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Colin Trevorrow and Steven Spielberg planning two Jurassic World sequels

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Given Jurassic World’s runaway success at the box office this summer, where it earned $1.67 billion to become the third-biggest movie of all time, it came as little surprise when Universal announced a sequel for 2018. And, it will also come as little surprise that the studio has plans for another sequel to complete the […]

World War Z sequel receiving a rewrite, director was courted for Jurassic World 2

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Paramount Pictures is pressing ahead with its plans for a sequel to World War Z, after almost losing director J.A. Bayona (The Impossible) to Universal for the upcoming Jurassic World 2. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal wanted Bayona to succeed Colin Trevorrow on the blockbuster dinosaur franchise, although the filmmaker is tied to a […]

Colin Trevorrow discusses Jurassic World 2 plot details

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With Jurassic World pulling in a whopping $1.6 billion worldwide, it was little surprise that the sequel was announced shortly thereafter with director Colin Trevorrow returning. And our friends over at Jurassic Cast had the chance to sit down an interview the man himself, two years after they spoke to him last. And as well as talking […]

Jurassic World is fourth film ever to cross $1 billion outside USA

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Multiplex powerhouse Jurassic World has become only the fourth film to clear $1 billion outside of America, joining this year’s Furious 7 along with James Cameron’s one-two punch of Avatar and Titanic. SEE ALSO: 2015 – The Best or Worst Year At The Box Office? SEE ALSO: Jurassic World screenwriter swaps dinosaurs for Kong: Skull […]

2015 – The Best or Worst Year At The Box Office?

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This week, Neil Calloway asks whether 2015 has been a good year or a bad one at the box office… 2015 is looking to be the best year ever for box office. As things stand, two films released this year – Jurassic World and Avengers: Age of Ultron – are in the all time US […]

Looking Back on the Summer Blockbusters of 2015

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Matthew Lee takes a look back at the summer blockbusters of 2015… Last year, Forbes reported that last summer’s box office was down by a whopping $1.223 billion. Hollywood executives were undoubtedly shitting themselves. This was significantly more problematic considering last year’s summer held a number great critical surprises; Guardians of the Galaxy was a […]

Universal becomes first studio to have three billion-dollar films in a single year as Minions hits the milestone

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It’s been a fantastic year for Universal Pictures at the box office; having already pulled in the record highest-grossing year for a studio, it has now become the first to have three films hit a billion dollars worldwide in a single year, with Minions hitting the milestone today. The Despicable Me spinoff has pulled in […]

Fantastic Four tops the UK box office chart

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 7th August to Sunday 9th August 2015… It may have failed to dethrone Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in the States, but 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four has had a modicum of good new here in the UK, with the reboot shaking off […]

Universal sets record highest-grossing year for a studio

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2015 has certainly been an incredible year at the box office for Universal Pictures, spearheaded by the likes of Fast & Furious 7 and Jurassic World. In just seven months, Universal has pulled in $5.53 billion around the globe, setting an industry record the the highest-grossing year for a studio, which was previously held by […]