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Rival Dungeons And Dragons Films In The Works – But Who Has The Rights?

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

It’s Dungeons and Dragons vs. Dungeons and Dragons.

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The Jurassic Park 4 Delay Becomes Official With A Statement From Universal

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

It’s official. Here’s Universal’s statement on the frozen-in-amber Jurassic Park sequel.

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Now Is The Time To Buy The Universal 100th Anniversary Collection

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

25 films that Universal are proud of, in one big box with plenty of extras.

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Is Jurassic Park 4′s Secret Director Actually Steven Spielberg?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

So… why do you keep a director secret from the crew you’re hiring? And what else do we know about Jurassic Park 4?

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More Bourne, Snow White, Identity Thief Join Wicked, Fifty Shades On Universal’s Planner

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

No word on Ted 2 or Seth MacFarlane’s Million Ways to Die in the West, though.

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Grinch Remake Gets Gorillaz Director Pete Candeland

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Brendon Connelly

We like Pete Candeland and want to see him get a feature going. The Grinch? Sure, why not. It’s a great book.

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Walking Dead Walkthrough At Universal Horror Nights

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Wow. What-an-amazing-night.

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Mummy Reboot In The Hands Of Total Recall’s Len Wiseman

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Inspired by Michael Crichton style sci-fi, apparently.

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A Monster Of A Secret Avengers

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Rick Remender tweets; If this doesn’t make you crazy excited for what is coming up in SECRET AVENGERS nothing will With Frankencastle, Vampire Wolverine, the Werewolf Captain America from Man And Wolf, an Egyptian mummified Thor, a horned devilish Daredevil, …

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Studio And Director At Odds Over Keanu Reeves Samurai Movie, 47 Ronin

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Stories vary, but something is up.

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Universal Hatching Sequels For Bourne With Renner And Weisz, Ted With… That Bear

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Studio to become a franchise and toon factory.

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Prometheus Scribe Rebooting The Mummy As “Epic”, “Scary” And “Dark”

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

There are ancient secrets hidden in the pyramids, and following them may lead to danger and death. But enough about Prometheus, that film’s initial screenwriter, Jon Spaihts, has now signed on to write a new Mummy movie for Universal. Variety …

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Vince Vaughn And Owen Wilson Reteaming For Shawn Levy’s Interns

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

Last I heard, Shawn Levy‘s next picture was going to be either Fantastic Voyage or Frankenstein, but it seems that’s old news. As Frankenstein has apparently collapsed under the strain of its $80 million budget, Levy has been left to …

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UPDATED – The 13 Films Universal Are Restoring And Reissuing To Mark Their Centenary

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Brendon Connelly

2012 marks the centenary of both Paramount and Universal Pictures, and both will be celebrating. First to lay out many of their plans are Universal. As well as revamping their globe logo with a new look and new audio, with …

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Did Scorsese’s Hugo Cabret Jump Or Was It Pushed?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Brendon Connelly

As far as we all knew, Sony had Martin Scorsese’s 3D kids’ flick Hugo Cabret scheduled for release across the US on 9 December 2011. Today, the picture has changed, and rather dramatically. It’s maybe not such a big deal that …

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Casper Reboot Could Be In The Works

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Brendon Connelly

I suppose I rather enjoyed Brad Silberling’s 1995 Casper movie, but found its direct-to-DVD sequels A Spirited Beginning and Casper Meets Wendy to be hilariously awful. Both of those direct-t0-DVD follow ups were directed by Sean McNamara, who I’d give …

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