The playwright won an Academy Award for “Shakespeare in Love.” But he also helped provide dialogue for the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Indiana Jones.
Category: Universal Pictures
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‘Wicked: For Good’ Takes Flight at Box Office, Expected to Make Over $150 Million
The movie is expected to take in about $151.5 million from Friday through Sunday, earning 35 percent more than the first installment last year.
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Still Cashing In on the ‘Field of Dreams’
For nearly four decades, the Iowa baseball field used as the set of the beloved Hollywood movie has been trying to find its next act.
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Stuart Craig, Who Designed the Movie World of Harry Potter, Dies at 83
A three-time Oscar winner for production design, he was one of the few people to work on all eight Potter films and their three “Fantastic Beasts” spinoffs.
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Frank Price, a Studio Chief Several Times Over, Dies at 95
He ran Universal’s television and movie businesses and had two stints at Columbia. Running a studio, he said, was “sort of like being the head of a small country.”
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Why ‘Black Swan,’ ‘Jaws’ and ‘Clue’ Are Coming Back to Theaters
The multiplex is awash in titles that are 15, 20, even 60 years old. Nostalgia is a factor but economics play a big part, too.
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‘Jaws’ Is a Masterpiece, but ‘Jaws 2’ Deserves a Legacy, Too
The sequel had a tough act to follow, but it still delivered a terrifying monster movie with grand sequences, a sweeping score and an indelible tagline.
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Tops Box Office With $83 Million
The movie had stronger-than-expected ticket sales over the weekend, becoming the third PG-rated, live-action hit in three months.
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Britain Lost Out on Euro Disney. Now It’s Getting a Universal Theme Park.
A yet-to-be-named Universal Studios theme park will be the country’s largest tourist attraction when it opens in 2031. But studio executives have not yet said which characters will be featured.
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How ‘The Substance’ Helped Mubi Become a Streaming Success Story
The niche movie streaming service has become a real Hollywood player thanks to the success of the body horror film.
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Universal’s Theme Parks, Long in Disney’s Shadow, Expand at Dizzying Pace
Universal is going after Disney, the industry leader, with new parks in Florida and Texas: “We want people to think of us first.”
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‘Wicked’ and the Merchandising Juggernaut That Eclipses ‘Barbie’
The new movie’s tie-ins are the logical endpoint for a Broadway show that always intended to be huge.