Universal Touts 40 Movies Coming In Next 12 Months; Teases ‘Oppenheimer’ & Celebrates Animation – CineEurope

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Universal trotted out a dog, some “possessed” girls and a Wicked light show, during its CineEurope presentation here in Barcelona, while also celebrating the studio’s force in the animated space and touting next month’s Oppenheimer from Christopher Nolan.

All this followed a reel of filmmakers heralding the cinema experience which it had previously shown at CinemaCon in April. Commented Niels Swinkels, EVP & MD, International Distribution, Universal Pictures, “How lucky we are at Universal to be working with such brilliant filmmakers who make compelling movies to fill your theaters all year round, and this is the year we had all been waiting for.” He added, “Not only did we survive the past few years, we’re absolutely thriving,” referring to Hollywood and exhibition in general.

Continued Swinkels, “We’re note stopping there. Over the next 12 months our priority is to underscore that strength, Universal Pictures International will be distributing more than 40 movies across our main slate, Focus Features and local acquisitions.” Uni currently boasts the biggest grosser of 2023 in Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros Movie ($1.327B worldwide), and had great runs in the past year with Ilumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru ($939.6M) and the Oscar-nominated Puss in Boots: The Last Wish ($481M).

With regard to next month’s release of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Julien Noble, President of International Marketing, said, “This is a blockbuster drama that is all too rare in modern times.