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA, James Wan at the 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival - The Conjuring 2 Premiere at TCL Chinese Theater IMAX on June 7, 2016, photos by Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com
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."[...]
Wolf Man: Ryan Gosling Out, Christopher Abbott In For Blumhouse Take
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[...]
The Fall Guy
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[...]
Argylle Trailer Was Cut With Only The First 28 Minutes Of Footage
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,"[...]
The Fall Guy
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 Director is Grateful for Creator's Feedback
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[...]
Jason Bourne May Be Retuning From Director Edward Berger
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[...]
The People Under The Stairs Remake Coming From Universal/Monkeypaw
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[...]
The Fall Guy
So it's not surprising that Universal jumped on the chance to get this vacated release date. Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers in THE FALL GUY, directed by David Leitch © Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. The Fall Guy: Summary, Cast List, Release Date Oscar® nominee Ryan Gosling (The Gray Man, La La Land) and Emily Blunt (A Quiet[...]
Gladiator 2: Ridley Scott on His Next Project, Working on Script
Image courtesy of Universal Ridley Scott Talks Gladiator 2 Production and Returning for a Sequel During a recent chat with Deadline, renowned director Ridley Scott was asked about the status of Gladiator 2, and he made it known that it should be resuming very soon Scott explains, "[In a] couple weeks Thank God [the strike] is over[...]
Migration
I guess it was more important for Universal to pair it with Trolls Band Together this weekend. Migration Synopsis The Mallard family is in a bit of a rut While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen[...]
Oppenheimer Is Returning To Select IMAX Theaters For One Week Only
There has been a bit of a break in theaters regarding massive IMAX-worthy films, so before The Marvels kicks off the insane holiday weekend, Universal decided to jump in and give people the chance to see Oppenheimer in select IMAX theaters one more time From now until November 9th [i.e., the day that The Marvels will begin[...]
The Fall Guy
The footage we saw back then looked very promising, and today, Universal dropped the first poster, trailer, images, and a behind-the-scenes image from the film today It still looks like a lot of fun, and it's always good to see Gosling take on roles like this; we're getting very The Nice Guys vibes, which are[...]
Five Nights at Freddy's Creator Approved of the Film's Animatronics
It grossed $78 million; this is despite the film also debuting on Friday on streaming service Peacock, though Universal is okay with that All the headlines from this one are good A list: Top opening for a Blumhouse film, beating Halloween 2018 The biggest opening on Halloween weekend ever The highest opening ever for a PG-13 horror film The[...]
The Black Phone Sequel Dated For June 27th, 2025 By Blumhouse
© 2022 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS All Rights Reserved. The Black Phone 2? Sure A Franchise? Not So Sure The phone is dead And it's ringing Director Scott Derrickson returns to his terror roots and partners again with the foremost brand in the genre, Blumhouse, with a new horror thriller, The Black Phone Finney Shaw, a shy but clever[...]
Five Nights At Freddy's Has A New trailer, And Here It Is
Photo Credit: Patti Perret/Universal Pictures © 2023 Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. Five Nights At Freddy's Impresses, If You Can Believe It Going into this film blind and knowing nothing of the series' lore, the story unfolds in the most obvious ways imaginable Mike (Josh Hutcherson) is having trouble holding down a job to keep custody of[...]
Five Nights At Freddy's Has A New trailer, And Here It Is
Universal Pictures presents a Blumhouse production in association with Striker Entertainment." (from left) Vanessa Shelly (Elizabeth Lali) and Mike (Josh Hutcherson) in Five Nights at Freddy's, directed by Emma Tammi Photo Credit: Patti Perret/Universal Pictures © 2023 Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. Before Taylor Swift opened her film, this was a slam dunk to be the highest-grossing film[...]
The Exorcist: Believer Welcomes Back Ellen Burstyn In New Featurette
Universal paid $400 million for the rights to the series so that Blumhouse could make a new trilogy of films, and this first one was not the massive hit they were hoping for So far, it has grossed $53 million here in the US $107 million worldwide To try and scare up some more business[...]
Five Nights at Freddy's Director is Grateful for Creator's Feedback
Universal Pictures presents a Blumhouse production in association with Striker Entertainment." (from left) Foxy, Chica, Freddy Fazbear and Bonnie in Five Nights at Freddy's, directed by Emma Tammi Photo Credit: Patti Perret/Universal Pictures © 2023 Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. Before Taylor Swift opened her film, this was a slam dunk to be the highest-grossing film of the[...]
Oppenheimer Will Release On 4K Blu-ray November 21st
Below is the cover for the release, as well as the full features list. Credit Universal Oppenheimer 4K Release Details From celebrated writer and director Christopher Nolan comes the must-see cinematic masterpiece about the man and the moment that changed the world forever Written for the screen and directed by Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER, thrusts audiences into the mind[...]
Five Nights At Freddy's Has A New trailer, And Here It Is
Universal Pictures presents a Blumhouse production in association with Striker Entertainment." (from left) Freddy Fazbear and director Emma Tammi on the set of Five Nights at Freddy's Photo Credit: Patti Perret/Universal Pictures © 2023 Universal Studios All Rights Reserved. Before Taylor Swift opened her film, this was a slam dunk to be the highest-grossing film of the[...]