hollywoodreporter.com - 6/1/2009
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The answer to "Where's Waldo?" is Universal. The studio has picked up the movie rights to the popular children's books series from Classic Media with the aim of making a live-action family film to be produced by Chris Meledandri's Illumination Entertainment. Classic Media's Eric Ellenbogen ...
variety.com - 6/2/2009
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variety.com —
Universal, Illumination Entertainment nab rights Several studios were
in on the search, but Universal and Illumination Entertainment...
were the ones who found "Where's Waldo?" U and Chris Meledandri's family film unit have acquired screen rights to turn ...
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'Waldo' finds his way to the bigscreen - Entertainment ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/5/2009
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Movie studios like to operate in their comfort
zones. Hey, who doesn't? So, Universal Pictures, which is...
betting on three high-profile comedies this summer, is going to focus heavily on comedies and "event" movies when putting together its release ...
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Dramatic upheaval: Universal Pictures to focus on ...
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Where’s Waldo Movie: Apocalypto Easter Egg Turned Feature Film?
Film Junk —
... . Amazingly, these hare-brained ideas just keep multiplying, and this week The Hollywood Reporter tells us that a Where’s Waldo movie is being set up over at Universal. That’s right, a movie based on the series of children’s books with no story at all, just large illustrated scenes with a guy in a red and white striped shirt hidden somewhere in them. On the big screen. Sounds thrilling. ...
Where’s Waldo: The Other Movie. Today in Film Bloggery 06/02/09
SpoutBlog —
... So, I’m a bit late in addressing the news about Universal making a Where’s Waldo film, but it is the most fun movie topic of the past 24 hours (plus), and I just can’t let it be passed up for anything else. Mostly I just want to call back the clip of the day ...
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Universal, who has milked Hasbro for every last board game and action figure movie they can, is now turning it's attention to Where's Waldo? . The studio has picked up the movie rights to the popular children's books series from Classic Media ...
They Found Waldo - He's at Universal
getthebigpicture.net 6/2/2009 — Universal passed on making the Tintin movie, even with Spielberg and Peter Jackson. So what indescribably stupid move has da U made just a few months later? Adapting another animated book series without two bankable directors. The studio is now bringing Where's Waldo? to theaters, which ...
Where’s Waldo? In a Movie!
backseatcuddler.com 6/1/2009 — Universal pictures is developing a movie based on the kids book series Where’s Waldo.
Waldo Hides on the Big Screen
atomicpopcorn.net 6/1/2009 —
There he is!
Do you all remember the fun Where’s Waldo books buried in your elementary and middle school’s libraries you used to go through when you were super bored? Well, now Waldo is jumping from an eight or so paged search book onto the big screen thanks to Universal ...
Universal Soldier 3 starts a New Generation
film-book.com 4/24/2009 — Universal Soldier 3 or Universal Soldier: The Next Generation is being filmed starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. If you saw the first Universal Soldier and watched Lundgren’s Sgt. Andrew Scott get diced at the end of the film you may be wondering how he can possibly be in ...
'Where's Waldo' movie in the works
byeshane.blogspot.com 6/3/2009 — Oh for fuck's sake! I wonder whose soul was sold to Satan to get this to happen. Universal Pictures has greenlit a Where's Waldo movie for kids. As if the target audience makes this any less ridiculous. I was subjected to the Where's Waldo books as a child, and though I found then mildly ...
Where's Waldo? In a Probably Bad Movie
iwatchstuff.com 6/3/2009 —
Ah, yes, there is still more of my childhood to stripmine. Variety is reporting that Universal and Illumination Entertainment have purchased the film rights to Where's Waldo (née Wally), the tedium-based Martin Handford book series that got me ...
Fogelsman and Langley Take Over at Universal Pictures
comingsoon.net 10/6/2009 — Universal Pictures unexpectedly announced today that Adam Fogelson is the new Chairman and Donna Langley has been named Co-Chairman, replacing Marc Shmuger and David Linde immediately. Here is the announcement:
Adam Fogelson has been named Chairman, ...
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