Louis Leterrier, the director of Now You See Me and several Transporter action movies, is Universal’s choice to direct the 11th Fast & Furious film after he stepped in to direct Fast X, set to hit theaters on May 19.…
‘Twister’ sequel gathers strength with ‘The Revenant’ writer Mark L. Smith
“Twisters,” a sequel to the 1996 blockbuster “Twister,” is in development at Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment and is gathering strength after the studio has attached “The Revenant” screenwriter Mark L. Smith to write the script, an individual with knowledge…
Tom Cruise’s Space Movie will make him the ‘first civilian to do a spacewalk outside of the space station,’ Universal Boss says
Tom Cruise will “hopefully” become “the first civilian to do a spacewalk” outside of the International Space Station when he blasts off to space to shoot a new action movie with director Doug Liman. Donna Langley, the head of Universal…
A 5th ‘American Pie’ film is in the works from Sujata Day
A fifth film in the American Pie franchise is in the works at Universal, and to be penned by filmmaker Sujata Day. The first American Pie film was released in 1999, with a sequel following in 2001 before two spin-offs:…
Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife partners Will Packer for movie based on Hushpuppi
EbonyLife Studios and Will Packer Productions have acquired rights to co-produce one of Bloomberg’s articles, “The fall of the Billionaire Gucci Master” based on the true-life story of Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, who is being tried by a United States…