Universal’s Sky Studios Elstree Hosts ‘Wicked,’ ‘Jurassic Park’ Sequels in Expanding Overseas Production Footprint

Kellogg’s' Trafford Park plant will close by the end of 2026, it has been confirmed today (May 16).

Gerhard Zeiler, president of Warner Bros. Discovery international, said an HBO output deal with Sky overseas will likely not look the same if it’s renewed. Sky has licensed content through the end of 2025 but it comes as no surprise that WBD will look to tweak that as Max expands globally. The streaming service wants a beachhead in the UK, Germany, Italy (and other markets) and needs HBO and Warner Bros. programming.

Manchester United are preparing to welcome a Premier League opponent to Old Trafford for the final time this season as Newcastle visit the North West.

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Dr. Bijukumar Damodaran‘s next film “Papa Buka” will commence principal photography in Papua New Guinea in July. The film will follow Indian historians Romila and Anand who go to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to write a book about the Indian soldiers who fought with the British and Australian armies against the Japanese during WWII in the country.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran producers Frida Torresblanco (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Frank Murray (First Reformed) have teamed up to launch Hangtime International Pictures, a new transatlantic production company headquartered in London and New York.

‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ Joins Sky In Wide-Ranging AMC Pact

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Disney and 20th Century’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” climbed to $72.5 million at the international box office in its first weekend of release. The newest film in the long-running “Apes” series also notched No. 1 in North America with $56.5 million, bringing its initial global tally to a promising $129 million.

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The highly anticipated clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is finally on the horizon.Originally scheduled for earlier this year, Saturday, May 18 is now the date the two giants of boxing will lock horns. It's been over two decades since the heavyweight division witnessed a unified world champion, with Lennox Lewis holding that distinction back in 1999 and boxing fans will now get to see another holder of all four belts.Now, with Fury and Usyk set to collide in a major undisputed fight, the excitement among boxing enthusiasts, both casual and die-hard, is palpable in the lead-up to the huge night which is taking place in Saudi Arabia. In an interesting turn of events, there's been an inclusion of a rematch clause which ensures that, regardless of the outcome, Fury and Usyk will cross paths once again, hinting at the potential for a compelling series between the two.

EXCLUSIVE: The grades are in and the film and TV studios taking part in BAFTA albert’s climate assessment have upped their game in the past year.

Universal Pictures presentation and Donna Langley — chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and the newly minted chief content officer of NBCUniversal Studio Group — had yet to step on stage. Her team showed off glimpses of the sexy, action-packed tornado sequel “Twisters,” the Gen Z-leaning creepfest “Nosferatu” from Robert Eggers and an extended sequence from the latest installment of Illumination’s “Despicable Me” series.

Studiocanal has appointed former Netflix France exec Isabelle Pain as Head of Global Acquisitions & Analytics in a new position created in response to the company’s international expansion.

Sky has brought back its popular Sky Stream deal, meaning you can say goodbye to a mess of wires and satellite dishes.The TV giant is offering a free trial of the Sky Stream device for the first month so you can try it out.The package includes Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix for one month, allowing you to test out the device. After the trial period, it's £31 a month on a rolling contract, with no need to commit to a longer-term deal like other Sky packages.

Vin Diesel is set to enter production on Riddick: Furya, the anticipated fourth installment of the Riddick franchise, on August 26.

The highly anticipated heavyweight unification fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is less than two weeks away, and fans have finally learnt how much it'll cost to watch it from home.

After debuting early last weekend, Universal’s The Fall Guy expanded to 78 overseas markets during its sophomore session, adding $25.4M for a running total of $36.9M at the international box office. That’s in line with Bullet Train and above The Lost City at the same point in release. Globally, the David Leitch-directed action romance is at $65.4M. 

The 2024 blockbuster season kicks off in earnest this weekend with David Leitch‘s “The Fall Guy” now in theaters. But their latest film wasn’t the only thing Leitch and his wife and creative partner Kelly McCormick spoke about while on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast this week.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Richard Tandy, the keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist whose tenure with the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) spanned more than 50 years, has died, according to a statement from Jeff Lynne, the group’s frontman and co-founder. No cause of death was given, although sources said he had been ill for several years; he was 76.

Jenna Ortega will not be returning to the upcoming animated Jurassic World series on Netflix.The actor voiced the character Brooklynn in five seasons of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous from 2020 to 2022, but in the upcoming sequel series, titled Chaos Theory, Ortega will not be involved (per Variety).Netflix has dropped the trailer for Chaos Theory, which you can watch below. The series is due to premiere later in 2024.Camp Cretaceous, which was the first official Jurassic Park television series, followed dinosaur fanatic Darius Bowman (Paul-Mikel Williams) and a group of six teenage campers who become stranded on Isla Nublar after the dinosaurs break free from their enclosures.Ortega, whose Brooklynn character was one of those six, appears not to have survived into the timeline of Chaos Theory, which picks up the story some time after the conclusion of Camp Cretaceous.In other Ortega news, her recent film Miller’s Girl has received some criticism.

Slamdance said Tuesday that its annual film festival will move to Los Angeles starting in February 2025. The move, organizers said, will allow for the continued growth of the festival’s year-round mission to provide an accessible community for independent filmmakers and creators.