Bourne Legacy Sequel Delayed Till 2016

The unnecessary but inevitable sequel to The Bourne Legacy has officially been pushed back a year, with Universal confirming it’s release date of August 14 2015 will now be delayed till July 15 2016. Presumably the additional time will help the studio figure out how to make another film that continues the lucrative Jason Bourne [...]

Ron Perlman Still Fighting For Hellboy 3

Speaking at the world premiere of his latest film in London’s East End Film Festival, Hellboy star Ron Perlman told Red Carpet News how he really feels about the long hoped for final chapter in the franchise. The big screen adaptation of Mike Mignola’s iconic comic series and its 2008 sequel Hellboy II: The Golden [...]

Fast and Furious 7 Will Be Released

According to the Hollywood Reporter production on Fast and Furious 7 will continue in the wake of the tragic death of star Paul Walker. Various sources have suggested that much of the film had already been shot although admittedly filming had not yet been completed. The cast of the high speed action franchise were set [...]

Matt Damon In Talks For Bourne Return

Matt Damon is reportedly now back in talks with Universal to reprise his role as Jason Bourne in the latest sequel. Damon had long stated his reluctance to return to the franchise without director Paul Greengrass. While hat appears to remain the case, he studio is also said to be in simultaneous talks with Greengrass [...]

Universal Plans Another Bourne Sequel

Universal have hired Invictus screenwriter Anthony Peckham to provide a script for the next installment in the ongoing Bourne franchise. Jeremy Remmer will return for a sequel to The Bourne Legacy, although it still looks like Matt Damon won’t be tempted into reprising the titular role of Jason Bourne. Universal had harbored fairly public hopes [...]

Kevin Costner making Midnight Delivery

Kevin Costner is in talks to take the lead in Midnight Delivery, a new film for Universal based on a script by Mama writer Neil Cross and produced by Guillermo Del Toro. Midnight Delivery will focus on the story of a desperate father who becomes a drug mule in order to save his son’s life. Landing the role would [...]

Del Toro and Kaufman for Slaughterhouse-Five

Guillermo Del Toro will reportedly have help from writer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) in finally making an adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five for Universal. Here’s what the acclaimed director had to say about one of his many long gestating projects in a recent interview: “Charlie and I talked for about an [...]

Jurassic Park 4 Release Delayed

In January this year Universal announced a tentative release date for Jurassic Park 4 of 13 June 2014. Soon after they confirmed the appointment of Director Colin Trevorrow, best known for indie time-travel comedy hit Safety Not Guaranteed. It looks like the freshly appointed production team has decided that a year simply isn’t enough time to adequately [...]

Angelina Jolie Directs Coen Brothers Unbroken

The Coen Brothers Ethan and Joel will reportedly write a new draft of Unbroken for Universal, a film set to be directed by Angelina Jolie and based on a book by Laura Hillenbrand. The book documents the extraordinary true story of American World War II hero Louis Zamperini. The former Olympic distance runner survived 47 [...]

Universal Plans Mama Sequels

Guillermo Del Toro produced horror hit Mama has already terrified $90 million out of cinema audiences worldwide. Universal Pictures is inevitably delighted with the return on the modest $15 million budget and is already enthusiastic about the prospect of turning it into a lucrative recurring nightmare. Universal International president David Kosse has openly admitted that [...]