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Universal

Company ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 4 name variants incl. Universal Pictures, Universal Television, Universal Studios
last seen in coverage today
701
Wire items · since Feb 18
112
Deal items
58
Tracked projects
6
Months active
143
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 112 tracked deal items

29% of tracked dealflow (32/112) is book adaptation; 68% of classified deal mediums are film; 81% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
book adaptation 32
remake reboot 31
greenlight 14
series order pilot pickup 12
option 11
spec sale 5
public domain adaptation 5
pitch sale 3
podcast ip adaptation 1
short story adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 55
in production 16
greenlit 15
optioned 6
completed seeking distribution 2
acquired 1
Medium
film 77
tv limited series 29
industry 7

Slate · 58 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume

In development 11
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Michael
Antoine Fuqua · Jaafar Jackson · Michael Bay
 book adaptation remake reboot in development 46 Jul 10 ↗
Platform
Dana Walden · Michael Thorn · David Ellison
 option in development 17 Jun 12 ↗
Exorcist
Mike Flanagan · Scarlett Johansson · Jason Blum
 greenlight remake reboot in development 14 Jun 27 ↗
Power
Courtney A. Kemp · Y'lan Noel · Matthew Law
 series order pilot pickup in development 9 May 29 ↗
M3gan
Kate Dolan · Lily Sullivan · Claudia Doumit
 book adaptation acquired 8 Jul 9 ↗
Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro · Kevin Williamson · Lee Cronin
 series order pilot pickup remake reboot in development 6 Jul 1 ↗
Scream
Kevin Williamson · Wes Craven · Drew Barrymore
 spec sale in development 6 May 7 ↗
Blockbuster
Quentin Tarantino · Marlon Brando · Lee Cronin
 — 6 Jul 18 ↗
Inspired
Dave Franco · Manny Jacinto · Steven Schneider
 option in development 5 Jul 7 ↗
Fast & Furious
Vin Diesel · Neal Moritz · Michael Lesslie
 in development 5 May 15 ↗
Jurassic World
Alan Ritchson · Michael Shannon · Rami Malek
 — 5 Jun 18 ↗
Greenlit 3
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Devil
Anne Hathaway · Meryl Streep · Jo Nesbø
 book adaptation greenlit 7 May 2 ↗
Cape Fear
Nick Antosca · Amy Adams · Patrick Wilson
 public domain adaptation book adaptation greenlit 6 Jun 12 ↗
Kids
Lisa Kudrow · Michael Sheen · Brian Cox
 remake reboot greenlight greenlit 6 Jun 18 ↗
In production 5
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Moment
Liam Neeson · Charli XCX · Aidan Zamiri
 greenlight in production 9 Jun 17 ↗
Super Mario
Chris Meledandri · Chris Pratt · Anya Taylor-Joy
 in production 9 Jun 8 ↗
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Chris Meledandri · Chris Pratt · Anya Taylor-Joy
 in production 8 Jun 8 ↗
Mario Galaxy
Chris Meledandri · Chris Pratt · Anya Taylor-Joy
 in production 8 Jun 8 ↗
Minions & Monsters
Pierre Coffin · Jeff Bridges · Christoph Waltz
 in production 6 Jun 22 ↗
Seeking distribution 5
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Mummy
Lee Cronin · Brendan Fraser · Rachel Weisz
 greenlight remake reboot completed seeking distribution 27 May 22 ↗
What
Steven Spielberg · Dick Wolf · Ciara Miller
 series order pilot pickup completed seeking distribution 18 Jun 12 ↗
Good
Gore Verbinski · Sam Rockwell · Liam Neeson
 greenlight book adaptation completed seeking distribution 8 May 22 ↗
Where
Bob Odenkirk · Sharon Stone · Colin Hanks
 completed seeking distribution 7 Jul 14 ↗
Hail Mary
Phil Lord · Chris Miller · Glen Powell
 completed seeking distribution 5 Jun 12 ↗
Released & tracking 6
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Obsession
Curry Barker · Michael Johnston · Inde Navarrette
 remake reboot book adaptation acquired 24 Jul 18 ↗
Odyssey
Christopher Nolan · Matt Damon · Lupita Nyong'o
 completed seeking distribution 19 Jul 19 ↗
Disclosure Day
Steven Spielberg · Emily Blunt · Josh O'Connor
 in production 14 Jun 14 ↗
Backrooms
Kane Parsons · Steven Spielberg · Renate Reinsve
 option completed seeking distribution 14 Jul 19 ↗
Halloween
Ryan Coogler · Brendan Fraser · Rachel Weisz
 remake reboot in development 12 Jul 16 ↗
Blair Witch Project
Dylan Clark · James Wan · Jason Blum
 remake reboot greenlit 5 Jul 2 ↗

