hollywoodreporter.com - 12/16/2008
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Universal and Stuber Prods. are hoping to capitalize on the latest toy craze among boys, entering into a deal with toy company Spin Master to bring "Bakugan Battle Brawlers" to the big screen. "Bakugan" is a Japanese anime show airing on the Cartoon Network as well as a strategic game that uses ...
cinematech.blogspot.com - 12/16/2008
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cinematech.blogspot.com —
The Journal has a great piece today about
Universal's campaign against Redbox, a company that operates 12,000...
DVD rental kiosks in the US. The basic issue is that while consumers love renting movies from the kiosks for $1, Universal feels that, A, the ...
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Universal: Let's Stamp Out $1 Movie Rentals
firstshowing.net - 12/15/2008
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firstshowing.net —
Universal Pictures has pulled Fast & Furious from
its original June 12th release date and moved it...
to April 3rd , making it a forgettable pre-summer release instead of the big summer event movie that originally it seemed it might be. I ...
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Universal Pulls Fast and Furious From Their Summer Line-Up!
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Tron 2.0 Starts Up For Real. Trade Roughage 12/16/08
SpoutBlog —
... If you’ve seen the new trailer for Dragonball: Evolution, you may fear more live-action anime adaptations, so ignore this announcement from Universal about bringing TV and toy sensation Bakugan Battle Brawlers to the big screen. ...
New Toy Craze Becoming A Movie, Obviously
Cinema Blend News —
New Toy Craze Becoming A Movie, Obviously You know you're getting old when The Hollywood Reporter describes something as a "toy craze," and you have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. Apparently kids these days are into something called "Bakugan Battle Brawlers," and like everything else, it's a toy, a TV show, and soon to be a movie. THR is reporting that Universal and Stuber Productions struck a deal with the toy's manufacturer, Spin Master, to make a movie based on the TV series, which airs on the Cartoon Network. The show is about people who fight each other ...
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