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John Cena and Kumail Nanjiani to Star in a Buddy Cop Comedy
September 25, 2017
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John Cena and Kumail Nanjiani to Star in a Buddy Cop Comedy

Well, that’s a buddy cop comedy we can get behind. 

John Cena has taken many by surprise for how funny he’s been in movies such as Trainwreck and the whole world, it would seem, finally took notice of Kumail Nanjiani through both The Big Sick and Silicon Valley.

Just imagining this duo bantering back and forth puts a smile on our face. Hopefully, this project will see a release relatively soon.

Universal Follows Up Their Four Year Overall Deal with Tina Fey with a Two Year First Look Deal
February 3, 2016
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(via The Wrap)

Tina Fey is going from having license to develop TV at Universal Television to having license to develop movies at Universal Pictures.

Back in 2012, Tina Fey signed a four year overall deal with Universal to develop series for them. Given all of her success in that realm, and then the success of Sisters, Fey, along with her production company Little Stranger, has gotten a whole new first look deal for the next two years that allows her to develop feature film projects for the studio. 

Already, she’s developing a comedy about three women who learn how to count cards based on a Good Housekeeping article “You Bet!” by Ruth Palmer.

Along this path, we wouldn’t be surprised if Tina Fey launched her own studio.

Universal Nearly Nixed The 40-Year-Old Virgin for How Steve Carell Looked
January 13, 2016
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Here’s another case where it was great studio heads resisted their initial instincts by not shutting production on The 40-Year-Old Virgin with Judd Apatow and Steve Carell.

Keep in mind that was several years before Steve Carell’s critically acclaimed turn in Foxcatcher where he looks like a lord of the creeps.

Amy Poehler Is on To Her Next Movie at Universal Where She’ll Star as a NBA Head Coach
July 24, 2015
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(via Deadline)

We’re counting on one hell of a halftime speech.

Ike Barinholtz, who is in Poehler’s upcoming Sisters at Universal, co-wrote the next Poehler vehicle with David Stassen. They’ve put Amy at the center of a huddle to be the head coach of a NBA team. 

Don’t be surprised to see pictures of Leslie Knope photoshopped at court side very soon.

Simon Pegg, Working Title, and Universal Sign Off on a “Shaun Of The Dead” Live Musical
December 30, 2014
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(via Uproxx)

Almost Legal Productions has already adapted 2004’s Shaun Of The Dead into a live stage musical and it’s now getting more traction as the likes of Simon Pegg, Working Title, and Universal have all given the OK for the adaptation. 

Before you reserve your judgement, know that Shaun of the Dead Live encourages audience members come in costume, sings their own version of The Specials’ Ghost Town, and more.

There are currently no U.S. dates, but perhaps soon and it’ll make it over to the States and here in LA where we’re sure plenty of folks will want to see it.

Universal TV Brings on a New VP Comedy Development in Dan Shear
August 25, 2014
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(via Deadline)

The former agent of Billy Eichner, W. Kamau Bell, Loren Bouchard, Katie Dippold, Seth Grahame-Smith, Lesley Arfin, and more is now slotted at Universal TV as a VP of Comedy Development.

With such a former client list, we’re crossing our fingers that some interesting and very funny projects are set to come through Universal TV’s pipeline.

Jason Bateman To Direct, Star In FBI Wedding Comedy For Universal
June 29, 2014
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Jason Bateman To Direct, Star In FBI Wedding Comedy For Universal

Though the juxtaposition of FBI and wedding comedy might seem incongruous, Jason Bateman’s directorial debut with Bad Words was so fantastic that we’re on board with whatever he’s at work with here.

Like Bad Words, Bateman is set to direct and star and this has us thoroughly intrigued.

Maya Rudolph Is Now Joining Her Pals Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in The Nest
June 16, 2014
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Maya Rudolph Is Now Joining Her Pals Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in The Nest

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler making a movie together is already exciting enough news, which makes Universal’s The Nest an already highly anticipated comedy. 

Now that they’re former SNL cast mate Maya Rudolph has been added to the cast, The Nest will possibly be more fun when it’s already seeming that it will be a wire-to-wire fun movie. We wouldn’t be surprised if the cast for this will keep getting better and better.

Ken Marino and Erica Oyama Sell ‘Me Time’ to Universal
May 10, 2014
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Ken Marino and Erica Oyama Sell ‘Me Time’ to Universal

Ken Marino and Erica Oyama from Burning Love are at it again as they have sold their latest feature project Me Time to Universal. It’s loosely “described as a female road comedy in the same vein as Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”.

Let’s hope this gets fast tracked, made, and released in theaters before too long. 

Universal Sets The Nest with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler For December 2015
April 23, 2014
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Universal Sets The Nest with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler For December 2015

The buddy party movie The Nest with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be coming around next Christmas time, just in case you were making your Christmas lists for this year already. 

Don’t worry, Fey and Poehler will have hosted The Golden Globes again in case you were worried that you weren’t going to enough of them both in your life before then.

Key & Peele To Make Movie with Judd Apatow for Universal
November 13, 2013
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Key & Peele To Make Movie with Judd Apatow for Universal

The pieces have been set in place for Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele to write and star in a movie in collaboration with Judd Apatow for Universal Pictures. 

This only makes too much sense and we hope it hits screens soon, whatever it is.

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