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LATEST MOVIES: The Dark Universe in trouble at Universal!

November 9, 2017 Ross Hughes 0

  The Mummy may not have killed it at the box-office, but it may have done more damage to Universal’s attempts at matching Marvel’s shared universe! With only a $400m box office reported takings, the […]

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LATEST MOVIES: The Purge 4 is officially a go! Lands a 2018 release date!

February 18, 2017 Ross Hughes 0

One of the most surprising franchises in horror these days is The Purge, which continues to bring in the money at the box office, much to the delight of Universal who have officially announced a […]

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LATEST MOVIES: The Full Trailer for THE MUMMY reboot is here!

December 5, 2016 Ross Hughes 0

Universal are planning away for the start of their “Monster Universe” and the whole premise starts off next year with Tom Cruise taking over from Brendan Fraser and saving the world from a vengeful Mummy. The […]

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LATEST MOVIES: A live action Voltron movie is coming!…….

November 5, 2016 Ross Hughes 0

Well……… Being an 80’s child, we were kind of spoilt for choice what to watch on our Saturday mornings!  Unlike now where this generation have a more of a surreal vibe variety with the likes […]

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Latest Movies: Antoine Fuqua hired to direct Scarface remake!

August 11, 2016 Ross Hughes 1

Is Antonia Fuqua the remake guy for the new generation? After bringing The Equalizer to the new masses and now the upcoming The Magnificent Seven, Fuqua has been hired to bring a new adaption of […]

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Latest Movies: Russell Crowe to play a famed monster in UNIVERSAL Monster universe??

May 5, 2016 Ross Hughes 0

When Universal said they were going to create a monster universe with famed iconic creations and have a stellar cast in each film, they weren’t kidding and news this morning is that Russell Crowe is in […]

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Latest Movies: Universal sign up Johnny Depp to Lead Invisible Man Remake

February 10, 2016 Ross Hughes 1

With Marvel leading the field at the moment with its Superhero world, you can understand the need for Studios to jump on the same kind of bandwagon and Universal are pushing ahead with their “Monster […]

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Tom Cruise to star in Universal’s ‘The Mummy’ reboot?

November 24, 2015 Matt Wavish 2

Universal are certainly aiming high with their classic monsters reboot: Scarlet Johansson has already been rumoured for The Creature From the Black Lagoon, and earlier today we discovered that Angelina Jolie is being sought after […]

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Prometheus and The Thing writers to develop ‘Van Helsing’ for Universal’s classic monsters universe

November 13, 2015 Matt Wavish 0

We already know that Universal are rebooting all their classic monsters to create a Marvel style universe, and with Dracula: Untold already released, and The Mummy (set in the present day) currently in development and […]

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2 For £10 On Selected Universal Blu-Rays This July 2015 at Zavvi

July 12, 2015 Bat 0

British entertainment e-store website Zavvi have launched their Universal sale offering 2 Blu-Rays for £10 on selected Universal titles. The promotion runs throughout July 2015 and some of our highlights include Apollo 13, Tremors, Casino, […]

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Universal hunting Prisoners writer for their ‘Wolf Man’ reboot

November 13, 2014 Matt Wavish 0

It is no secret now that Universal are planning a kind of Marvel style Universe for their reboots of their classic monsters, and already we have seen Dracula: Untold released to a mixed reception, but […]

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Alex Kurtzman to direct Universal’s ‘The Mummy’ reboot?

July 31, 2014 Matt Wavish 0

Universal have not had much luck getting their Mummy reboot off the ground. Len Wiseman (Underworld) was first to be attached to direct and then leave, and he was followed y Andres Muschietti (Mama). However, […]

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Pablo Larraín in talks to direct Scarface reboot; lead role will be Mexican

March 24, 2014 Kirsty Wavish 0

Universal Pictures has announced today that they may be one step closer to securing a director for its proposed reboot of Scarface.   Back in August 2013, David Yates had previously been in talks to […]

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Share your #DVDfave For Your Chance to Win a Trip To New York!

November 28, 2013 Bat 0

Universal Pictures have launched an awesome competition to find out your #DVDfave this Christmas. All you need to do is let Universal know what your #DVDfave is through a Vine video, and you could win […]

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Universal’s ‘The Mummy’ reboot may have found a new, exciting director!

September 14, 2013 Matt Wavish 0

    Just over a month ago, director Len Wiseman pulled out of directing Universal’s The Mummy reboot, saying there were scheduling conflicts. Thus suggested that Universal were keen to get this reboot moving as […]

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Hopefully this sickening ‘Jaws’ reboot casting call is just a fake…

August 13, 2013 Matt Wavish 2

  With the huge success of The Asylum’s Sharknado (review) and the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week reporting record figures, Sharks are big business once again, and movie fans cannot get enough of them! With all […]

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Harry Potter director David Yates in final talks to helm ‘Scarface’ reboot

August 1, 2013 Matt Wavish 0

  Since we haven’t had any updates on Universal’s Scarface reboot for awhile, I was kinda hoping the idea was dead. The last we heard was a rumour back in December that the new Tony […]

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Len Wiseman no longer directing Universal’s reboot of ‘The Mummy’

August 1, 2013 Matt Wavish 0

    Production on Universal’s new reboot of The Mummy continues on, but the director of the film, Len Wiseman, has excited the project. Wiseman is the director responsible for films like the awful Total […]

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