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A New Universal Movie Calendar Shifts Warcraft and Pacific Rim 2 to Summer
Following release date announcements earlier regarding both Furious 8 and the Fifty Shades of Grey sequels Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, Universal Pictures has revealed quite a few additional release date announcements and shifts. First up, Legendary’s Warcraft, released in 3D by Universal Pictures, will move from March 11, 2016, to Friday, June 10, 2016. A 3D epic adventure of world...
Furious 8 is Coming in April 2017!
With Furious 7 already having earned $1.158 billion at the worldwide box office, it’s no surprise that Vin Diesel just took to the stage at CinemaCon and announced that Furious 8 is coming to theaters on April 14, 2017! Furious 7 marks Universal’s first film to achieve $1 billion during its initial release, with 1993’s Jurassic Park having reached $1.044 billion after the 3D re-release in 2013. Fu...
Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed Release Dates Set
Universal Pictures announced today at CinemaCon that the studio has set release dates for the two sequels to Fifty Shades of Grey, which opened in theaters earlier this year on February 13. Fifty Shades Darker will hit theaters on February 10, 2017 and Fifty Shades Freed is coming on February 9, 2018. It was revealed just yesterday that the screenplay for Fifty Shades Darker will be written by aut...
Franz Drameh Joins Arrow, The Flash Spin-off
The CW has announced another casting addition to their upcoming “Arrow” and “The Flash” spin-off with Attack the Block and Edge of Tomorrow star Franz Drameh. Drameh joins the cast as a character named “Jay Jackson,” who is officially described as follows: “Jay Jackson, a former high school athlete, whose pro-career was derailed by injury. Now making ends meets as an auto mechanic, Jay will come t...