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The fur will fly come Christmas 2019 as Cats prowls into theaters

Break out the catnip and sharpen your claws, because Universal has dated Working Title's feature presentation of Andrew Llyod Webber's CATS, which has recently pounced on a December 20, 2019 release for the big screen musical adaptation. Originally, Universal's silver screen...

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Matt Damon in early talks to lead The King of Oil, Krasinski may direct

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Daniel Day-Lewis first came for everyone's milkshake in Paul Thomas Anderson's 2017 oil baron drama THERE WILL BE BLOOD, and now Deadline is getting word that Matt Damon is poised to do the same (sort of), as the SUBURBICON star is...

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Movie Review)

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PLOT: When a dormant volcano on Isla Nublar grows angrily active, Owen and Claire are put to the test in their attempt to rescue the dinosaurs from the natural disaster. REVIEW: After demonstrating a deft hand at properly weighing emotional...

Upgrade (Movie Review)

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PLOT: Following an unspeakable tragedy, quadriplegic mechanic Grey Trace (Logan Marshall Green) undergoes a surgical procedure called Stem that technologically upgrades his body. REVIEW: Three years after acquitting himself well enough from the director’s chair with INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 3, Aussie...

Trick r Treat is coming to Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights

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Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort have issued a warning to those who plan to attend this year's Halloween Horror Nights event by way of four simple yet familiar rules: Wear a costume, hand out treats, never blow out a Jack-O-Lantern, and always...

Breaking In (Movie Review)

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PLOT: A mother of two (Gabrielle Union) must protect her children when a quartet of home-invading looters breaks in to her late father’s renovated mansion. REVIEW: In a far cry from beginning his directorial career with a modicum of straight-faced...

Halloween’s David Gordon Green in talks to helm Friday Night Lights film

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Word has come down the wire that HALLOWEEN and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS director David Gordon Green is in final negotiations to helm a re-imagined version of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS for Universal Pictures. In the past, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS was adapted into...

Two-part cinematic VR experience Jurassic World: Blue launches today

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Today Universal Pictures and Felix & Paul Studios launched JURASSIC WORLD: BLUE in conjunction with the launch of the new Oculus Go standalone VR headset. The two-part cinematic virtual reality experience delivers a single, continuous take, combining live-action and CG in...

New Doom a low-budget, direct-to-DVD sequel?

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It was just last week we that we passed along the killer news that Universal is currently working on a new film based on the classic POV shooter video game DOOM. But today's news is a bit disheartening as it seems...

Universal scoops up the rights to Jen Wang’s The Prince and the Dressmaker

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Ah, there's nothing finer than waking up to great news. This morning, I found out that my favorite graphic novel of the year (so far), THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER, has had its feature rights snagged by Universal and Marc...

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