We all know Christopher Nolan is obsessed with time, and he has wasted none in rushing to end last week’s discourse about where his next blockbuster would land, opting to swap his long-standing relationship with Warner Bros by taking his WWII movie to Universal. After speculation that the Tenet filmmaker was touting his next film […]
Peacock drops $400 million on new Exorcist trilogy, Ellen Burstyn reprising role from original film
In a deal almost as scary as the film itself, The Exorcist is returning. The scary part? The price tag for the film rights hit $400 million! Peacock and Universal Pictures have reached a new deal to acquire the rights to produce a new trilogy of films in The Exorcist universe. Morgan Creek Entertainment had […]
Universal movies heading to Peacock four months after theatrical release
The relationship between theaters and streaming services is evolving every day. The pandemic has shifted things, but the landscape was going to change no matter what. The Hollywood Reporter is noting that Universal Pictures is the latest studio to lean into streaming more as THR reports that all movies from Universal will arrive on Peacock […]
Mike Flanagan to direct Mars-set horror The Season Of Passage for Universal
Tired of scaring the bejesus out of audiences up and down various hotel corridors in Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House, and The Haunting of Bly Manor, director Mike Flanagan is instead heading to outer-space for his next horror film, with the news that Universal has tapped him up to adapt Christopher Pike’s 1993 […]
Universal Pictures delays F9 a month, Minions: The Rise of Gru an entire year
For those hoping that 2021 would mark the end of massive delays for blockbuster films, sadly it’s not over yet. Universal Pictures is waiting it out just a bit longer, pushing one of its biggest releases back an entire year. The upcoming fifth installment in the Despicable Me franchise, Minions: The Rise of Gru, will […]
Universal to showcase Universal Classic Monsters movies for free on YouTube
For fans of the classic Universal Horror Monsters, you’ll be getting a treat in the new few weeks. In a partnership with Universal, the YouTube account Fear: The Home of Horror will be hosting some of the brand’s most iconic films of all time in a special week-long event this month. For older fans, this […]
Dwayne Johnson to reboot The Scorpion King for Universal
A whole new generation will get to see the power of The Scorpion King as Universal Pictures and Dwayne Johnson are looking to reboot the film franchise that launched Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s movie career. Johnson’s big-screen career started in The Mummy Returns, where he first played the Scorpion King. He then received a spin-off […]
John Carpenter suggests that Blumhouse is rebooting The Thing
During this weekend’s Fantasia International Film Festival, director John Carpenter offered an update on the Blumhouse’s reboot of the iconic horror film, The Thing, as part of an online Masterclass Q&A panel. “I think [Jason Blum’s] gonna be working on The Thing. Rebooting The Thing. I may be involved with that. Maybe. Down the road,” Carpenter […]
Jason Blum says talks have taken place to turn Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights into a movie
Every year Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights event takes place at Universal Parks around the world including Los Angeles, Orlando, Singapore, and Osaka. This event features both originally designed haunted house attractions and others that are adapted from feature films and television for a chance for fans to experience their favourite properties. While at first, it […]
Could the Dark Universe rise from the dead? “Monster things” apparently in the works
It’s alive! Or at least, it might be. A recent social media posting from an artist has suggested that Universal might still be searching for life in the rigid corpse of its Dark Universe, hinting at “monster things in the works”. The wheels have continued to come off the Dark Universe ever since Tom Cruise […]
