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Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan to star in She Said, based on The New York Times investigation against Harvey Weinstein
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoCarey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan will play Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor whose investigative story about media mogul Harvey Weinstein sparked the #MeToo movement.
Steven Yeun joins Jordan Peele's yet-untitled film, also starring Keke Palmer, Daniel Kaluuya
• 4 years agoJordan Peele is writing, directing and producing the Universal Pictures project, billed as a thriller
George Clooney, Julia Roberts to reunite for Universal Pictures' Ticket To Paradise
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoTicket To Paradise, directed by Ol Parker, will go on floors later this year
After AMC, Universal Pictures strikes deal with Cinemark to shorten theatrical window to 17 days
• 4 years agoUniversal and Cinemark announced an agreement that guarantees three weekends of theatrical exclusivity for Universal and Focus Feature titles before a film can become available to rent on demand. Films that open to $50 million or more, however, will stay in theatres exclusively for at least five full weekends.
Madonna to co-write, direct her biopic at Universal Pictures; film will focus on her journey as 'artist, musician, dancer'
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe biopic will also be written by Juno scribe Diablo Cody and produced by Amy Pascal, who bankrolled A League of their Own, the 1992 film co-starring Madonna.
Amy Adams to star in Universal's adaptation of Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen
• 5 years agoAmy Adams, best known for movies such as Arrival, The Fighter, The Master, American Hustle and Vice, will portray Cynthia Murphy, mother of the characters Connor and Zoe Murphy.
Coronavirus Outbreak: The SpongeBob Movie skips theatrical release, will launch on rent services in the US
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is the first CGI-film featuring the iconic cartoon character.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Universal Pictures releases Trolls World Tour digitally, faces backlash from theatre owners
• 5 years agoUniversal Pictures shifted the Trolls World Tour release to video on demand, leading a charge straight through the theatrical window.
The Invisible Man: Elisabeth Moss-led thriller tops international box office with $29 mn opening weekend
• 5 years agoFifty Shades of Grey author EL James' next novel The Mister to be adapted into a film by Universal
Fp Staff • 5 years agoEL James, who has earlier co-produced all the films under the Fifty Shades franchise for Universal Pictures, will finance The Mister adaptation as well.