Tag Archives: Universal
DreamWorks Seals Deal with Disney
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney will be distributing for DreamWorks. The deal will provide DreamWorks with immediate capital, and fill the hole in Disney’s theatrical pipeline. This deal was originally in the works between DreamWorks and Universal, but after Universal fell … Continue reading
‘Bakugan’ Goes to the Big Screen
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal and Stuber Productions have picked up ‘Bakugan Battle Brawlers’, a Japanese anime and toy craze, to put on the big screen. They are entering into deal with Spin Master, the toy company responsible for … Continue reading
Atari Gets Desperaux Game
AWN reports that Atari has acquired the rights to Universal’s film “The Tale of Desperaux” to make a videogame. Brash Ent. had been set to release the game about the heroic, giant-eared mouse, but they went out of business last … Continue reading
“Wanted” and “Wall-E” premiere this weekend
This weekend sees the premiere of two different movies “Wall-E” from Disney-Pixar and “Wanted” from Universal. Both of these movies are very different, one a G rated family flick and the other an R-rated action flick based on a comic … Continue reading
Will “Hulk” Smash Box Office?
Reuters reports that Marvel’s Hulk and M. Night’s The Happening will be going head-to-head this weekend at the box office. Critics to dominate megaplexes heading into the seventh week of the lucrative summer movie season is “The Incredible Hulk,” a … Continue reading
Verbinski is Bioshocked
Variety reports that Gore Verbinski is now set to direct Universal’s “Bioshock”, turning the bestselling videogame into a film. Universal signed on to produce Bioshock last year, and word in the industry is that this is the biggest game-to-film deal … Continue reading
