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What’s next for Emma Stone after winning her second Best Actress Oscar for “Poor Things“? Deadline reports that one of Hollywood’s hardest-working actresses adds another upcoming film to her busy schedule: an untitled movie at Universal, which sees Dave McCary, her husband, in the directing chair. READ MORE: Emma Stone Wins Her Second Best Actress Oscar For ‘Poor Things’ Plot details for the feature remain under wraps, but Patrick Kang and Michael Levin co-pen its screenplay.

Emily Blunt isn’t a fan of algorithm-driven cinema. Variety reports (via Vanity Fair Italy) that the actress and her “The Fall Guy” co-star Ryan Gosling are against studios letting data-crunching drive their creative choices.

LAS VEGAS – Universal Pictures has some potential big hits on its upcoming release slate. There’s “The Fall Guy” with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.

Dev Patel‘s feature directorial debut “Monkey Man” hits theaters today, and if he and producer Jordan Peele have their way, it won’t be the last time they work together. In a new interview with EW, Peele said he’d love to work with Patel as an actor someday.

Director Scott Derrickson, known for his work on “The Black Phone,” is embarking on a unique journey with his remake of the classic noir film “The Night of The Hunter.” This adaptation of the original 1953 novel by David Grubbs promises a much darker tone than the 1955 Charles Laughton-directed movie. The news, reported by Deadline, also reveals that Derrickson’s longtime creative writing partner, C.

Following his Best Actor Oscar win at the 96th Academy Awards, Irish actor Cillian Murphy is reuniting with Universal Pictures, the distributor of Christopher Nolan’s Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer,” for another period drama, “Blood Runs Coal.” The starring vehicle for Murphy, reported on by Deadline, seemingly takes a page from the world of Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman,” “Killers of The Flower Moon”).

In case you missed the buzz out of SXSW, director/star Devl Patel (“The Green Knight”) and producer Jordan Peele (“Nope”) have joined forces for an original Mumbai-set action film, “Monkey Man” that will be released by Universal Pictures early next month. Following excellent reviews out of Austin (read ours here), Universal has unleashed a new trailer.

Last year, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt were part of the theatrical juggernaut event known as Barbenheimer (the organic viral marketing push for “Barbie” and Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer” last summer). Their films opened on the same day, but instead of canceling each other out because there was a push to see the two films, they both turned both into massive box officer earners.

“Barbenheimer” is officially over. While Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” may have outdueled its release date mate by a little under $500 million at the worldwide box office, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has taken the most coveted award of them all, the Oscar for Best Picture.

Last November, Universal Pictures announced a new “Jason Bourne” film in development, with “All Quiet On The Western Front” director Edward Berger helming the picture.

It looks like David Leitch‘s next film after “The Fall Guy” won’t be a new “Jurassic World” after all. Deadline reports that Universal is looking for new director for their franchise reboot after talks between the studio and Leitch fell through.

Forty-plus years into their career, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are still going strong, with two full-length albums in 2022. But now it’s time for a first for the rock band: the big screen.

reports the BBC.FF9 Pictures admitted health and safety failings in court and accepted the fine.The Post reached out to Universal Pictures, which distributed the 2021 film, for comment. The UK judge presiding over the case said on Friday that Watts, 35, was “fortunate to be alive” after Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecutors detailed how his safety line became detached as he performed a stunt that differed from the one that had been rehearsed several times.Watts was initially supposed to be thrown over a performer’s right shoulder, however, in a last-minute change, the stunt actor was told he would be thrown over the actor’s left shoulder.The stuntman missed the crash mats that had been set out for him, and he suffered brain damage, the court was told.

Well, this is interesting. Deadline reports that Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to adapt Jonathan Eig‘s Martin Luther King Jr.

Well, this is interesting. Deadline reports that Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to adapt Jonathan Eig‘s Martin Luther King Jr.

Love it or hate it, Blumhouse continues to do what it does best: make lean, low/mid-budget genre films that help the studio fund its more prestigious fare. And while the quality of these movies varies, there’s certain charm to these B-movies, with Jason Blum more often than not giving young directors a chance to have more creative freedom than they’d get at a larger studio.

asking for damages incurred after spending $4 to rent the 2019 romantic comedy “Yesterday” on Amazon Prime, on the basis of having seen the “Knives Out” actress in an official trailer. De Armas was completely cut from the final print. Presiding judge Stephen Wilson made his decision to ultimately side with Universal after rejecting the charges of “misrepresentation” laid against the musical rom-com.

Moviegoers are only eight days out now from the movie event of the summer: the “Barbie“/”Oppenheimer” double feature that’s possible after both films hit theaters on July 21. Is it “Barbienheimer”? “OppenBarbie”? Doesn’t matter: it’s likely either Greta Gerwig or Christopher Nolan‘s latest films will be crowned 2023’s Summer Movie by the time next weekend is over.

Somehow, over twenty-odd years and the tragic passing of Paul Walker, one of its leading cast members, the “Fast & Furious” franchise became one of the biggest movie franchises of the 21st century. But after nine films, “Fast X” marks the beginning of the end for the street racing-heist series, with its upcoming sequel planned to be the final installment.

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are working together to resurrect the hit 1996 disaster blockbuster action film “Twister” for a new generation, as they’ve previously tapped “Minari” director Lee Isaac Chung to helm “Twisters.” Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones was recently cast in the studio tentpole, and they’ve now found their leading man to star opposite. READ MORE: Daveed Diggs Suggests His ‘Twister’ Sequel With Helen Hunt Was Rejected Due To Potentially “Shady Reasons” According to Deadline, Universal has selected “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Devotion” actor Glen Powell to take the co-starring role alongside Edgar-Jones.

Radio Silence is the directing team of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and they first landed on everyone’s radar with their Samara Weaving-led horror-comedy “Ready or Not. That also caught the attention of Spy Glass Media, who tasked them to direct the last two “Scream” installments—a seventh film now getting ready to go in front of cameras in the near future.

The 1996 disaster film “Twister” was a huge hit at the time, which might be a little puzzling why a new film was only just announced after the death of co-lead Bill Paxton in 2017. It focused on a group of storm chasers that were looking to use a piece of technology to better understand the inner workings of a tornado and became an early adopter of CGI effects for a destructive-focused action film in the 1990s.

Universal Pictures is releasing “Renfield” this week with Nicolas Cage playing a satirical version of Count Dracula, but that’s not the only Dracula film coming out from the studio in 2023. As a new trailer for the long-gestating horror film “The Last Voyage of The Demeter” is finally in the can after many years in development limbo and coming to the big screen on August 11.

Critics had a mixed reception to “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” as it hit theaters, but audiences felt differently.  Universal and Illumination‘s take on the Nintendo franchise now holds the biggest global box office opening of any animated movie with $377.5 million.

What’s next for Daisy Edgar-Jones after “Normal People,” “Fresh,” and “Where The Crawdads Sing“? It looks like a big-budget sequel.

DreamWorks Animation had a big hit to close out 2022 with “Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.” Will the studio’s next feature fare as well with critics? Audiences find out this summer when “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken” surfs into theaters everywhere in June. The upcoming film follows a teenage girl desperate to fit into her high school who discovers, against her mom’s wishes, that she’s the heir to the throne of the warrior Kraken queens who rule the seven seas.

It doesn’t look like Disney will be the only studio pursuing live-action versions of the most iconic films in its animation library. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Universal Pictures wants to develop a live-action adaptation of their beloved fantasy-adventure “How To Train Your Dragon” movies from DreamWorks Animation.