Category Archives: Universal Pictures

Only Three Studios Buying Time During The Super Bowl

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Sebastian Suchecki

While more than half of the people gearing up for this weekend’s Super Bowl XLIV will be more excited for the commercials, we unfortunately won’t be getting as many movie trailers as we are hoping to see. It’s been reported … Continue reading →

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‘MacGyver’ Creator Trying To Stop ‘MacGruber’

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Matt Raub

Many people speculated that MacGruber, an upcoming film based on a series of 60-second spoofs on Saturday Night Live, would be a terrible idea. Then we saw the first two trailers for the film and realized it may actually turn … Continue reading →

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Sam Worthington Is Alex Proyas’ Vampire In ‘Dracula Year Zero’

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

Building on the success of Avatar, the seemingly everywhere Sam Worthington has apparently already picked his next role: Dracula. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Worthington is currently in negotiations to star in director Alex Proyas’ vampire epic Dracula Year Zero … Continue reading →

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Daniel Craig May Take On ‘Cowboys and Aliens’

Posted on January 14, 2010 by John Muth

It was recently announced that “hot megastar” Robert Downey Jr. was turning down the role in Iron Man helmer Jon Favreau’s next feature, Cowboys and Aliens. Well, now comes word from Deadline Hollywood that James Bond himself may be stepping … Continue reading →

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Universal’s ‘The Wolfman’ Site Goes Live

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Matt Raub

In news for a film that could be considered dead in the water already, the site and online marketing campaign for Universal’s upcoming The Wolfman has gone live. The film has been bounced around more times than the Watchmen property … Continue reading →

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First Red Band Trailer for ‘Repo Men’

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Matt Raub

Many trailers these days follow a specific formula: send the audience in one direction, give them the twist, and show everybody in the film looking really, really cool. This formula is written on trailer editors bulletin boards. Sadly, that means … Continue reading →

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New International Trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’

Posted on December 22, 2009 by John Muth

We just discussed the recently released trailer for Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, and a host of other excellent actors, But, now Yahoo has the exclusive trailer for the international audience; and it shows far more Robin Hood-like … Continue reading →

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First Trailer And Photos From Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’

Posted on December 15, 2009 by John Muth

The Courier Mail has a gallery of photos from the new Robin Hood film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Danny Huston and Matthew Macfadyen. The series of images focus mainly on showing Crowe … Continue reading →

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