All Universal articles – Page 32
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NewsDespicable Me tops overseas with $23m weekend haul
Another fine weekend for Universal’s popular animation saw it trump the double horror threat of Paranormal Activity 2 and Saw 3D and boost its running total to $235.4m. Lionsgate reported a preliminary $11.5m haul for Saw 3D from 22 territories
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NewsUPI's Despicable Me rules international with $26m haul
Universal/UPI’s Despicable Me saw off a concerted challenge from Sony’s Eat Pray Love to finish as the weekend’s top overseas performer on an estimated $25.7m. Meanwhile Fox International set a new company record as it crossed $2.5bn in combined ticket sales for the year-to-date.
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NewsCotillard, Duris, Chaumeil join new Universal-Quad comedy
UPI is reuniting with Heartbreaker producers Quad on the new French-language comedy Living Is Better Than Dying (Vivre C’est Mieux Que Mourir).
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NewsMann is Universal's girl for The Change-Up
Leslie Mann will play the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in Universal’s The Change-Up, a body-swap comedy to be directed by David Dobkin.
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Paramount to release Universal home entertainment slate in Spain
Paramount Home Entertainment International (PHEI) has signed an agreement to handle Universal’s entire home entertainment slate in Spain.
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Schell moves to Universal to head business development
Universal Pictures has named Jessica Schell to lead the studio’s business development efforts.
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NewsUniversal aims high with Dark Tower adaptations
Universal Pictures and NBC Universal Television Entertainment is teaming up with Ron Howard to adapt Stephen King’s venerated fantasy saga The Dark Tower.
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NewsDespicable Me topples Eclipse to lead weekend on $60.1m
Universal’s first 3D animation Despicable Me soared to the top of the charts on an estimated $60.1m over the weekend.
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NewsGilroy returns to write Universal's fourth Bourne episode
Universal has announced plans for the fourth Jason Bourne instalment and hired the franchise’s key writer Tony Gilroy.
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NewsUPI acquires major territories from Relativity to 3D epic Immortals
Universal Pictures International (UPI) has struck a deal with Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media on a raft of territories for the 3D adventure Immortals.
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NewsIron Man 2 stays top on $53m to vanquish Robin Hood
Iron Man 2 stayed top in its second weekend, beating back the challenge of Universal’s Robin Hood.
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Grayson promoted to evp national publicity for Universal
Alissa Grayson has been promoted to executive vice-president of national publicity for Universal Pictures.
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NewsRobin Hood looks to vanquish Iron Man 2 overseas
Iron Man 2 will overtake the lifetime total of its 2008 predecessor this weekend as Paramount Pictures International anticipates a robust third weekend.
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NewsUniversal unveils major release date shuffle
The Matt Damon-Emily Blunt sci-fi romance The Adjustment Bureau has been shunted out of the summer to make way for the Zac Efron grief drama Charlie St Cloud, as Universal announced key changes and new release dates late last night [27].
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Rob Letterman to direct, Nick Stoller to rewrite Stretch Armstrong
Monsters Vs Aliens director Rob Letterman will take the reins on Universal’s action adaptation Stretch Armstrongstarring Taylor Lautner.
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NewsEddie Egan announces marketing shake-up at Universal
Michael Moses has been promoted to co-president of marketing at Universal Pictures and will jointly run a team of 104 people alongside marketing president Eddie Egan.
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NewsPPI renews Italian distribution deal with UPI Italy
Paramount Pictures International (PPI) has renewed its distribution contract for theatrical distribution of its films via Universal Pictures International Italy.
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NewsFresnadillo to direct Owen, Bruhl in Intruders for UPI, Antena 3
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will direct Clive Owen and Daniel Bruhl in the English-language genre feature Intruders that Spain’s Antena 3 and Universal Pictures International (UPI) will finance.
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Tom Boogaers lands UPIE general manager Benelux role
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) has named Tom Boogaers as general manager of Universal Pictures Benelux, effective immediately.
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NewsGrass named head of international production and acquisitions at UPI
Christian Grass has been named president of international production and acquisitions at Universal Pictures International (UPI).