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Getting Practical: Creating the World of Hellboy II

Getting Practical: Creating the World of Hellboy II

Comic book movie adaptations have been abundant lately, with Hellboy being unique in its lack of computer generated images, and its substitution of prosthetics, puppetry, makeup, and costuming. The use of physical tools instead of animated ones assists in making the world of Hellboy seem real.

By Ashley Demma on July 9, 2008 | Comments (1)

Universal Fire Ruled an Accident; Doc Brown Still At Large

Universal Fire Ruled an Accident; Doc Brown Still At Large

The fire at Universal studios that destroyed video archives, damaged numerous sets and blemished the King Kong sector of the theme park tram ride was ruled an accident.

By Kevin Carr on June 3, 2008 | Comments (3)

Get Ready For Ridley Scott’s Monopoly

Get Ready For Ridley Scott’s Monopoly

Are you ready to see Mr. Moneybags on screen?

By Brian C. Gibson on February 21, 2008 | Comments (7)

Director Mark Romanek Bails on ‘Wolfman’

Director Mark Romanek Bails on ‘Wolfman’

Creative differences put Universal’s monster movie remake at risk.

By Neil Miller on January 29, 2008 | Be the First To Comment

2008 Movie Preview: Universal Studios

2008 Movie Preview: Universal Studios

We begin our official 2008 movie preview with Universal Studios — and the return of some larger-than-life superheroes.

By Neil Miller on December 29, 2007 | Comments (3)

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

Though British, Hot Fuzz is part cheeky send-up of and part loving homage to the American action film.

By H. Stewart on December 1, 2007 | Be the First To Comment

Dreamworks and Universal Studios Do Lunch

Dreamworks and Universal Studios Do Lunch

Steven Spielberg joined Stacey Snider, Dreamworks’ co-chair as they had lunch with Universal’s Jeff Zucker (CEO of NBC Universal Television) and Ron Meyer (President & COO of NBC Universal Television) for a quick bite to eat. I wonder what they had?

By Neil Miller on October 24, 2007 | Comments (2)

Barbarella in Trouble

Barbarella in Trouble

Who seduces an angel? Who takes sex to outer space? Who’s going to make this thing? The list of Barbarella’s iconic rhetorical questions just added a new one after Universal Pictures announced that it’s dropping the project.

By Cole Abaius on October 17, 2007 | Comments (3)