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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[...]
Halloween Michael Myers 2018
Halloween will bring Michael Myers to SDCC this year as part of the Universal presentation in Hall H Before that though, Entertainment Weekly has its yearly pre-SDCC issue hitting stands with a new photo of Michael from the film along with quotes from series star Jamie Lee Curtis and director David Gordon Green Read those,[...]
Don Mancini Thanks Fans for Child's Play TV Series Support
Photo by Mary Anne Butler. The filmmaker posted on his Twitter account earlier this month, thanking fans for their support and urging them to read this op-ed from The Hollywood Reporter: Fans & Friends, thank you for your support: PLEASE READ THIS! https://t.co/cMnF3hLh1L — Don Mancini (@RealDonMancini) July 6, 2018 If you were unaware, MGM is fast-tracking a reboot[...]
Halloween 2018 Poster 1
Universal is handling the distribution, its first in the series since Halloween III: Season of the Witch, the only film in the franchise to not feature Michael Myers The film is being directed by David Gordon Green, and is co-written by Danny McBride, Green, and Jeff Fradley They have said all the right things up[...]
American actor Jeff Goldblum attends the Opening Ceremony and the 'Isle of Dogs' premiere during the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin 2018
He's come a long way from his cowboy hat wearin' early days in Buckaroo Banzai, and we're thrilled to report that Jeff Goldblum has recorded an album to be released by Universal's label Decca Records. Actor and national treasure Jeff GoldblumPhoto courtesy of Marvel Studios If you were unaware, Goldblum has been making music for longer than he's been[...]
Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard Returning For Happy Death Day 2
Universal/Blumhouse raked in an impressive close to $123M worldwide with their low budget horror ode to Groundhog Day.  The film, while a familiar premise, was original enough in it's hero and execution. Jessica Rothe, who played main character Tree Gelbman, is reliving the same day over and over again.  It just happens to be her birthday,[...]
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Universal Pictures apparently showed the opening sequence from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom during their CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas, and shockingly, it featured some dinosaurs. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard from Entertainment Weekly's Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom issue Stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard were on hand to introduce the footage and a new trailer, joking around with the[...]
Universal Studios Presentation Live Blog at Cinemacon
Welcome to the studio presentation for Universal Pictures where we'll be seeing some of the upcoming movies from this studio including Jurassic World; Fallen Kingdom and more. Join us for this live blog and see what we find out next [Mark Seifert on relay for Bleeding Cool Head Film Critic Kaitlyn Booth, who is live[...]
Tommyknockers Film on the Way from James Wan and Universal
Tommyknockers is getting a brand new adaptation from Universal Pictures for a planned 2020 release The film, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, will be directed by James Wan of The Conjuring fame. The book was turned into a television series in 1993 starring Jimmy Smits and Marg Helgenberger The book is[...]
Ernie Cline's 'Armada' Gets First Draft Script by Dan Mazeau
If you didn't like that part of Ready Player One, you're really not going to like Armada. Back in 2012, the film rights for Armada were scooped up by Universal Pictures, before the book was even released, giving Cline two properties at two of the biggest studios looking to be made into movies. That's not to say Ernie wasn't[...]
grinch 2018
I mean, Grinch. Illumination, the studio behind Universal's animated features as Despicable Me and Minions, is behind this new take on the classic 1957 Dr Seuss story The original animated film first premiered in 1966 and has remained a seminal touchstone of the holiday season. Just in case you aren't familiar — The Grinch, a green creature with a remarkably small[...]
Francis Lawrence
Ron Moore's reimagined series is the touchstone example of how to take an existing franchise and update it, modern story and modern casting at it's best.  For whatever reason, Universal decided in 2014 it was time (already, wth) to redo the Cylons vs humans story. Originally, Bryan Singer was developing a Battlestar Galactica TV series as early as[...]
Skyscraper
Yippie ki yay, Mister Falcon! Soon after, Universal released the full trailer online during Jimmy Fallon's post-Super-Bowl show Here's the film's summary: Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary's Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S war veteran Will Sawyer, who now assesses security for skyscrapers On assignment in China he finds[...]
the first purge poster
Because obviously we needed a new The Purge film just in time for 4th of July, Blumhouse and Universal released the title, poster, and release date for their upcoming fourth installment in the horror franchise. No, the fact that today is the State of the Union speech is not lost on us, but it's really the poster[...]