Posts Tagged ‘Universal Pictures’

Short Take: Surprisingly touching, good family fun

Director: Pierre Coffin (Gary’s Fall), Chris Renaud (No Time for Nuts)

Screenwriter: Ken Daurio (Horton Hears a Who!, The Santa Clause 2), Sergio Pablos (Début)

Cast: Steve Carell (Date Night, Horton Hears a Who!), Jason Segel (I Love You, Man; Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly, The School of Rock)

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Synopsis: Evil villain Gru (Carell) prepares to steal the moon after his nemesis Vector (Segel) manages to purloin one of the pyramids.  In order to pull off his plan, Gru adopts three young orphan girls.  Though Gru sees the girls as little more than destructive nuisances at first, his attitude and love of villainy slowly begin to change the more involved he become in their lives.

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What is it about this Robin Hood that has kept him from being as popular as previous incarnations?

Not much has been made so far about Ridley Scott’s newest film Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. The historical epic which attempts to tactfully incorporate elements of the centuries-old legend doesn’t seem to have won over the hearts of Americans like its creators were hoping, as after nearly two full weekends it has yet to top $70 million at the domestic box office (considering the production budget was a reported $200 million, such returns will be deemed relatively minimal by Universal). The film’s rating on RottenTomatoes.com is a pedestrian 45%, and on MetaCritic.com an unflattering grade of 53. Exactly what is it about the film that has audiences and critics keeping it at arm’s length? Read the rest of this entry »

Isla Fisher

Universal Pictures has reserved the rights of two scripts that will star actress Isla Fisher, and hopefully increase her icon status.

One of the scripts, Life Coach, is about a young woman who tries to get her life back on track by hiring a life coach but ends up hiring someone completely unqualified. Liz Cackowski and Maggie Carey are currently writing the script. Fisher is set to produce as well.

Fisher is also set to star in an untitled romantic comedy based on a French script titled Un Jour mes princes viendront (One Day My Princes Will Come). No details on the plot were released. Audrey Wells (Under the Tuscan Sun) is penning the script.

Source: Variety