Universal movies streaming rights may soon be exclusive to Peacock as NBCUniversal mulls over possibly pulling franchises from other streamers.
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Universal and Illumination Entertainment have released the Minions: The Rise of Gru trailer, showing the childhood origins of the future super villain.
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The Minions The Rise of Gru Super Bowl spot reveals the return of those yellow henchmen and their multi-billion dollar franchise.
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The Universal Studios Beijing lands were officially revealed today, featuring theme park areas dedicated to Harry Potter, Minions, Transformers, and more.
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The third adventure of Gru is just as uninspired as the first two movies and the Minions spin-off, as we explore in our Despicable Me 3 review.
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Watch the Despicable Me Honest Trailer, which doesn't just make fun of the first film in the franchise, but also the sequel and all of the stupid minions.
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Watch the new Despicable Me 3 trailer, revealing that Gru (Steve Carell) has a long-lost twin brother named Drew, who will also be voiced by Steve Carell.
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Universal Pictures have announced new Illumination Entertainment release dates for the next six years. Learn about some of the upcoming Illumination movies.
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Watch the first Despicable Me 3 trailer, introducing us to South Park creator Trey Parker as the voice of Gru's latest nemesis, Balthazar Bratt.
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The Minions Honest Trailer reminds you that while kids movies can be great, the Despicable Me spin-off really phone it in just for the marketing appeal.
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Relive the grand opening of the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem ride at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park with exclusive photos, a video and reaction.
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One of Disney's biggest hits in recent memory might be getting a ride sooner than later. Read about that and everything below in this edition of Theme Park Bits. Disney might open a Frozen attraction at Norway in Epcot Center. The Despicable Me attraction in Hollywood gets a release date. Disneyland Paris competitor Futuroscope just got…
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They look practically indistinguishable from one another and often blur together into one massive horde, but the Minions have emerged as the most recognizable characters to come out of the Despicable Me franchise. Even those who wouldn't be able to pick the films' ostensible protagonist Gru out of a lineup are familiar with the creatures,…
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This year has been a tough one for animated films. The Croods, Epic, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Turbo, and Planes all opened in the space of six months, and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, Free Birds, and Frozen are due out in the next several weeks. But so far at least, 2014…
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What the earlier Despicable Me 2 teaser trailers lacked in information, they made up for in cuteness. The puffy yellow minions were all over those, performing "Barbara Ann" and investigating otherworldly visitors. Now a full-length trailer has arrived, and while it's not quite as adorable (that's just what happens when you shift focus away from…
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While it was anyone's guess who'd win the Super Bowl last night, the movie awards ceremonies this weekend were more predictable. Argo continued its steamroll through awards season, picking up a DGA award for Ben Affleck to go with the film's earlier PGA, SAG, and Globes victories, while PGA winner Wreck-It Ralph took the top prize…
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Fake superheroes, spin-offs and Leonidas are all in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump read about the following: Mark Millar is teasing some of the fights and costumes in Kick-Ass 2. Universal has set a December 19, 2014 release date for a Despicable Me spin-off centered on the Minions. See a high-res version…
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It's still the middle of winter now, but it's never too soon to start planning ahead for vacation time -- and with Universal Orlando's announcement of new and updated attractions to debut in 2012, the theme park is looking better than ever. After the jump, find details on such rides as Despicable Me Minion Mayhem…
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By now you've probably seen dozens of critics' best-of-2011 lists (including ours!), and noticed some amount of overlap on films like Hugo, Drive, and Tree of Life. But there's more than one way to gauge a movie's success, and when it comes to what general audiences are actually watching, a whole different set of titles…
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Don't expect to see popular Marvel comics characters like Spider-Man at the Disney theme parks any time soon. That seems to be the core take-away from today's announcements from Universal Studios. The company made two announcements this morning: A Despicable Me 3D experience will replace the Jimmy Neutron attraction at Universal Studios Florida in 2012.…
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Whether it be a lack of sleep, medical reasons, or not using the right skincare, there are a number of reasons dark circles can develop.
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Following in the footsteps of Pixar, Illumination Entertainment has released a DVD exclusive short film (or what they're calling a "mini movie") on their first DVD/Blu-ray release, Despicable Me (released this week, available on Amazon for $19.99 on DVD, $21.99 on blu-ray/dvd combo + digital copy). Actually, they've included not just one mini movie, but…
Read MoreThis Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP Describing the engrossing, frequently hilarious Banksy-directed Exit Through the Gift Shop as one of the best story-driven…
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Twitter has released their 2010 Top Twitter Trends Analytics which includes a list og the top 10 tweeted about movies of the last year. The most talked about film of 2010 on Twitter? Christopher Nolan's Inception. Hit the jump to see the full list. 1. Inception 2. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows 3. Scott…
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The nominations for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, with announcements by Blair Underwood, Josh Duhamel, and Katie Holmes. The Social Network, The King's Speech and The Fighter scored a handful of nods each. But where's True Grit, which came up with nothing? If nothing else, walk away from this nomination…
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It's award season, and The Hollywood Reporter has begun posting their series of roundtable discussions with the contenders. Earlier this month they posted an one-hour discussion between screenwriters Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours), Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3), John Wells (The Company Men), Todd Phillips (Due Date) and David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit…
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Let the battle for second and third Best Animated Feature of the year begin. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced their short list of 15 features that are eligible to be nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards and right out of the gate, competition is…
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