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

Posted 8 years ago

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

Posted 8 years ago

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?

Posted 8 years ago

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

Posted 8 years ago

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...

Universal to get cerebral when they adapt Warren Ellis’ Injection for TV

Posted 8 years ago

Word has come down the wire via The Hollywood Reporter that Universal Cable Productions is looking to adapt prolific writer Warren Ellis and celebrated artist Declan Shalvey's INJECTION comic books series for a chance to blow viewers minds on the...

Steven Spielberg is Kinda Crazy (video)

Posted 8 years ago

Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. He can pull at those heart strings with wondrous sappy emotions and frighten us with monstrous beasts. Spielberg took his first “crazy” leap into the film industry by sneaking...

Universal Studios to add Stranger Things to Halloween Horror Nights event

Posted 8 years ago

As a fan of STRANGER THINGS, have you ever fantasized about doing battle with a Demogorgon? Does exploring the Upside Down while munching on a Eggo Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich sound like a hot ticket? It does? Well, then I suggest you...

Blumhouse snags Damon Lindelof’s new action-thriller spec script The Hunt

Posted 8 years ago

Looks like Blumhouse and Universal just won an auction for Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse's new action-thriller spec script THE HUNT. And while Universal is keeping the script's plot under wraps we do know that Craig Zobel (COMPLIANCE, Z FOR...

The Test of Time: The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Posted 9 years ago

We all have certain movies we love. Movies we respect without question because of either tradition, childhood love, or because they’ve always been classics. However, as time keeps ticking, do those classics still hold up? Do they remain must see?...

Invisible Man loses writer as studio reconfigures Dark Universe

Posted 9 years ago

Universal Studios certainly had high hopes for their Dark Universe franchise, a cinematic universe featuring many of their classic monsters such as Dracula, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, and more, but after the lackluster reception which THE...

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