Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar® winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back [...]
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Universal Pictures To Halt Development Until 2010
Universal Pictures put the word out this week that it will not spend money for the rest of the year to advance development projects. Essentially, if your project isn't being fast-tracked or greenlit, you won't be able to spend money [...]
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Peter Berg Officially Boards ‘Battleship’
We told you back in May that Peter Berg was in talks to Direct the big-screen version of the Hasbro board game 'Battleship' for Universal. Now, we have word from variety that Universal has set July 1, 2011, for the release [...]
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New ‘Bioshock’ Director Chosen By Universal
"28 Weeks Later" helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is in talks to direct "Bioshock," the Universal Pictures adaptation of the Take-Two Interactive videogame. Gore Verbinski has stepped out of the directing slot, but remains the film's producer through his U-based Blind Wink [...]
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‘Jessica Alba’ Among Favorites For ‘Barbarella’ Role
Jessica Alba is reportedly the favorite to take the role of Barbarella in the upcoming film remake. The original film, which starred Jane Fonda, was set in the far future and told the story of a highly sexual female mercenary given [...]
Read moreSuddenly, Everyone Wants To ‘Kick-Ass’
Three studios are competing to buy the film adaptation of Mark Millar’s creator-owned title Kick-Ass. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate, Paramount and Universal are all interested in the movie. The film, directed and financed by Matthew Vaughan (Stardust), previewed last month [...]
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‘Fear Agent’ Launching to the Big Screen
Universal could be heading to outer space. The studio is in early development on the Dark Horse sci-fi property "Fear Agent." The project is now an open-writing assignment, but there's a possibility that the studio could match a spec whose rights [...]
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‘Universal’ Wins ‘Asteroids’
Universal has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids." Matthew Lopez will write the script for the feature adaptation, which will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. In "Asteroids," initially [...]
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‘Stretch Armstrong’ Movie Gets April 2011 Release Date
Academy Award winning producer Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster) has come on board to produce the project. Grazer issued the following statement: "Stretch Armstrong is a character I have wanted to see on screen for a long time. He's an [...]
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Universal May Remake ‘Barbarella’ Without Robert Rodriguez
A few weeks back, "Sin City" director Robert Rodriguez told MTV that he was abandoning his long-cherished dream of rebooting the 1960's camp-classic "Barbarella". The plans for a "Barbarella" redux go back to 2007 when producers Dino and Martha [...]
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Universal Puts The Brakes On Bioshock
Weeks after Gore Verbinski abandoned Pirates to focus on Bioshock, Universal has put the freeze on the project, which was well into the pre-production stage. According to Variety the studio balked at the budget (which was estimated to be $160 [...]
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