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EXCLUSIVE: After world premiering his Angelina Jolie-helmed war drama Without Blood at the Toronto Film Festival, Academy Award nominee Demián Bichir has come aboard for a role in The Black Phone 2, Universal’s sequel to its 2022 horror hit from director Scott Derrickson. Details as to Bichir’s role…

Eve Hewson is eyeing a reunion with Steven Spielberg for his next big event film. The Perfect Couple actress is in early talks to star in the Oscar-winning director’s upcoming untitled project at Universal Pictures, Deadline has learned, after Hewson previously appeared in Spielberg’s 2015 historical…

Universal Pictures on Friday debuted the first teaser for Wolf Man, its new film in which Christopher Abbott (Poor Things) transforms into the classic movie monster. Co-starring three-time Emmy winner Julia Garner (Ozark), Sam Jaeger (The Handmaid’s Tale) and young up-and-comer Matilda Firth (Subserv…

Donna Langley, Chairman, NBCUniversal Studio Group & Chief Content Officer, sees original movies as a key ingredient in Universal’s film slate, but applying “topspin” to familiar titles can also pay box office dividends. The longtime film executive, who was promoted last year to a larger role with TV…

The new Jurassic World film from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment got an official title on Thursday morning, along with a pair of first-look photos. Slated to open wide on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, the film is titled Jurassic World Rebirth. Check out the photos from the tentpole above and…

EXCLUSIVE: After tapping Emily Bunt to star in May, Steven Spielberg looks to have found another A-lister for his next event film as Deadline is hearing Colin Firth is in early talks to join the cast. The Amblin and Universal pic is based on a story by Spielberg and has the filmmaker’s longtime…

Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) and Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) are on board to star in Par for the Course, a new comedy feature for Universal Pictures, which Brunson will also co-write and produce. Plot details for the film are being kept under wraps, though we’re told it’s…

Peacock announced on Monday morning that the vampire horror comedy Abigail from Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream VI) will begin streaming exclusively on the platform beginning July 19. Notching a worldwide gross of over $42 million upon its release in…

EXCLUSIVE: 2x Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk has closed a deal to return for Nobody 2, a sequel to the acclaimed 2021 action thriller from Universal Pictures and 87North. Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us) will direct from a script by Derek Kolstad (John Wick, Nobody), Aaron Rabin (Jack Ryan)…

After seeing Cord Jefferson win the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for his work on American Fiction, the widely acclaimed adaptation of his 2001 novel Erasure, author Percival Everett has set up his latest book, James, at Universal Pictures, with Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) in talks to direct, Deadline can…

Universal has set its new Exorcist movie from Doctor Sleep helmer Mike Flanagan on an appropriate date. The pic from Blumhouse and Morgan Creek will attack theaters on Friday the 13th — March 13, 2026. The film is described as a “radical new take” on the venerable horror franchise that has been…

Peacock announced on Thursday morning that Kung Fu Panda 4, the latest installment in the hugely popular franchise from DreamWorks Animation, will begin streaming exclusively on the platform on June 21. The original Kung Fu Panda will launch there exclusively earlier in the month, on June 6, with Kung…