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Nov 20, 2020, 09:15 ET Universal Pictures And Dreamworks Animation's The Croods: A New Age Announce Partnership With Feeding America® To Help Provide One Million Meals To Families In Need This Holiday Season

In advance of the Thanksgiving weekend theatrical release of the new DreamWorks Animation comedy The Croods: A New Age (out Wednesday, November 25),...

Aug 02, 2019, 19:55 ET SETH ROGEN AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCE "WEDNESDAY FRIENDSDAY" FREE SCREENINGS OF THE NEW R-RATED COMEDY "GOOD BOYS"

Seth Rogen and Universal Pictures today announced free screenings of their new R-rated comedy, Good Boys, in celebration of National Friendship Day....

May 01, 2019, 17:00 ET Universal Pictures Restores John Ford's Hell Bent Premiering at San Francisco Silent Film Festival 2019

Universal Pictures will premiere the restored version of Hell Bent (1918) at the 2019 San Francisco Silent Film Festival. The early John Ford western ...

Mar 27, 2019, 16:57 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS THE PREMIERE OF "LITTLE"

WHAT: The premiere of LITTLE WHO: Little cast members Regina Hall (executive producer), Issa Rae, Marsai Martin (executive producer), Tone Bell, Luke ...

Mar 12, 2019, 18:33 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS THE PREMIERE OF "US"

WHAT: The premiere of US WHO: Us cast members Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,...

Jan 30, 2019, 16:06 ET DREAMWORKS ANIMATION AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENT THE PREMIERE OF "HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD"

WHAT: The premiere of How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World WHO: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World cast members Jay Baruchel, America...

Jan 09, 2019, 16:51 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS THE PREMIERE OF A BLINDING EDGE PICTURES/BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTION OF AN M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN FILM 'GLASS'

WHAT: The premiere of GLASS WHO: Glass cast members James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlayne Woodard, ...

Jan 04, 2019, 15:54 ET ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCE "THE M. NIGHT SHYAMALANATHON"

Alamo Drafthouse and Universal Pictures today announced The M. Night Shyamalanathon, the first-ever marathon screening of all three films in the...

Dec 12, 2018, 17:10 ET WORKING TITLE AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES BEGIN PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON "CATS" FROM OSCAR®-WINNING FILMMAKER TOM HOOPER

Working Title and Universal Pictures announced today that principal photography has begun on Cats, the groundbreaking new musical film adaptation of...

Dec 12, 2018, 14:50 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL ROSE PARADE® FLOAT AS DREAMWORKS ANIMATION'S "HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD" TAKES FLIGHT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY

Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation announced today that the extraordinary How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World mobile-art installation ...

Nov 29, 2018, 13:35 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES, DREAMWORKS PICTURES AND THE MILL INVITE THE PUBLIC TO A FREE AUGMENTED-REALITY EXPERIENCE OF "WELCOME TO MARWEN"

WHAT: The Welcome to Marwen AR Experience Download the Welcome to Marwen AR App for free on your mobile device. Watch an introduction to the app from ...

Nov 28, 2018, 18:22 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES, ILLUMINATION AND LOLLIPOP THEATER NETWORK ANNOUNCE PRIVATE SCREENINGS OF "DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH"

To help spread the message of kindness and love during the holiday season, Universal Pictures and Lollipop Theater Network today announced that they...

Nov 27, 2018, 15:56 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND DREAMWORKS PICTURES PRESENT THE PREMIERE OF "WELCOME TO MARWEN"

WHAT: The premiere of WELCOME TO MARWEN WHO: Welcome to Marwen cast membersSteve Carell,Leslie Mann,Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever,Janelle Monáe,...

Nov 26, 2018, 19:59 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND MRC PRESENT THE PREMIERE OF "MORTAL ENGINES"

WHAT: The premiere of MORTAL ENGINES WHO: Mortal Engines cast members Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang, Jihae, Ronan Raftery,...

Nov 09, 2018, 17:24 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND CINEMARK OFFER U.S. VETERANS, ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES FREE TICKETS TO UNIVERSAL'S "FIRST MAN"

Universal Pictures and Cinemark Holdings, Inc. today announced that in observance of Veterans Day, on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, free tickets will be...

Nov 01, 2018, 17:00 ET ILLUMINATION AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES PARTNER WITH NBC'S "TODAY" FOR NATIONWIDE "GRINCH FOR GOOD" CAMPAIGN, AHEAD OF RELEASE OF "DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH"

On Friday, November 2, 2018, Illumination and Universal Pictures, in collaboration with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, will announce the launch of the...

Oct 26, 2018, 17:06 ET DREAMWORKS ANIMATION AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENT THE HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SUPERFAN CONTEST

Between October 27, 2018 and December 10, 2018, fans can create and upload videos of 60 seconds or less that either A) recreate their favorite scene...

Oct 24, 2018, 16:39 ET Illumination And Universal Present The World Premiere Of "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch"

WHAT: The world premiere of DR. SEUSS' THE GRINCH WHO: THE GRINCH directors Scott Mosier & Yarrow Cheney; producers Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy;...

Oct 10, 2018, 20:38 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS THE PREMIERE OF HALLOWEEN

WHAT: The premiere of HALLOWEEN WHO: HALLOWEEN cast member/executive producer Jamie Lee Curtis; co-writer/director/executive producer David Gordon...

Oct 09, 2018, 15:30 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND REGAL OFFER U.S. VETERANS AND ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICEMEMBERS MORE THAN 14,000 FREE TICKETS TO UNIVERSAL'S 'FIRST MAN'

Universal Pictures and Regal today announced that, on Thursday, October 11, more than 14,000 free tickets will be presented to U.S. veterans and...

Oct 03, 2018, 20:34 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES INVITES FANS TO THE NEW YORK COMIC CON EXPERIENCE OF "MORTAL ENGINES"

WHAT: MORTAL ENGINES NEW YORK COMIC CON EXPERIENCE London Welcomes You! Before MORTAL ENGINES, the startling new epic adventure directed by...

Oct 03, 2018, 20:32 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES INVITES FANS TO THE NEW YORK COMIC CON EXPERIENCE OF "GLASS"

WHAT: GLASS NEW YORK COMIC CON EXPERIENCE The worlds of Unbreakable and Split collide in the comic-book thriller, GLASS, from filmmaker M. Night...

Oct 03, 2018, 20:13 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND RYOT PRESENT 'FIRST MAN': VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE, BY CREATEVR

WHAT: In celebration of the feature film FIRST MAN, Universal Pictures and RYOT present the FIRST MAN: VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE, which debuts at...

Sep 17, 2018, 17:29 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS THE PREMIERE OF 'NIGHT SCHOOL'

WHAT: The premiere of NIGHT SCHOOL WHO: NIGHT SCHOOL cast member/producer/writer Kevin Hart; director/executive producer Malcolm D. Lee; producer...

Sep 11, 2018, 20:21 ET UNIVERSAL PICTURES INVITES THE PUBLIC TO A FREE MAGICAL ESCAPE EXPERIENCE OF 'THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS'

WHAT: THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS MAGIC ESCAPE EXPERIENCE ° Free to all guests, and all ages. Children under 18 will require a guardian's...