Variety posted an insightful article on the future of Universal Pictures following the conclusion of the writers strike, as the studio looks to increase production and fasttrack existing franchises.
A key part of the report notes that recently, [Universal] landed Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon for a fourth “Bourne” movie, even though the director and star seemed ready to wrap it up after three pics.
The article also mentions that the studio is hoping to dissuade Guillermo del Toro from committing to the film version(s) of The Hobbit, as that would delay (by an estimated four years) him from starting production on At The Mountains of Madness , the director’s “dream project” that Universal bought the rights to and engaged del Toro to helm.
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Mike (Mos Def) works in a small, struggling video store in New Jersey. His friend Jerry (Jack Black) accidently becomes magnetised and manages to erase every single tape in the store. With mounting debts, how are they going to get out of this crisis? By remaking the lost films themselves, that’s how.
I am a little leary of the situation. The truth will come out when, and if the US economy, and the dollar begins to strengthen. If prices remain high, you’ll know someone is lying. Either OPEC doesn’t have the supply they claim they have, or Analysts are incorrect when they say demand has decreased. Personally, I don’t buy the claim that demand has decreased. Population is ever increasing, so, the the demand should always be increasing. 