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Universal hopes that Angelina Jolie will portray an iconic Universal Monster

Posted 11 years ago

Angelina Jolie's latest directorial outing, BY THE SEA, could stand to lose Universal as much as $40 million, but despite that rather considerable loss, the studio is hoping to keep Angelina Jolie in the Universal family. In fact, that was...

Universal may give a gender reversal to the Mummy in 2017

Posted 11 years ago

As Universal pumps new life into a planned series of monster-movies, the old bandage-swaddled Mummy might look a little different upon resurrection… According to THR, director Alex Kurtzman and writer John Spaihts are considering giving THE MUMMY a female makeover....

Pacific Rim 2 removed from Universal’s schedule, but don’t lose hope

Posted 11 years ago

A couple weeks ago, The Hollywood Reporter announced that work on Guillermo del Toro's PACIFIC RIM 2, which was slotted in for an August 4, 2017 release from Universal, had been halted indefinitely, with THR suggesting that the sequel to...

Pacific Rim 2 halted indefinitely, may not be made at all?!

Posted 11 years ago

Here’s a blast of cold water to the face for you Kaiju fans. In a lengthy and engrossing Hollywood Reporter article about the strains and stresses of the business relationship between Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures, it’s noted ever-so-briefly that...

The Visit (Movie Review)

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: When a single mom goes on vacation with her new boyfriend, she sends her two young children to visit their estranged grandparents. When they arrive however, the old folks are not what they seem. REVIEW: 16 years it’s been...

Crypt TV and Universal Horror partner on The Visit Snapchat Show

Posted 11 years ago

Crypt TV, the entity which just last month produced Eli Roth's Snapchat murder mystery, is back on the horse (or back on the cartoon ghost, so to speak) once again, teaming with Universal Horror to promote the upcoming M. Night...

Alex Kurtzman assures that the new Universal Monsters movies are horror

Posted 11 years ago

We still have more than a year to wait until entries in Universal's Marvel-inspired attempt to create a cinematic universe with reboots of their classic monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon) start hitting theatres,...

Amy Poehler to play an NBA coach in untitled basketball comedy for Universal

Posted 11 years ago

Amy Poehler is poised to blow up on the big screen. After finishing her critically lauded run on NBC's Parks and Recreation and enjoying regular supporting roles on the big screen, Poehler led the voice cast of Pixar's latest, INSIDE...

Dissecting Jaws The Franchise!

Posted 11 years ago

JAWS THE FRANCHISE! Well I’ll be damned! Can you believe this June marks the 40th anniversary of not just one of the best movies ever made, but the inaugural Hollywood blockbuster? That’s correct y’all, June 20th means JAWS turns 40!...

Legendary’s Pacific Rim 2 & Universal’s The Mummy get new release dates

Posted 11 years ago

Several films on Universal's slate are doing the release date shuffle, including the sequel to Guillermo del Toro's PACIFIC RIM and Uni's Alex Kurtzman-directed reboot of THE MUMMY. Universal was originally set to release Legendary's PACIFIC RIM 2 on April...

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