All Universal articles – Page 29
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NewsOblivion to cross $100m
Universal Pictures International executives anticipate a consolidation session as Oblivion seeks to retain its international box office crown.
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NewsFast 7 set for July 2014
Universal Pictures announced on Tuesday it will release Fast & Furious 7 on Jul 11, 2014.
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NewsOblivion posts $60.4m debut
UPDATED APR 15: Tom Cruise’s enduring appeal mobilised the crowds in 52 territories as Universal Pictures International executives confirmed the weekend gross on Monday [15] as the sci-fi adventure opened top in 48 of 52 territories. It arrives in the US on Apr 19.
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NewsBenedict Cumberbatch joins Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak'
Guillermo del Toro will direct the UK’s white hot Benedict Cumberbatch, Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam in Legendary Pictures’ haunted house thriller.
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NewsTrevorrow to direct Jurassic Park 4
The director of Sundance 2012 hit Safety Not Guaraneteed has signed on for Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.
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NewsUniversal quiet over StudioCanal suit
Universal Pictures on Monday [4] maintined its “no comment” stance in the wake of the lawsuit initiated by StudioCanal over damage claims relating to a now defunct joint venture to develop, finance, produce and distribute Working Title films.
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NewsUni moves up 2 Guns release
Universal Pictures announced three schedule changes on Thursday [28] including the hottest project of the 2012 EFM, 2 Guns.
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NewsUniversal sets Richard Curtis’ About Time for Nov 1
The Working Title comedy will open in limited release in North America and expand nationwide a week later. It originally had been dated for May 10.
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The Best Man cast reunite for Universal comedy sequel
Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun, Melissa De Sousa and Regina Hall will reprise their roles nearly 14 years after the original hit theatres.
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NewsPeter Kujawski expands role at NBC Universal
The evp of worldwide acquisitions will now oversee acquisitions for Focus Features in addition to his role as top buyer at Universal, where he has overseen the recent acquisition of territories for Zero Dark Thirty and The Wolf Of Wall Street.
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NewsUniversal sets Jun 13 2014 for Jurassic Park 4
The studio made the announcement on Friday [11].
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NewsPreview: The Hobbit, Les Misérables eye holiday bounty
UPDATE: Warner Bros Pictures International top brass reported on Friday [28] that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had reached $373m heading into its third weekend.
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NewsLes Misérables earns $23.4m from holiday launches
Universal Pictures International reported on Wednesday (26) that Working Title’s musical has reached an estimated $23.4m following record-breaking launches and previews in seven territories.
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NewsUniversal Pictures sets $2.9bn box office record
The studio’s astonishing turnaround was underlined emphatically on Thursday (20) when top brass announced that 2012 will mark the best year at the global box office in Universal’s 100-year history with theatrical grosses surpassing $2.927bn to date.
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NewsAngelina Jolie sets directorial follow-up at Universal, Walden
The star’s second outing after In The Land Of Blood And Honey is Unbroken, a survival story based on Laura Hillenbrand’s novel Unbroken: A World War II Story Of Survival, Resilience, And Redemption.
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NewsUniversal snags UK and select territories for Wolf
Red Granite International has closed a key negotiation, licensing the Martin Scorsese-Leonardo DiCaprio reunion on The Wolf Of Wall Street to Universal Pictures International (UPI) for the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Scandinavia.
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Universal dates Ice Cube comedy Ride Along
Universal Pictures will release the Kevin Hart and Ice Cube comedy on Jan 17, 2014.
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Universal, Focus set Fifty Shades screenwriter
Kelly Marcel will adapt E L James’ erotic bestseller Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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NewsJon Mone named evp production at Universal
The executive has been in the studio fold since 2006 in his capacity as an executive at Scott Stuber’s Universal-based Bluegrass Films.
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NewsUniversal Pictures heralds record box office haul
The studio, celebrating its 100th anniversary, announced on Tuesday (25) that its films had amassed $1.128bn for the year-to-date, setting a new company record.