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EXCLUSIVE: Universal’s latest Wolfman movie starring Ryan Gosling looks to be gaining momentum as the studio has zeroed in on a director that knows the Oscar-nominated actor’s work very well. Sources tell Deadline that Derek Cianfrance, who teamed with Gosling on the dramas Place Beyond the Pines and Blue Valentine…

Universal on Thursday released the trailer for Ambulance, its action movie directed by Michael Bay and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza Gonzalez, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Garret Dillahunt. Gyllenhaal and Abdul-Mateen play old buddies whose plan to rob a bank in an effort to help Abdul-Mateen’s character pay for surgery…

MGM/Eon/Universal's No Time To Die is crossing $368M at the international box office and $474M worldwide with today's business included — and that confirms something we've been expecting from Mr Bond. To wit: the 25th 007 movie is now the No. 2 Hollywood movie globally and overseas of 2021; both benchmarks, in studio…

Universal on Tuesday unveiled the official trailer for its romantic drama Redeeming Love, also announcing that it will hit theaters nationwide January 21, 2022. The film from director D.J. Caruso (xXx: Return of Xander Cage) is based on Francine Rivers’ novel of the same name, which has remained on multiple fiction…

Sunday AM Update: Typically, horror movies fall apart on a Saturday night, especially ones with bad reviews and lackluster audience exits. But Universal/Blumhouse/Miramax’s Halloween Kills kept it together, even with a day-and-date Peacock component. The David Gordon Green-directed sequel, the 12th in the franchise…

During its presentation at CineEurope in Barcelona, Universal celebrated the success of the past weekend's James Bond pic, No Time To Die, which grossed $121.3M across 54 Uni and MGM markets, setting a new pandemic record as the first film to cross $100M overseas in its opening without China in the mix. In keeping…

Amanda Bearse (Married…with Children) has found one of the first roles of a newly rebooted screen career in Universal Pictures’ history-making rom-com Bros—the first studio film to feature an entirely LGBTQ+ principal cast, with queer actors taking on queer roles, as well as all heterosexual characters. She joins…

SATURDAY UPDATE, writethru: James Bond is back, and in a big way. Exceeding conservative pre-weekend projections and doing bang-up business across the first few days of release, MGM/Eon/Universal's No Time To Die is now poised for an estimated $112.9M opening weekend at the international box office. That means that…

After great reviews at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes after its world premiere at Fantastic Fest and a great response to the trailer at CinemaCon, Universal is moving Blumhouse’s Scott Derrickson directed feature from Jan. 28, 2022 to Feb. 4, 2022. The following weekend is the Valentine’s Day-Presidents Day stretch which is…

UPDATED with more details: It is finally time for No Time to Die as the 25th James Bond title has its world premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday evening. The glitzy, star-studded event welcomed 007 himself, Daniel Craig, for his swansong as the legendary secret agent, along with several fellow cast…

It has been a long time coming, but one of the most hotly awaited films of the pandemic era is finally hitting cinemas this week after several Covid-induced date changes. MGM/Eon/Universal's No Time to Die begins rollout at the international box office starting Wednesday in Korea and adds such majors as the UK…

The failure of Universal’s Dear Evan Hansen at the domestic box office with a $7.5M opening didn’t really surprise anyone after the movie was torn apart by critics post its TIFF world premiere. But the latest misfire by a feature adaptation of a Broadway musical raises plenty of questions about the sub-genre’s fate at…