All Universal articles – Page 22
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NewsDumb And Dumber To rules US on $36.1m
NOVEMBER 17 UPDATE: Twenty years after Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels headlined the global comedy smash Dumb And Dumber the pair reprise their roles and get back to winning ways at the box office with the Farrelly brothers.
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NewsUni plots next monster revival
The studio has set April 21 2017 as the date for a new monster franchise film from Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan.
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CommentFirst trailer for Minions
Despicable Me’s most memorable creation is set to take over the world next summer.
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NewsUniversal dates Hail, Caesar!
The studio will release the Coen brothers latest film on February 5, 2016.
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NewsOuija tops US box office on $20m
It may have been a slow session, but that won’t stop Universal executives celebrating a number one berth heading into Halloween this week and top brass at The Weinstein Company feeling good about St. Vincent.
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NewsWill Dracula Untold rise again?
Dracula Untold was the top Hollywood international release last weekend on $33.9m and Universal Pictures International top brass will look for strong holds to retain pole position.
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NewsUniversal boards Baltasar Kormakur’s Vikingr
The Icelandic filmmaker’s latest venture with Universal will be based on tales of Nordic settlers and life in the Viking age.
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NewsUPHE establishes LA hub
Universal Pictures is setting up a new global home entertainment division headquarters in Los Angeles.
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NewsFocus, Laika sign three-film deal
As The Boxtrolls enters it second weekend in release, Focus Features and Laika announced they have extended their collaboration.
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NewsNicholas Carpou to lead Uni domestic distribution
The long-serving senior executive will become president of domestic distribution and the outgoing Nikki Rocco.
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NewsUni hails international exec team
The studio leadership has abandoned its search for an executive to fill the void left by David Kosse and slotted London-based Duncan Clark into a jigsaw of executives who will fufil operational oversight.
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NewsPeter Kujawski lands UPIP role
Peter Kujawski has been promoted from evp of worldwide acquisitions at Universal Pictures to the new role of managing director of Universal Pictures International Productions.
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NewsTom Hiddleston joins Skull Island
The British star and Comic-Con deity has signed on to Legendary Entertainment’s 2016 release with Jordan Vogt-Roberts on board to direct.
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NewsLucy bosses int'l BO on $25m
SEPTEMBER 15 UPDATE: Lucy the brave soared past $200m as an overall $24.9m through Universal and EuropaCorp propelled the running total to $230.6m.
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NewsLucy plunders $29m at int'l BO
UPDATED AUGUST 25: Lucy grossed a confirmed $28.9m from 3,267 venues in 38 Universal territories for a total of $65.2m to rank as the weekend’s top release at the international marketplace.
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NewsUni dates Legendary duo
Universal has dated a pair of Legendary Pictures titles and will release Krampus on November 25, 2015, and Spectral in 3D on August 12, 2016.
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NewsUni dates The Huntsman
The Snow White And The Huntsman spin-off stars Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron has shunted The Mummy into a summer 2016 slot.
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NewsLucy tops North America on $44m
EuropaCorp’s thriller starring Scarlett Johansson delivered a strong debut through Universal as box office for the top 12 matched the comparable session of 2013.
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FeaturesLuc Besson, Lucy
The French director of La Femme Nikita and Leon: The Professional returns with a new super-female – and in this case it’s no exaggeration. Plus he tells Jeremy Kay why the first meeting with Scarlett Johansson was like two dogs sniffing each other’s butts.
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NewsJason Blum cements Uni ties
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions have signed a 10-year first-look production deal as Jason Blum looks to form partnerships across NBCUniversal.