Key people · from coveragenames as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design

Steven SpielbergTalent attached38i · 6d
Jason BlumTalent attached26i · 14d
Christopher NolanTalent attached23i · 1d
Curry BarkerTalent attached21i · 7d
Lee CroninNamed in coverage21i · 3d
Mike FlanaganNamed in coverage14i · 10d
David EllisonNamed in coverage14i · 0d
Colman DomingoNamed in coverage13i · 0d
James WanTalent attached13i · 7d
Brendan FraserNamed in coverage12i · 4d
Scarlett JohanssonTalent attached12i · 9d
Donna LangleyNamed in coverage12i · 0d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL UNIVERSAL COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 7 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

Obsession
“$286.5M”Jun 18 · worldwide→“$300 million worldwide”Jun 20 · worldwide→“$215 million / $332.4 million”Jun 23 · domestic / worldwide→“$249.5M domestic”Jul 10 · domestic
latest: “$249.5M domestic” (domestic) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Backrooms
“$212.6M worldwide”Jun 14 · worldwide→“$330 million worldwide”Jul 2 · worldwide→“$357 million worldwide”Jul 8 · worldwide
latest: “$357 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Disclosure Day
“$30M running worldwide cume”Jun 13 · worldwide→“$93M global debut”Jun 14 · worldwide
latest: “$93M global debut” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Sinners
“over $370 million”Jun 22 · worldwide
latest: “over $370 million” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
The Chronicles of Riddick
“$115.9 million worldwide”Jun 28 · worldwide
latest: “$115.9 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Evil Dead Burn
“$26 million worldwide”Jul 15 · worldwide
latest: “$26 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
The Odyssey
“$257M worldwide”Jul 19 · domestic
latest: “$257M worldwide” (domestic) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

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FEB
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MAR
213
APR
215
MAY
73
JUN
36
JUL
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Works with · top 8 of 25click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
Netflix 16329
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Warner Bros. Pictures 10710
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Disney 1048
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Sony Pictures 8718
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Paramount Pictures 868
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Blumhouse Productions 5718
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A24 538
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Lionsgate Films 537
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Deal record · 112 entries, newest 45 shownamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

