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Bourne has operated in the NBCUniversal orbit for more than two decades at this point, ever since Universal handled North American distribution for Matt Damon’s The Bourne Identity back in 2002. The series has since stayed in-house ever since,
The screen rights to the Robert Ludlum spy books will make the studio their forever home.
After a bidding war for the film rights to author Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne franchise, Universal Pictures will retain the rights "in perpetuity," per Deadline. That doesn't include the rights to the novels, though Universal has stated plans to expand the venerable action film series into an entire "universe" - a growing media trend.
Last week, we noted that Universal was taking a very “Mom on Facebook” approach to the tech industry’s ongoing efforts to feed all of human creativity into the AI woodchipper, adding new warnings to its various theatrical films stating that nobody was allowed to use movies like The Bad Guys 2 or Jurassic World Rebirth to train their various digital hellbabies.
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando are among the best Halloween theme park events. While I also love Disneyland‘s Oogie Boogie Bash, Halloween Horror Nights provides a scarier experience for teens and adults.
Ride the movies with a new UOAP merchandise collection featuring the original Universal Studios Florida billboards.
Silicon Valley’s latest buzzword envisions a future in which AI generates a surge of new wealth shared among the masses.