While Giorgio Moroder’s soundtrack to the 1983 crime epic Scarface is considered a classic, Universal once tried to replace it with hip-hop. While far from a smash hit in its original 1983 theatrical release, Brian De Palma’s Scarface, over time, became seen as a classic. The rise of home video played a big role, with … Read more
The next Universal Orlando theme park, Epic Universe, is going to have a company first: The first entire themed land dedicated to the studio’s famous movie monsters: Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, and more. Universal has had their monsters represented in their parks before in movie makeup shows, or as members of the ensemble in a Beetlejuice … Read more
Before shared universes became a thing, Universal was doing it in the classic Universal Monsters franchise. But which is the best? Some of the best movies to watch during the Halloween season are the classic Universal Monsters movies. Those awesome black and white movies that were built around characters like Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, The Mummy, … Read more
A prequel to The Mummy is in the works at Universal, but it’s not clear which version of The Mummy this is a prequel to The 2017 version of The Mummy was supposed to kick off a new cinematic universe at Universal Pictures – a Dark Universe that would consist of interconnected reboots of their … Read more
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren tricked the media into thinking they were feuding to promote Universal Soldier. The Cannes Film Festival has a storied history of infamous moments. We think of Brigitte Bardot in her bikini, Spike Lee threatening Wim Wenders with a baseball bat after losing the Palme d’Or, pretty much everything Lars … Read more
With its fleets of souped-up muscle cars racing and drifting and spinning and (in the later films) flying and going into outer space, Fast & Furious seems tailor-made for an elaborately themed roller coaster. Somehow, it’s taken almost 25 years since the franchise first debuted for it to happen, but Universal Studios is finally making the first Fast … Read more
Mike Flanagan is in talks to replace David Gordon Green as the director of the next Exorcist sequel for Blumhouse and Universal Universal Pictures and Peacock forked over an amount somewhere in the range of $400 million to acquire the rights to distribute a trilogy of sequels to the 1973 classic The Exorcist, which we’re going … Read more
What better way to commemorate the stunt-centered action of the new movie The Fall Guy than with a good old fashioned theme park stunt show? Just in time for The Fall Guy to premiere in theaters this spring, Universal has announced they are bringing a new stunt spectacular to their Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. Officially dubbed “The … Read more
A film and TV franchise based on dragons, flying, and flying on dragons seems tailor-made for a theme park. So it’s not shocking that Universal’s upcoming Epic Universe which it is currently building down in Orlando, Florida will include a How to Train Your Dragon area. What’s a little surprising is how much stuff this area will contain. It’s … Read more
As good as the Harry Potter movies are, I might be a bigger fan of the Harry Potter theme parks. The rides are great, the wand shop is fun, and as a lover (or at least regretful consumer) of all things movie tie-in food related, I’m a huge fan of butterbeer and the other unique Wizard … Read more