‘Universal Pictures has optioned rights to the title story in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s New York Times bestseller Friday Black. A … More
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Universal & Broadway Video Buy Rights to ‘The Operator’ by Rob O’Neill
‘Universal Pictures and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video have purchased feature rights to The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama … More
Universal Options Kate Alice Marshall’s ‘I Am Still Alive’ w/ Ben Affleck to Star
‘In competitive bidding, Universal Pictures has optioned movie rights to the Kate Alice Marshall novel I Am Still Alive. Ben … More
Greg Berlanti to Direct Universal’s Rock Hudson Biopic
‘Universal Pictures has optioned the upcoming Harper Collins Mark Griffin book All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson which Greg Berlanti will direct … More
Pharrell Williams Joins Illumination’s ‘The Grinch’
‘Pharrell Williams, whose Oscar-nominated song “Happy” helped turn Despicable Me 2 into a monster hit in 2013, has rejoined with Illumination and … More
Jeremy Slater Adapting Stephen Kings”The Tommyknockers’ for Universal
‘Jeremy Slater has been tapped to adapt “The Tommyknockers” for Universal Pictures, Variety has learned. The Stephen King adaptation is being produced by James … More
Fatih Akin to direct Stephen King ‘Firestarter’ Adaptation
‘Fatih Akin will direct Universal Pictures, Akiva Goldsman, and Blumhouse Productions’ adaptation of Stephen King’s classic sci-fi thriller novel “Firestarter.” … More
Ernest Cline’s Armada being drafted by Dan Mazeau for Universal
‘Dan Mazeau has been tapped to write a draft of Armada based on Ernest Cline’s New York Times best-selling novel for Universal Pictures. Cline wrote an … More
