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Universal's Pulling of 'The Hunt' Is Absolutely The Wrong Call
It seems as if Universal has decided to use recent events and our current political climate as reasons to cancel The 's September 27th release While to some, this might seems like the right decision; in reality, it's setting a dangerous precedent for future projects to be canceled due to some objecting over the subject matter[...]
Oliver Jackson-Cohen Joins the Cast of The Invisible Man
Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com This version of The Invisible Man is a new version compared to the one that was greenlit by Universal Pictures several years ago as part of the Dark Universe The Dark Universe was supposed to be the monster version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was set to kick off[...]
"Halloween 2": Rumor Says Laurie Strode is Back, Releases 2020, Films in Fall
The film would be another co-production between Universal and Blumhouse. Halloween Returns Yet Again… HalloweenNick Castle as Michael Myers Halloween stormed into theaters last October, scoring a $76 million dollar opening, en route to a whopping $255 million worldwide gross on a small $10 million budget It was also pretty well received by both fans and critics, and[...]
Cary Elwes Cast in Blumhouse/Universal's "Black Christmas" Remake
Black Christmas has added the versatile Cary Elwes to the Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures' remake of the 1974 cult classic The star of The Princess Bride is no stranger to the horror genre with his roles in the Saw franchise, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Shadow of the Vampire, Psych 9, The Bride Directed by Sophia[...]
John Cena Has Joined the Cast of "Fast and Furious 9"
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Star Vin Diesel hinted that Cena might be joining the series in a video back in April but Universal confirmed today that he is joining the series Cena has been branching out into a bunch of fun roles including comedies such as the underrated Blockers and his turn in the[...]
DOOM: ANNIHILATION (2019) Exclusive Trailer "We Call it Hell" HD
Wanna see a trailer for the straight-to-video (or, in this case DVD) DOOM reboot from Universal Pictures? OF COURSE you do. "DOOM: Annihilation follows a group of space marines as they respond to a distress call from a base on a Martian moon, only to discover it's been overrun by demonic creatures who threaten to create Hell on[...]
Illumination 'Super Mario Bros.' Animated Film Looking at 2022 Release
with Illumination is moving along for an anticipated theatrical release around 2022." Illumination is the Universal Pictures studio behind the Despicable Me films (including Minions), last year's suprise box office hit The Grinch, Sing, and The Secret Life of Pets. Today's briefing also had Furukawa's assurance that Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario creator and Nintendo creative fellow, is producing the Super Mario Bros[...]
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - Official Trailer [HD]
The Fast & Furious franchise continues to grow, with Universal Pictures unleashing the first official trailer for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. The spinoff films returns Dwayne Johnson to his Hobbs character, this time pairing him full-time with Jason Statham's Shaw – and the result is a righteously intense (and pretty damn funny) blockbuster loud enough[...]
Blumhouse Producing 'Invisible Man' for Universal's Undead Dark Universe
We're sure you'll recall Universal Studios' disastrous attempt to bring new life into the Universal Monsters franchise with the pretty terrible Tom Cruise-led The Mummy The thought behind the film was to begin a modern chapter of the monsterverse which would include Dracula, Wolfman, The Mummy, Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde, etc you get the idea. Thankfully, with[...]
Roman Reigns to Play The Rock's Brother in 'Hobbs and Shaw'
Fast & Furious spinoff film Hobbs and Shaw just gained Joe Anoa'i, aka Roman Reigns, to the cast, and the WWE star will be playing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's brother. Photo courtesy of Universal The news was revealed in an Instagram post from Johnson, showing the pair standing strong (in a semi-hakka stance) amid chaos behind them:   View this post on[...]
Box Office: 'Glass' Takes Top Spot, 'Dragon Ball Super' in 3rd
The two actual surprises were the Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston film The Upside taking second place, and the animated film Dragon Ball Super: Broly finishing in third. Take into account that this is a three-day weekend for the USA, and the Monday box office may see an increase in the standings. Universal's Glass took in an estimated $40.5 million over the[...]
Universal Shifts 'Happy Death Day 2U' Release Date Following Parkland Concerns
Universal's upcoming Happy Death Day 2U is shifting dates from February 14th to February 13th, 2019 Sure, that's not a BIG date change, but there is a big reason for it. Happy Death Day 2U (2019) posterUniversal On February 14th, 2018, 17 people were shot and killed at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida Valentines Day of[...]
Alex Kurtzman Says Universal's 'The Mummy' Wasn't What he Wanted it to Be
Alex Kurtzman probably made the right choice when he opted to exit the planned Universal Monsters Universe after the….disappointing…box office performance of his feature film starring Tom Cruise– The Mummy. To be fair, there were certainly some good ideas contained within the film, like Russell Crowe as Henry Jekyll/Mr[...]
Writer Jay Basu Added to 'Battlestar Galactica' Film
Sounds like Francis Lawrence (Hunger Games) is still on board as director. Last we heard back in February, things were still moving right along at Universal with Lawrence's direction and Joy's script, but obviously that's changed now, at least on the writing front. This announcement comes on the heels of the 15th anniversary of Ronald D[...]
First Look at Eiza Gonzalez in Hobbs and Shaw
If this one is a hit we can expect Universal to keep making these movies for as long as Johnson and Statham want to come back to these roles. Production for Hobbs and Shaw started production this September, it'll be directed by David Leitch, and it has a release date of July 26th, 2019 The movie[...]
Us Poster 2
Peele is working again with Blumhouse and producer Jason Blum, with Universal distributing Peele confirmed the date of the trailer drop today on his Twitter A new poster was also revealed, which you can find below. Trailer drops Xmas. — Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) December 13, 2018   "A mother (Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o from Black Panther, Star Wars: The Last[...]
Candyman
MGM will release the film in association with Universal and Peele's Monkeypaw Productions Candyman originally hit screens in 1992, based on the Clive Barker short story The Forbidden The film was set in the housing projects of Chicago, and this new film is being billed as a "spiritual sucessor" to the original, so look for[...]
We're Getting Reboots of 'Shrek' and 'Puss in Boots'
In today's BUT WHY ARE YOU REBOOTING THAT?! news, it would appear new versions of Shrek and Puss In Boots are on the way. According to Variety, Universal Pictures has been chatting with Despicable Me's Chris Meledandri about bringing the ogre and swashbuckling cat back to the silver screen in a whole new set of films. Meledandri wants to keep the same[...]
Aubrey Plaza In Talks for Child's Play Reboot for MGM
We literally said out loud, "But is this the good Child's Play thing, with Don Mancini?" when prepping to write about this.  Because, as you may know, there is another reboot of Child's Play currently in development on the film side, one which "Chucky Daddy" Mancini (co-writer) is NOT a part of. This project sounds like the one MGM was[...]
Halloween Horror Nights Michael Myers
Michael Myers is making his return to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Hollywood and Orlando A Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers maze will be part of this year's mega-popular series of mazes and haunted houses. Of course, Halloween 4 was the film that saw Michael return after seemingly being killed at the[...]