Jul 24 Peacock’s ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series Casts Audiobook Narrator Jeff Hays
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Jeff Hays, Matt Dinniman, Matt Yost, Seth MacFarlane, Peacock
 THR+2 src C
Jul 15 Sam Raimi Gives Update On ‘Darkman’ Remake
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Adam Schindler, Brian Netto, Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Darkman
 Forbes+1 src B
Jul 9 Jamie Lee Curtis' “Murder, She Wrote ”movie delayed until 2028, avoids clash with Gollum and the Avengers
remake-reboot
with Jamie Lee Curtis, Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Wrote, Marvel Studios, The Lord of the Rings
 AOL.com C
Jul 9 Spin Master Expands Studio Lineup for Hellbreak™ with Blumhouse, AMC and Lionsgate – Company Announcement
deal · articleType
with Jason Blum, Spin Master, Blumhouse, AMC Global Media, Lionsgate
 Financial Times B
Jul 8 A Ghost Story’s David Lowery & Michael Bay Making Terrifying New Paranormal Horror Movie
book-adaptation @ in-development
with David Lowery, Michael Bay, John Langan, The Fisherman, A Ghost Story
 ComingSoon.net A
Jul 2 After Backrooms, Hollywood Goes All-In On Siren Head
option @ optioned “low seven figures”
with Warner Bros., Trevor Henderson, Zach Cregger, Brian Duffield, Roy Lee
 Cosmic Book News+5 src A+
Jun 30 Resident Evil "Feels Like One Gigantic Sequence," Says Zach Cregger
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser, Zach Cregger
 Bleeding Cool+2 src A
Jun 28 Netflix’s Newest Book Adaptation Could Officially Resurrect the Fantasy Genre on Streaming
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Alix E. Harrow, Universal Global Television, Disney, Max
 Collider B
Jun 27 Mike Flanagan’s ‘Exorcist’ Reboot Title Seemingly Confirmed as ‘Exorcist: Martyrs’
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diane Lane, Noah Jupe, Laurence Fishburne
 World of Reel+1 src A+
Jun 24 'Blair Witch Project' New Movie Sets Fall 2027 Release
remake-reboot @ greenlit
with Dylan Clark, Chris Thomas Devlin, Jason Blum, James Wan, Roy Lee
 Deadline+10 src A+
Jun 22 Filming Wraps on Mike Flanagan’s 'The Exorcist' Reboot with Scarlett Johansson and Chiwetel Ejiofor
remake-reboot
with Mike Flanagan, Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane
 Phantasmagoria A
Jun 20 Blumhouse Signs Curry Barker for Original Horror Movie
pitch-sale @ in-development “rich eight-figure deal”
with Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Universal Film Group, Curry Barker, James Wan, Jason Blum
 Horror Obsessive+2 src A+
Jun 19 Ana de Armas And Kate Hudson To Star In Erotic Thriller 'Palm Grove'
deal · articleType @ in-development
with Ana de Armas, Kate Hudson, Kornél Mundruczó, Chernin Entertainment, James Morosini
 Deadline+6 src A
Jun 19 Curry Barker’s Third Film, an Original Horror Concept, Heads to Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster
pitch-sale @ in-development
with Universal Film Group, Curry Barker, Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Blumhouse, James Wan
 Variety+8 src A+
Jun 19 ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series Based On Books Ordered By Peacock From Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door
series-order-pilot-pickup / book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Peacock, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Matt Dinniman, Seth MacFarlane, Fuzzy Door
 Deadline+5 src A+
Jun 19 ‘A Quite Place’ Scribes Directing Sci-fi Feature with Steven Spielberg Producing
BUYER deal · articleType @ in-development
with Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Steven Spielberg, Amblin, Kristie Macosko Krieger
 Dread Central A
Jun 17 The Sphere’s Next Big Movie After ‘Oz’ to Be ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’
deal · articleType @ in-development “around $100 million”
with Sphere Entertainment, Primary Wave Music and 20th Century Studios, Jim Dolan, The Sphere, Primary Wave Music
 THR+6 src A+
Jun 16 Fantastical Animated Series Journey Coming to Disney+
greenlight @ greenlit
with Disney+, Higher Ground, Matt Munn, Steve Loter, Jessie Dicovitsky
 Vital Thrills A
Jun 16 Author Marcus Kliewer reconnects with Steinbach roots
BUYER book-adaptation @ in-development
with Blake Lively, Marcus Kliewer, Netflix, Michael Bay, The Caretaker
 SteinbachOnline B
Jun 15 Curry Barker Got His Wish: Inside the ‘Obsession’ Director’s Wild Month (Exclusive)
remake-reboot @ in-development “$15 million”
with Focus Features, Curry Barker, Peter Kujawski, James Harris, A24
 THR+7 src A+
Jun 12 Warner Bros. Passes on George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: The Wasteland’ as Amazon, Sony, and Universal Circle
deal · articleType @ in-development
with Warner Bros., George Miller, Tom Hardy, Amazon, Sony Pictures
 World of Reel+3 src A
Jun 8 ‘Obsession’ Crosses $200M Globally to Become Focus’ Top Movie of All Time
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Focus Features, Curry Barker, Obsession, Toronto International Film Festival, Blair Witch Project
 THR+1 src A+
Jun 8 Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury To Receive Film Adaptations
deal · articleType @ in-development
with The Arena, SNK, Erik Feig, Matt Reilly, Markus Gerdemann
