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Latest update: January 11, 2012
Please note that the release dates given are projected dates issued by the studios and may be subject to change.

 
 
 
 
Universal Pictures and Hasbro have formed a six-year strategic partnership to produce motion pictures based on some of the world's best-known and beloved toys and game brands. Based on the Hasbro board game, the Battleship feature film centers around a battle on land, sea and the sky between earth's forces and attacking aliens. Cast includes Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard and Rihanna. Battleship will be the biggest Universal release in 2012.
     
US 2012 April
     

Plus Licens represents Universal for merchandising, promotional and publishing rights to Battleship in the Nordic countries and Central & Eastern Europe.
 
In the film, Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga) plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen (Oscar winner Charlize Theron) who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the one girl threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) who was dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin plays the prince long enchanted by Snow White's beauty and power. The new vision of the legendary tale is from Joe Roth, the producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer (The Sixth Sense) and acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert Sanders (Halo 3 campaign).
     
US 2012 June 1
Bulgaria 2012 June 8
Czech Rep. 2012 May 31
Denmark 2012 May 31
Estonia 2012 June 1
Finland 2012 June 8
Hungary 2012 May 31
Iceland 2012 June 1
Latvia 2012 June 1
Lithuania 2012 June 1
Norway 2012 June 8
Poland 2012 June 1
Romania 2012 June 1
Russia 2012 May 31
Serbia and
Montenegro
2012 May 31
Slovenia 2012 May 31
Sweden 2012 June 1
Ukraine 2012 May 31

Plus Licens represents Universal for merchandising, promotional and publishing rights to Snow White and the Huntsman in the Nordic countries and Central & Eastern Europe.
 
Madagascar 3 is directed by Eric Darnell (Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa) and produced by Mireille Soria (Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa) and Mark Swift (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa). It is being written by Noah Baumbach (Fantastic Mr. Fox) and once again stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer and Andy Richter. Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style.
     
US 2012 June 8
     

Plus Licens represents DreamWorks Animation for merchandising, promotional and publishing rights to Madagascar 3 in Russia and (on a case-by-case basis) in Central & Eastern Europe.
 
Based on the forthcoming books by William Joyce, Rise of the Guardians will be released on November 21, 2012. It is directed by Peter Ramsey (Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space) and co-directed by Joyce. The film is being produced by Christina Steinberg (Bee Movie, National Treasure) and Nancy Bernstein, long-time head of Production at DreamWorks Animation. Rise of the Guardians is being written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) and executive produced by Guillermo del Toro and Michael Siegel. It stars Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. More than a collection of the well-known childhood legends, Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes - each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.
     
US 2012 Nov 21
     

Plus Licens represents DreamWorks Animation for merchandising, promotional and publishing rights to Rise of the Guardians in Russia and (on a case-by-case basis) in Central & Eastern Europe.
 
Universal Pictures and Hasbro have formed a six-year strategic partnership to produce motion pictures based on some of the world's best-known and beloved toys and game brands. The 3D superhero adventure Stretch Armstrong is based on a 1970s a large gel filled action figure whose most notable feature was that his arms and legs could stretch without breaking.
     
US 2012-13  
     

Plus Licens represents Universal for merchandising, promotional and publishing rights to Stretch Armstrong in the Nordic countries and Central & Eastern Europe.
 
The Croods is being written and directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch) and Kirk DeMicco (Space Chimps) and produced by Kristine Belson (How to Train Your Dragon) and Jane Hartwell (Shrek). It stars Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke and Cloris Leachman. The Croods is a comedy adventure that takes us back to a previously undiscovered era in the history of our planet known as the Croodaceous, when nature was still a work-in-progress... full of never-before- seen creatures and landscapes. Audiences will relate to the hilarious family antics as an imaginative and resourceful newcomer helps the Croods navigate their way through the fantastic world beyond their cave.
     
US 2013 March 1
     

Plus Licens represents DreamWorks Animation for merchandising, promotional and publishing rights to The Croods in Russia and (on a case-by-case basis) in Central & Eastern Europe.
 
Fast & Furious 6 is the latest installment in the three billion dollar blockbuster Fast & Furious film franchise - a series of action films which capture the urban world of street racing and fast cars! Fast & Furious is also one of the most powerful branded lifestyles ever created in Universal's history with a vast and successful licensing program.
     
US 2013 May 24
     

Plus Licens represents Universal for merchandising, promotional and publishing rights to Fast & Furious 6 in the Nordic countries and Central & Eastern Europe.
 
Gru, his girls and his vast army of minions return in Despicable Me 2, the follow-up to the blockbuster 3D CGI feature that grossed more than $540 million at the worldwide box office and became the tenth biggest animated film in domestic history. Chris Meledandri and his acclaimed filmmaking team at Illumination Entertainment create an all-new animated adventure with the all-star voice cast returning to tell the next chapter in the life of everyone's favorite (former?) super-villain.
     
US 2013 July 3
     

Plus Licens represents Universal for merchandising, promotional and publishing rights to Despicable Me 2 in the Nordic countries and Central & Eastern Europe.
 
 


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