Category Archives: Universal Pictures

Review: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Shannon Hood

It’s difficult to do justice to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World in a review because the movie defies any sort of label. Bouncing merrily from genre to genre, the film is part romance, part comic book caper, part martial-arts action … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Comedy, Comics, Movies, Reviews, Romance, Universal Pictures | Tagged Action, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, brandon routh, Chris Evans, Comedy, Edgar Wright, Ellen Wong, Graphic NovelMary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, Kieran Culkin, Kung Fu, Mae Whitman, Michael Cera, Romance, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World | 3 Comments

Don’t Look Up In This New Trailer For ‘Skyline’

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Joe Gillis

This year at Comic-Con, one of the cooler features of the show didn’t actually take place on the con floor, but just outside of it, as Universal set up a machine outside that released several people-shaped bubbles into the heavens. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Universal Pictures | Tagged Aliens, Brothers Strause, Eric Balfour, Rogue Pictures, Sci-Fi, Skyline, Trailers, Universal Pictures | Comments Off

A Geeky Girl’s Guide to Summer Movies: Winner Take All

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Diane Panosian

Congrats to all those who have made it past Comic-Con’s endless Hall H lines, sat through countless hours of the studio’s pleading with you to buy movie tickets, and made it back home in one, tired piece. What awaits you … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Features, Geek, Lionsgate, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Universal Pictures | Tagged Angelina Jolie, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Avatar, Bruce Willis, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Buffy, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Chris Evans, Comic-Con, Community, Dolph Lundgren, Eclipse, Edgar Wright, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Lionsgate, Lucy Lawless, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Cera, Michelle Rodriguez, Mickey Rourke, Nintendo, Rhona Mitra, Rocky V, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Austin, Summit Entertainment, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables, The Office, The Other Guys, The Twilight Saga, Twilight, Universal, Will Ferrell | 7 Comments

Box Office: Still A Dream For ‘Inception’

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Inception performed remarkably well for its third week in release, and won the weekend with over $27.5 Million. For those keeping track at home, that makes it three weeks in a row at the top spot. That box office take … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Office, Movies, News, Universal Pictures | Tagged Box Office, Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Charlie St. Cloud, Despicable Me, Dinner With Schmucks, Inception, Salt, Toy Story 3, Universal | 1 Comment

Guillermo del Toro and James Cameron Head to ‘The Mountains of Madness’

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Joe Gillis

Much like J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon’s epic team-up during Comic-Con to show they are probably way geekier than you are, two other powerful film titans that you love (or love to hate) have decided to team up for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Deals and Dealmaking, Horror, Movies, News, Universal Pictures | Tagged 3D, At the Mountains of Madness, Guillermo del Toro, H.P. Lovecraft, Horror, James Cameron, Mlvies, Universal | Comments Off

Sci-Fi Short ‘The Raven’ Gets Picked Up By Universal

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Matt Raub

A few months ago, we brought you news of an innovative and visually stunning short that was making its way across the web titled The Raven from writer/director Ricardo de Montreuil. It seems that the film has turned enough heads, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Filmmaking, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Short Films, Universal Pictures | Tagged Justin Marks, Mark Wahlberg, RIcardo de Montreuil, Supermax, The Raven, Universal, Voltron | 3 Comments

Marvel To Recast The Hulk In Joss Whedon’s ‘Avengers’, Edward Norton Out

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Matt Raub

It goes without saying most genre fans enjoyed Edward Norton’s Incredible Hulk. At least, we enjoyed it far more than when Ang Lee or Bill Bixby had a crack at it. The film did moderately well in the box office, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Casting, Comics, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Movies, News, Universal Pictures, Whedon | Tagged Avengers, Bruce Banner, Edward Norton, Hulk, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Joss Whedon, Kevin Feige, Louis Leterrier, Marvel | 2 Comments

Box Office: Not Despicable At All

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Animated films are having a pretty stellar summer. This weekend, Toy Story 3 just became the highest grossing Pixar film of all time (surpassing Finding Nemo.) Illumination Entertainment just released their first film, Despicable Me, and cleaned up at … Continue reading →