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‘Everything Everywhere’ Duo Daniels Set Next Movie for 2026 Release
Almost a year after Everything Everywhere All at Once took over the Oscars, the filmmaking duo behind the indie sensation are getting closer to their next feature. Universal has set a June 12, 2026, release date for the next film from filmmakers Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert). No other details were available, though the […]
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Movie Adds Four to Cast
Universal’s Viking village is growing. The studio has cast up-and-comers Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Gabriel Howell (Nightsleeper), Bronwyn James (Masters of the Air) and Harry Trevaldwyn (Ten Percent) in its live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon. Dean DeBlois, who co-wrote and directed the original and revered trilogy, is steering the new feature, […]
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How Seth MacFarlane Pivoted ‘Ted’ to “Outrageously Expensive” Peacock Series
After two feature films, the hedonistic talking teddy bear voiced by Seth MacFarlane is back and hitting the books for a Peacock prequel series. Currently streaming, Ted is a seven-episode series created by MacFarlane that sees the Family Guy honcho reprising his voice role as the title anthropomorphic stuffed animal who originated in Universal’s 2012 […]
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2023 Box Office: Disney Cedes Global Marketshare Crown to Universal After Years of Domination
Universal’s film empire is taking a major bow after placing No. 1 in marketshare at the 2023 global box office, a feat no studio has been able to pull off since Disney rose to dominance in 2016. The 24 movies released by Universal generated an estimated $4.91 billion in worldwide ticket sales, compared to an […]
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2023 Box Office: Domestic Revenue Clears $9B in Post-Pandemic First (Thanks, Barbenheimer)
Phew. Domestic box office revenue was able to clear $9 billion after all, despite a dismal fall season at the multiplex, according to Comscore. That’s the best showing of the post-pandemic era, with revenue in U.S. and Canada up 20 percent over 2022’s $7.5 billion. But movie ticket sales are still down sharply from pre-pandemic […]
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Olivia Wilde to Direct ‘Naughty’ Christmas Comedy for Universal
Universal has landed the Christmas comedy package for Naughty, which is set to be directed by Olivia Wilde and is based on a script by Jimmy Warden. Warden will continue writing the screenplay for Universal, while producing along with Wilde on the project. There is no word on casting, but the synopsis from Universal points to […]
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‘Barbie,’ Netflix Among Top Marketing Winners at 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards
The 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards, recognizing creative excellence in entertainment marketing, were handed out Thursday night in Hollywood, with Barbie, Tár, Wednesday and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story among the big winners. During the ceremony, Netflix was announced as network of the year, Activision/ Blizzard as game publisher of the year, Universal Pictures as studio of the year and AV […]
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Universal Pictures Sets Release Date for Blumhouse’s ‘The Black Phone 2’
Universal is set to release Blumhouse’s The Black Phone 2 on June 27, 2025, it was announced on Friday. The sequel is a follow-up to director Scott Derrickson and Blumhouse’s 2022 horror phenomenon The Black Phone, which earned over $160 million worldwide. Universal plans a wide release in summer 2025 after the original Black Phone, based […]
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Disney, Universal Host Second Cohort of MPA-EICOP Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship (Exclusive)
Disney and Universal are the next two studios to participate in the MPA-EICOP Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship, aimed at diversifying those industry pipelines. Now in its second year, the paid program – a partnership between the Motion Picture Association and the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program – offers two recent law school graduates the […]
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Delivers $2.9M in Box Office Previews
Blumhouse and Universal’s The Exorcist: Believer has started off its box office run with $2.85 million in Thursday previews at the domestic box office. The David Gordon Green-directed horror pic opened exactly 50 years after the first Exorcist hit theaters. Green and Blumhouse are hoping they can reinvent the Exorcist brand much as they did […]
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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Review: Early Intrigue Devolves Into Unoriginal Excess in David Gordon Green’s Sequel
Leslie Odom Jr. heads a cast that includes Ann Dowd and Ellen Burstyn, the latter reprising her role from William Friedkin’s 1973 horror classic for the first time.
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‘Incredible Hulk’ Director Reveals Plans for Scrapped Sequel: “Grey Hulk, Red Hulks — a Lot of Good Stuff We Were Planning”
Louis Leterrier has revealed plans for the scrapped sequel to his 2008 film The Incredible Hulk, which starred Edward Norton in the title role. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Leterrier shared that he had “a whole sequel” planned for the Marvel character that would have introduced other versions of the Hulk. “There was like Grey […]
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