Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) and Peacock have announced that DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby: Family Business, the sequel to the Oscar-nominated blockbuster comedy, will debut as Peacock’s summer movie event for no additional charge to Peacock Premium customers in the U.S. beginning July 2, day-and-date with its theatrical release, moving up from its previously announced… Read More »
The international film industry got a huge boost this week, as F9: The Fast Saga launched across multiple markets and smashed past several records. RELATED: New F9 Featurette Brings Us Back to the Beginning According to new IMAX Distribution numbers, F9’s launch in China was record-setting. The film earned $6.5 million in the IMAX box office,… Read More »
(Photo by: Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Universal Pictures is currently in the process of developing an untitled autobiographical movie, centered around the life and career of Grammy winner and Oscar-winning singer-actress Cher (Moonstruck). The project hails from Mamma Mia! producers Judy Craymer and Playtone’s Gary Goetzman. “Gary and I are thrilled to… Read More »
The latest F9: The Fast Saga featurette features plenty of carnage, which is quite the pun for the vehicle-based action franchise. RELATED: Vin Diesel Believes F9 Co-Star John Cena Was Sent by Paul Walker Vin Diesel and the rest of the Fast and Furious family return to theaters on June 25, 2021. The new 90-second video is packed full… Read More »
Vin Diesel & Universal team for Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots film After working with the studio for the past 20 years on the hit Fast & Furious and Chronicles of Riddick franchises, Vin Diesel is partnering up with Universal once again to star in and produce a film adaptation of Mattel’s iconic tabletop boxing game Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em… Read More »
Universal Snaps up Mike Flanagan’s The Season of Passage Christopher Pike’s novel The Season of Passage is set to be adapted into a space horror film from Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House). Deadline reported that Universal pictures acquired the feature pitch in a “competitive situation”. The director took to Twitter to announce his excitement. RELATED: Iman… Read More »
Exclusive: RZA’s Nobody Action Movie Playlist! Universal Pictures provided ComingSoon.net with the chance to talk 1:1 with legendary actor/musician and Wu-Tang founder RZA for Ilya Naishuller’s action-thriller Nobody, now playing in theaters and arriving on VOD on April 16. In the film RZA plays Harry Mansell, the badass gun-toting brother of Bob Odenkirk’s Hutch Mansell. Since RZA… Read More »
Renfield: Chris McKay in talks to direct film about Dracula’s henchman Ahead of The Tomorrow War‘s premiere this coming July, it looks like director Chris McKay is setting up his next high-profile project with Universal Pictures. According to Deadline, McKay has entered negotiations to helm one of the studio’s upcoming monster movies, Renfield, which centers… Read More »
Josie and The Pussycats cast reunites for 20th Anniversary Universal’s cult early aughts classic Josie and the Pussycats, inspired by the Archie comics and Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name, turns 20 today and to celebrate, stars Rachael Leigh Cook (Love, Guaranteed), Rosario Dawson (The Mandalorian) and Tara Reid (Sharknado) reunited virtually to look back on… Read More »
Universal bumps up The Forever Purge release a week After the studio delayed The Forever Purge a whole year from July 2020 to 2021, Universal Pictures is bringing the hit horror-thriller franchise back to fans a little sooner as the studio has bumped its release up from July 9 to July 2, just in time for… Read More »