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UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND LUDLUM ENTERTAINMENT MAKE LONG-TERM DEAL TO CONTINUE BOURNE FRANCHISE [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 10 days 23 hours 17 minutes ago
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives from Universal Pictures and Ludlum Entertainment announced today that they have entered into a long-term deal that gives Universal the exclusive rights to continue making films based on the Jason Bourne character. The Bourne franchise has been one of Universal's most popular and profitable franchises with "The Bourne Identity," "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" grossing a total of almost $1 billion worldwide at th...

UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR VOICE TALENT FOR INAUGURAL 3-D CGI FEATURE DESPICABLE ME FROM ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 22 hours 37 minutes ago
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures announced today principal voice talent for its inaugural 3-D CGI feature, "Despicable Me," the studio's first film from billion-dollar animation producer Chris Meledandri ("Ice Age" franchise, "Robots," "Horton Hears a Who!"). Meledandri will produce through his new Universal Pictures-based family-entertainment shingle, Illumination Entertainment, which has a multi-picture deal to deliver live-action and animated all-audi...

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: 'Fantastic. One of the Best Sports Movies I've Seen' - Larry King [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 days 3 hours 51 minutes ago
...Dewitt Henson, Omar Benson Miller, Nelsan Ellis, Charles S. Dutton Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of...

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: 'Flash of Genius' Based on a True Story Greg Kinnear Leads an All-Star Cast Featuring Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda, and Lauren Graham [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 8 days 3 hours 51 minutes ago
...everyday David will try the unthinkable: to bring Goliath to his knees. Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of...

OPEN CASTING CALL FOR YOUNG BOYS FOR UPCOMING UNIVERSAL PICTURES FEATURE FILM [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 days 20 hours 39 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Seeking 4 - 6-year-old boy (must be accompanied by parent or guardian) for feature film role WHO: If chosen, he will play the role of Pedro, a child with a Hispanic, Italian/Mediterranean look (who does not have an accent). Boy must have dark hair/dark eyes. Child must be precocious, funny and outgoing and able to memorize dialogue. He must be availabl...

UNIVERSAL PICTURES TO PRODUCE FILM ADAPTATION OF 2008 TONY AWARD(R) WINNING BEST MUSICAL IN THE HEIGHTS [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 25 days 4 hours 51 minutes ago
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Pictures announced today that it has acquired the rights to produce a feature film based on In The Heights, a multi-generational and multi-ethnic musical by Tony Award(R) winner, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes. In The Heights has exhilarated audiences both on and off Broadway since February 2007 and won four Tony Awards(R) this year including Best Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestration and a Best Original Score...

STUBER PRODUCTIONS AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES EXTEND PACT THROUGH 2013 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 25 days 4 hours 51 minutes ago
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/

UNIVERSAL PICTURES, IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT AND WORKING TITLE FILMS PRESENT THE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OF 'FROST/NIXON' AT THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES LOS ANGELES, CA MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, AT 7:30 P.M. [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 15 hours 22 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The Los Angeles premiere of the drama 'FROST/NIXON' WHO: 'FROST/NIXON' director/producer Ron Howard; producers Brian Grazer and Eric Fellner; cast members Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Gabriel Jarret, Patty McCormack, Jim Meskimen and Andy Milder; screenwriter/executive producer Peter Morgan; composer Hans Zimmer Plus celebrity guests including Anne Archer,...

Leading Videogame Publisher Electronic Arts and Universal Pictures Join Forces to Bring EA's Top-Selling New Franchise "ARMY OF TWO(TM)" to the Big Screen [Press Release]
Business Wire | 39 days 10 hours 51 minutes ago
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that the company has closed a deal with Universal Pictures to bring EA’s new franchise and top-selling videogame, ARMY OF TWO™, to the big screen.

UNIVERSAL PICTURES, IMAGINE ENTERTAINMENT AND WORKING TITLE FILMS PRESENT THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF 'FROST/NIXON' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 19 days 20 hours 17 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The New York premiere of the drama FROST/NIXON (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060316/LATH064LOGO) WHO: "FROST/NIXON" director/producer Ron Howard; producers Brian Grazer, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner; cast members Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Kate Jennings Grant, Gabriel Jarret, Patty McCormack and Sam R...

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Bring Home the Fun This Holiday Season and Sing Along With the Year's Most Infectiously Fun, Crowd-Pleasing Movie Phenomenon, 'Mamma Mia! The Movie' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 14 days 6 hours 51 minutes ago
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time Oscar(R) winner Meryl Streep ("The Devil Wears Prada") and Pierce Brosnan ("Die Another Day") lead an all-star cast in the most infectiously fun movie of the year, "Mamma Mia! The Movie," coming to DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def on December 16, 2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. For a limited time only, the worldwide movie phenomenon is available in 2-disc Special Edition widescreen DVD and 2-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def with digital co...

Bring Bourne Home on Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def for the First Time Ever [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 6 hours 51 minutes ago
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time ever on Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def, "The Bourne Identity," "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" are available together in perfect picture and purest digital sound in this special edition high-definition collection on January 27, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne -- a highly-trained assassin on the run from a shadowy government agency -- the Bourne movies offer non-sto...

PR Newswire Summary of EntertaiNet Copy, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 10 days 22 hours 28 minutes ago
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Atari to Publish 'The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena' Worldwide Spring 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 33 days 11 hours 51 minutes ago
...line up. In conjunction with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group, Tigon...General Manager, Interactive, Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group...deeper into the universe of Universal Pictures' films The Chronicles of Riddick...

K.I.T.T.'s Latest Feature - Turbo Boost Your Tax Deduction! [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 41 days 7 hours 51 minutes ago
BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to Navtones -- celebrity voices for GPS, Mio Technology, and Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group, one lucky bidder will walk away with a signed, fully-functional prototype model of The Knight Rider GPS by Mio encased in an easily-accessible, custom-built box frame that also hosts an autographed photo of K.I.T.T. signed by William Daniels -- the original voice of K.I.T.T. -- as featured in the device. Not only will you be bidding on th...