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Universal Pictures was the first studio to decide to release certain films onto VOD streaming services early because of the Coronavirus pandemic Three of their March theatrical releases- Emma, The Invisible Man, and The Hunt were all released this morning to streaming services Universal Pictures also announced shocking news: they were breaking the theatrical window[...]

Cats, the biggest disaster of a film to come out of 2019 (if not in the past decade), has become somewhat of a weird fascination of mine. Since seeing the

Universal is the first studio to adapt to the ever-changing landscape in Hollywood right now, announcing that they will release The Invisible Man, Emma, and The Hunt to VOD services this Friday The Invisible Man has only been in theaters for three weeks, and grossed $120 million worldwide so far The Hunt released over the[...]

Already pushed back because of controversy over the El Paso mass shootings in 2019, the movie is supposed to be about a group of "deplorables" (the word they use in the script) brought to a secluded area to be hunted by ultra-rich liberals. Universal Pictures Huh So, that's an interesting take on "The Most Dangerous Game," a[...]

The promo he shot came just before MGM, Universal, and Eon Productions announced the delay of his latest film No Time to Die to November due to coronavirus concerns globally The studios originally scheduled the film's release for April 10th. Saturday Night Live / NBC Universal "SNL": The Set-Up… Marking the last time Craig plays James Bond, the[...]

pic.twitter.com/LghZx10I8m — Matthew Rosenberg (@AshcanPress) May 14, 2019 Not until we got the word that Universal employees were ordering copies en masse from online sellers. Was this for research from executives wanting to be in the know, and maybe decorate their offices with copies? Was this from interns wanting to turn a quick buck before the news gets[...]

The NCIS: New Orleans star appeared February 13 on The Talk to talk about the possibility. NBC UniversalHost Sheryl Underwood asked the actor about revisiting the show in 2020: https://youtu.be/vDjT_m474v8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The Talk – Scott Bakula on 'Quantum Leap' Reboot (https://youtu.be/vDjT_m474v8) "I don't know, I don't know, but I know the fans[...]

Universal Pictures now trusts him with the film remake of the 1972 television series Kung Fu, according to Deadline Hollywood. Warner Bros "Kung Fu" 1972 Plot Created by Ed Spielman and Herman Miller, the Warner Bros television series for ABC starred David Carradine.  Kwai Chang Caine (Carradine) is a martial artist who flees China to the Old West[...]

Robert Kirkman and his company Skybound Productions will help produce a new film for Universal titled Renfield Renfield is Dracula's assistant, and the film is based on a pitch made by Kirkman Dexter Fletcher will helm the project, coming off vast success with Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman He took over the Queen biopic after the[...]

Wolfe took to social media to defend the change due to test screenings. Universal https://twitter.com/AWolfeful/status/1194694974626881536 Both "Black Christmas" Films Were Box Office Success Blumhouse's Black Christmas is the second remake of the 1974 classic Directed by Bob Clark and written by Roy Moore, the 1974 film starred Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, and Margot Kidder[...]

The T-Rex scenes were some of my favorite scenes from the original Jurassic Park. The film itself is one of my favorite all-time movies.

Dr. Alan Grant and a Velociraptor from Jurassic Park are getting 1/6 scale figures coming soon from Chronicle Collectibles. 

It seems that some familiar faces are going to be showing up for Jurassic World 3. While Jeff Goldblum did have a part in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

A little over a year after writer and series co-creator Robert Kirkman took to the stage at Image Expo 2018 to introduce the comic book world to Oblivion Song, Skybound Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the hit Image title (co-created by artist Lorenzo De Felici) is being developed as a feature film with Universal Pictures[...]

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[...]

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[...]

The director of How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World believes there is a way to keep the series going after this final entry.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a heartwarming and satisfying conclusion to a series that has defined an entire generation of young people.

Real 3D has shared a new poster for How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World ahead of the US release this weekend.

Dwayne Johnson has confirmed via his official instagram page that production on Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw has wrapped production

With Fast & Furious franchise spinoff Hobbs & Shaw due out later this year, some questions are being raised about the possible 9th installment in

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]