Nearly three months after Universal Pictures struck a surprising deal with AMC Theatres to shrink the theatrical window of its movies, the studio has struck a similar deal with another major theater chain, Cinemark Theaters. Much like the AMC deal, the Cinemark agreement allows Universal to debut their films on digital/VOD 17 days after its … Read more
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson revisits breakthrough Hollywood role as he signs on to produce Scorpion King reboot for Universal By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:57 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 02:44 GMT, 11 November 2020 He launched his Hollywood career with the role of Scorpion King in 2001’s blockbuster The Mummy Returns. And … Read more
If 95 percent of Americans wore masks consistently, nearly 130,00 lives could be saved between now and March 2021, a new study suggests. Without measures like masks and social distancing, however, the US coronavirus death toll is likely to exceed 511,000 by then, the latest research from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics … Read more
More than a third of Americans now want the government to create more of a social safety net – ensuring health and unemployment benefits – an increase of 40 percent since the coronavirus pandemic came to the US. As of April, 60 percent of Americans favored universal health insurance, according to a new Johns Hopkins … Read more
Super Nintendo World will finally open at Universal Studios Japan in 2021 after being delayed by coronavirus – and guests will be able to play real-life versions of their favourite video games The Osaka attraction had been due to open in July ahead of the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics Guests will be able to play … Read more
The Others starring Nicole Kidman gets a new remake through Universal Pictures and Sentient Entertainment By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 00:07 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 00:12 BST, 13 October 2020 Universal Pictures and Sentient Entertainment are teaming up to remake the beloved 2001 thriller The Others. The studio optioned the rights to … Read more
Virtual reality objects you can FEEL just like on Star Trek’s holodeck move a step closer thanks to new ‘universal law of touch’ Birmingham researchers studied ‘Rayleigh waves’ generated from skin touch They found these waves are picked up by the body’s touch receptor cells The way the waves interact has led to the creation … Read more
I am writing on behalf of my sister who has insisted that she is unable to get universal credit and I just don’t get it. My sister has worked since leaving school and has National Insurance contributions to reflect this. Now 62 years old, she is returning to work as a teaching assistant in September. … Read more
Stan secures a landmark deal with NBCUniversal as the streaming platform enters a multi-year exclusive content partnership By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:55 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 00:24 BST, 26 August 2020 Australian streaming platform Stan has secured a new content deal with global entertainment giant NBCUniversal. The multi-year partnership, announced … Read more
German researchers will give a group of people £1,080 per month as part of an experiment to see whether universal basic income could work. The study will see 120 people handed the cash with no means testing or limits on how it is spent, then monitored to see how their attitudes and behaviours change. Another … Read more