Universal has set an April 10, 2026 theatrical release for the Kat Coiro directed Italianna. The movie’s plot is under wraps for the Ryan Engle penned fesature which stars Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid, The Color Purple) and Regé-Jean Page (Black Bag, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among…

EXCLUSIVE: With A Minecraft Movie owning the box office over the past month and HBO’ The Last of Us returning with a bang, Universal is looking to add its own video game adaptation to the mix with the help of two big superstars. Sources tell Deadline that the studio is developing a feature adaptation…

Universal on Friday dropped the teaser trailer for Him, the sports horror film that marks the latest from Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions. The pic is set for a September 19 release, just as the NFL season gets underway. Tyriq Withers and Marlon Wayans star in the story of promising…

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Chastain looks to be making a return to the horror genre in a big way as sources tell Deadline that the Oscar winner has signed on to star in the latest film from director Rob Savage. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are producing in association with Spin a Black Yarn for Universal…

Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have dated the original animated feature Forgotten Island for Sept. 25, 2026. Pic is directed and written by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado. Details are being kept secret, but the project is billed as a broad party comedy adventure that transports…

EXCLUSIVE: Even before the Tyriq Withers-starring thriller Him hits theaters this fall, Withers and Universal have already found the next film on which to collaborate. Sources tell Deadline that Withers is set to co-star opposite Maika Monroe in the feature film adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel…

Just one month before it is set to open its highly-anticipated Epic Universe expansion in Orlando, Universal Destinations & Experiences announced today that it will proceed with previously-teased plans to build a new theme park in the United Kingdom. Related…

With a domestic box office year now lagging behind last year’s by 6% (it was -11% as of last Sunday), the motion picture industry needed CinemaCon this week like a pop of Viagra. Here are the takeaways from Las Vegas: There’s Still A Belief That Theatrical Can Work We are in a massive funk…

Universal closed out its CinemaCon presentation Wednesday with an emotional first look at Jon M. Chu's Wicked: For Good, the second part of his Oscar-winning musical fantasy. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were onstage with Chu and producer Marc Platt. No musical performances ala Erivo and…

“Hang on to your vaginas,” says Megan in the trailer of M3GAN 2.0 shown exclusively to CinemaCon attendees during Universal’s presentation. Set two years after the little robot lady went on a murderous rampage and was subsequently destroyed, M3GAN's creator Gemma (Allison Williams) has become a…

Focus Features took CinemaCon attendees inside the mind of Wes Anderson on Wednesday afternoon, showing off footage of his upcoming The Phoenician Scheme. This marks the filmmaker's third major collaboration with Focus and tells the story of a family and a family business. As per norm…

Focus Features rolled out new footage from some of its highly anticipated upcoming films during its portion of Universal's CinemaCon presentation Wednesday, including a quick teaser for Yorgos Lanthimos' next movie Bugonia. The film is a reteam for Lanthimos and his Kinds of Kindness stars Emma Stone…