 Bleeding Cool B
Jun 4 Jamie Lee Curtis to star in ‘Murder, She Wrote’ film revival set for 2027 release
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Moore, Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo, Amy Pascal
 Steamboat Radio+1 src A
Jun 4 FilmNation Snaps Up Absurdist Action-Thriller Spec ‘I’d Like To Speak To Your Manager’ From Gabe Delahaye
spec-sale @ in-development
with FilmNation, Gabe Delahaye, Fortunate Jack, UTA, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment
 Deadline+1 src A+
Jun 4 ‘All Her Fault’ Team Reunites for Peacock Mystery ‘The Break-In’
book-adaptation / series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Peacock, NBCUniversal, Megan Gallagher, Carnival Films, Katherine Faulkner
 THR A
May 30 ‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Hits TV Marketplace; New Take On Hitchcock’s Classic Comes From Tom Spezialy, David Heyman & UIS
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Sarah Snook, Tom Spezialy, David Heyman, Universal International Studios, Heyday Television
 Deadline+1 src A+
May 24 Sydney Sweeney was hired for the creepiest job ever and the red flags were next level
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Sydney Sweeney, Marcus Kliewer, Michael Bay
 The National News Desk C
May 23 Ben Stiller Teaming With Mike Judge On Apple Comedy Series ‘Protective Custody’
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Ben Stiller, Mike Judge, Steve Hely, Dave King, Apple Studios
 Yahoo B
May 22 Radio Silence To Direct Feature Adaptation Of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Book Series For 20th
book-adaptation @ in-development
with 20th Century Studios, Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Tom Bissell
 Deadline+7 src A+
May 22 Ed Sheeran Leaves Warner Music After 15 Years
option
with Ed Sheeran, Warner Music, Asylum Records, Atlantic, Gingerbread Man
 Variety A
May 22 Radio Silence’s New Horror Movie Has a Unique Twist
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli‑Olpin, Tyler Gillett, 20th Century Studios, Tom Bissell
 ComingSoon.net A
May 21 Michael Bay Developing Film About U.S. Rescue Mission in Iran, Reports Say
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Michael Bay, Mitchell Zuckoff, Erwin Stoff, Scott Gardenhour, Platinum Dunes
 Comic Basics C
May 21 Michael Bay to Direct Iran War Movie About Operation Epic Fury for Universal
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Michael Bay, Mitchell Zuckoff, Erwin Stoff, Scott Gardenhour, Jake Gyllenhaal
 The Wrap+4 src A
May 21 Michael Bay To Direct True Story On Largest Rescue Mission In American History To Save Two Downed Pilots In Iran
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Michael Bay, Mitchell Zuckoff, Erwin Stoff, Scott Gardenhour, HarperCollins
 Deadline C
May 21 Michael Bay to direct 'Operation Epic Fury' rescue thriller for Universal
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Michael Bay, Mitchell Zuckoff, Erwin Stoff, Scott Gardenhour, Platinum Dunes
 Asianet Newsable+5 src B
May 21 Hollywood Ventures Group Options Namratha Stanley’s ‘Vineyard Melody’ (EXCLUSIVE)
option @ optioned
with Hollywood Ventures Group, Namratha Stanley, Glenn Gainor, Sandy Climan, Regalo Press
 Variety C
May 19 Mel Brooks’ Cult Universal Horror Parody Confirms FX Remake Series
remake-reboot / greenlight @ greenlit
with Taika Waititi, Stefani Robinson, Zach Galifianakis, Dolly Wells, Spencer House
 ComicBook.com A
May 18 Greatest American Hero Unveils Exclusive 45th Anniversary Fan Collectibles
book-adaptation @ in-development
with AMP Comics, William Katt, Greatest American Hero, Simon & Schuster, Diamond
 CBR C
May 13 “IN WAVES”
book-adaptation @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Phuong Mai Nguyen, AJ Dungo, Will Sharpe, Stephanie Hsu, Cannes Film Festival
 Next Best Picture B
May 12 David Koepp To Script Remake Of Michael Crichton's 'Westworld' Movie
remake-reboot @ in-development
with David Koepp, Michael Crichton, Warner Bros., Steven Spielberg, Lisa Joy
 Deadline A
May 11 Behind the 11th Hour Renewal for ‘Law & Order’ Season 26
greenlight @ greenlit
with Lisa Katz, Reid Scott, David Ajala, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy
 THR B
May 8 After 13 Years, Scarlett Johansson Officially Returns to A24 for New Ari Aster Movie
greenlight @ in-development
with A24, Ari Aster, Scarlett Johansson, Lars Knudsen, Square Peg
 CBR A
May 8 Charlize Theron, Baltasar Kormakur reunite for action thriller 'Six Clean Kills'
greenlight @ in-development
with Charlize Theron, Baltasar Kormákur, Stan Parish, Secret Menu, Blueeyes Productions
 ANI News B
May 7 ‘We Were Liars’ Season 2 Casts Young Versions of the Sinclairs as Show Travels Back to Summer of 1999
book-adaptation @ in-production
with Josh Dallas, Peyton List, Madison Wolfe, Costa D'Angelo, Parker Lapaine
 Variety A

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 701 wire items (Feb 18 → Jul 27) matching Universal or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (47 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.7% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. Amber “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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