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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[...]
M. Night Shymalan's New Film Is Called Old, Poster Revealed
Shyamalan will, of course, write, produce, and direct the film, and Universal Pictures will release it. Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff, Vicky Krieps, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rufus Sewell, Embeth Davidtz, and Emun Elliott will all star in Old That is pretty much all[...]
Back to the Future Part II: Darlene Vogel (Spike) Shares BTS Photos
Image courtesy of Universal As the trio land in 2015, Doc knocks Jennifer out with gas, because she was asking too many questions Doc reveals to Marty how his loser son gets framed for a crime he didn't commit The 2015 scenes allowed Fox and Tom Wilson to play their future relatives in Marty McFly Jr[...]
The King of Staten Island: Pete Davidson’s Enduring Gem [REVIEW]
Image courtesy of UniversalDirected by Judd Apatow, who co-wrote with Davidson and Dave Sirus, The King of Staten Island focuses on Scott's life as a dropout and making sense of his immaturity He openly engages with a "friends with benefits" arrangement with his childhood friend Kelsey (Bel Powley) but refuses to commit to a relationship[...]
Harry Potter still. Credit Warner Bros.
Universal has a contract to own the tv and digital rights to the series until 2025 So, they will most likely be on peacock for quite some time The deal also includes the Fantastic Beasts films as well Deadline had the news. Harry Potter still Credit Warner Bros. Losing Harry Potter Has To Sting Warner Bros "The Harry[...]
DB Wong as Dr. Henry Wu in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Image courtesy of Universal
Image courtesy of Universal Trevorrow described how much more life-like the dinosaurs in the film become with Fallen Kingdom "J.A Bayona really, he found the value in creating really photo-real, just beautiful lighting references that could be articulated just slightly," he said "Just a head and a jaw that could move, but painted beautifully, hand-painted[...]
"Halloween Kills" Actor Says It's the Nastiest Film Yet
One thing is for sure: it is going to be brutal. Universal Pictures – Halloween (2018) Halloween Kills Has So Much Potential "The first one was more about Laurie's life of isolation after Michael and her attempts at revenge It was personal. This is more about the unraveling of a community into chaos It's about how fear spreads virally,"[...]
Halloween Kills Delayed A Year, Forever Purge, More Delayed As Well
Finally, Blumhouse and Universal also announced that Forever Purge, the final film supposedly, moves to July 9th, 2021 Halloween Kills producer John Carpenter, and director David Gordon Green released a statement about the date changes this afternoon. Halloween Kills Teaser Trailer Not all is terrible, though John Carpenter, knowing how bummed fans would be and knowing how[...]
Jurassic World: Dominion Adds Campbell Scott As Dodgson
Credit Universal Maybe Dodgson will end up being the big bad of the film Maybe he is who Wong's Henry Wu answers to He has seemed extra shady in the last two Jurassic World films, so that would make sense I do wish these films had less thematically in common with the original trilogy, hopefully, that[...]
Hateful Eight: Proposed iPhone Release Irks Quentin Tarantino
Universal Studios' exec Jeff Shell done more than his share of ruffling feathers within the entertainment industry Following the release of the animated feature Trolls: World Tour straight to VOD, Shell suggested the practice to bypass or simultaneous releases with movie theaters could soon become the norm even after the quarantine Universal recently followed through[...]
Twister Reboot, Or Reimagining, Is On The Way At Universal
No, this will be as a reboot/reimagining over at Universal Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is circling the project, with Hollywood mega-producer Frank Marshall executive producing and the team meeting with writers The original 1996 film was a huge summer hit, grossing over $490 million worldwide That film was directed by Jan De Bont,[...]
Mondo Dropping New Francesco Francavilla Invisible Man Poster Tomorrow
The film was released on home video this week and we're super excited to have partnered with our friends at Universal and Blumhouse on a new poster for this excellent adaptation of one of Universal's classic monsters " "Continuing the celebration of this horror stalwart, we also have a new enamel pin for THE INVISIBLE MAN[...]
“Back to the Future”: Stars Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox Reunite for Charity
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures Back to the Future Crew Appearance Rounding out the reunion was the crew with screenwriter Bob Gale, co-writer/director Robert Zemeckis, composer Alan Silvestri, and rocker Huey Lewis While Silvestri composed the score for the trilogy, Lewis was the primary artist on the 1985 film soundtrack with hits like "The Power of Love"[...]
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, and with the shutdowns still in place, they don't even know when it will begin shooting The news was reported by Variety. Director M Night Shyamalan at the Fox Winter TCA[...]
The Trolls World Tour final one sheet poster.
After first announcing that they were moving up the release date, Universal pivoted when theaters started closing Instead of delaying the film for release when things calmed down, they would release the film to VOD streaming the same weekend it was scheduled to release in theaters The film has done very well, according to Universal[...]
LEGO and Universal have entered a new partnership.
LEGO and Universal Pictures have signed a new agreement to bring properties to the big screen The new five-year deal will see the companies partner to bring Universal franchises to screens in brick form while continuing to expand the buildable brick IP as a Hollywood powerhouse To date, with Warner Bros as a partner, two[...]
Crave Has Been Picked Up By Universal Ahead of its Publication Date April 7th
Universal has purchased the film rights to YA vampire novel Crave by author Tracy Wolff The book is actually not being published until tomorrow, April 7th Universal apparently didn't want to wait and announced the deal today The purchase was first reported by Deadline Tracy Wolff has written over 60 novels Crave is her latest,[...]
Hobbs & Shaw
She went on to say that there are plans to bring this character back. Their point was, "We just want to see her so she can expand in this world, whether it's Hobbs and Shaw, Fast or whatever." [Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman] Donna Langley was a big part of it, too[...]
'Trolls World Tour': Watch the Final Trailer Now!
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" Review: A Bad Musical Adapted Into a Worse Movie
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’s Back into “The Hunt”, New Trailer, Poster
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[...]
“Saturday Night Live”: Daniel Craig’s Awkward Bond-Related Promo
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[...]
Universal to Make "4 Kids Walk Into A Bank" Movie?
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[...]
“Quantum Leap”: Jeff Bader Says NBCU Might Revive Series for Peacock [TCA 2020]
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[...]
“Kung Fu” Film Remake with David Leitch Directing for Universal
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, Skybound Bring Dracula's Henchman 'Renfield' to the Big Screen
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[...]
“Black Christmas” Remake Trailer Has Lots of “Sleighing”
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[...]