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Danny Boyle Blames ‘Steve Jobs’ Box Office on Universal’s Release Strategy
Danny Boyle Blames ‘Steve Jobs’ Box Office on Universal’s Release Strategy
Danny Boyle Blames ‘Steve Jobs’ Box Office on Universal’s Release Strategy
While the aptly-named Steve Jobs biopic Steve Jobs has drawn a host of positive reviews, the box-office receipts have been rather lackluster. After three weeks of exhibition in wide release, the film — which boasts a script from the most well-known screenwriter alive and performances from three big-name stars — has a paltry $16...
Spielberg’s DreamWorks May Move Over to Universal
Spielberg’s DreamWorks May Move Over to Universal
Spielberg’s DreamWorks May Move Over to Universal
For several years now, Steven Spielberg’s production company DreamWorks has partnered with Disney to distribute their films, while Spielberg has been free to produce and direct films with and for other studios. But a major change is brewing, as DreamWorks is cutting free from Disney next year with the studio eyeing a leap over to Universal. This seems like a basic corporate maneuver, but with that change could come something that either excites or terrifies you: reboots of properties like Jaws and Back to the Future.
'Jurassic Park' Animated Series Concept Art Revealed
'Jurassic Park' Animated Series Concept Art Revealed
'Jurassic Park' Animated Series Concept Art Revealed
Amid the reign of selective sequels in recent years, few could have expected Jurassic World to revitalize interest in the Jurassic Park franchise so heartily. Certainly, the original incarnation permeated its share of culture with endless merchandising tie-in, but did you know we almost got a “mature” Jurassic Park animated series, before Spielberg permanently caged the project? We even have the concept art to prove it.
Awesome Theme Park Attractions That Were Never Built
Awesome Theme Park Attractions That Were Never Built
Awesome Theme Park Attractions That Were Never Built
It’s a common complaint about modern movies: Between 3D and extensive computer special effects, they all start to look like theme park rides. And while that’s a subjective value judgment, the opposite is increasingly and objectively true; with each passing year, more and more theme park rides start to look like movies.
Universal is Turning Their Monsters Into Superheroes
Universal is Turning Their Monsters Into Superheroes
Universal is Turning Their Monsters Into Superheroes
The likes of Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolf Man have no business aping the Marvel “shared universe” structure in the first place. They're monsters! Let them monster! Any of our well-intentioned blogging-into-the-wind was too little, too late because the head of Universal has pretty much come and out said that they're taking the horror out of their horror icons.
'The Wolf Man' is the Latest Universal Monster to Get Rebooted
'The Wolf Man' is the Latest Universal Monster to Get Rebooted
'The Wolf Man' is the Latest Universal Monster to Get Rebooted
Universal is working overtime to revive its classic monster movies for the modern age; the latest classic creature to get a big screen revival is 'The Wolf Man,' a character whose legacy as a horror great trumps the fact that his last big-screen appearance was one of the biggest disasters in the studio's history.
Please Don’t Turn the Universal Monsters Into Superheroes
Please Don’t Turn the Universal Monsters Into Superheroes
Please Don’t Turn the Universal Monsters Into Superheroes
Few cinematic legacies are as strong as that of the Universal Monsters, whose films have spent the past 80 years aging from B-movies into genre masterpieces. These aren't just movies; they're the foundation of an entire genre, the roots of an entire cinematic language. These aren't just great movies -- they're vital components of human culture, touchstones whose reverberations can still be felt today. And Universal has no idea what to do with them.
Universal Sets Date for Second Monster Universe Movie
Universal Sets Date for Second Monster Universe Movie
Universal Sets Date for Second Monster Universe Movie
A while back, Universal announced plans to reboot their classic monsters into a new franchise of films which will all share a universe, similar to Marvel's Cinematic Universe, but, you know, with monsters. The project will be kicked off in 2016 with a reboot of 'The Mummy,' and now Universal has set a 2017 release date for the second film in their monster universe -- or Universal Monster Universe? UMU?
'Van Helsing' Producer Talks Creating a Universe of Monsters
'Van Helsing' Producer Talks Creating a Universe of Monsters
'Van Helsing' Producer Talks Creating a Universe of Monsters
Early last year, we learned that the screenwriting team of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were tasked with bringing 'Van Helsing' and 'The Mummy' back to the big screen for Universal Studios. And since then ... silence. But now Orci, while on the road promoting the upcoming film adaptation of 'Ender's Game' (on which he's a producer), spoke more about the projects. Turns out, it seems that what Un

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