Peter Berg News

Peter Berg to direct 'Battleship'

Sep 15, 2009, 16:50 GMT

Peter Berg will direct the live-action version of “Battleship” based on Hasbro's naval combat board game for Universal. ... more

'Hancock' sequel has its writers

Aug 25, 2009, 17:08 GMT

Columbia has hired writers Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to pen the sequel to the Will Smith superhero movie “Hancock,” which grossed $624 million worldwide last year. ... more

The Rock Action 3-Pack – Blu-ray Review

Mar 2, 2009, 14:46 GMT

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gets three of his action flicks collected for Blu-ray with Universal Home Entertainment’s release of The Rock Action 3-Pack – which features Doom, The Rundown, and The Scorpion King. ... more

Liev Schreiber in talks for Angelina Jolie’s ‘Salt’

Feb 19, 2009, 13:45 GMT

Liev Schreiber is in talks to join Angelina Jolie on Columbia Pictures’ spy flick “Salt” – which has been in development for a while and gone through several title and script changes. ... more

The Kingdom – Blu-ray Review

Nov 28, 2008, 15:02 GMT

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released The Kingdom to the Blu-ray format and the film looks and sounds great. The movie is a slow-building political thriller that keeps the tension tight throughout the movie and ends with a huge action sequence that thrives on Blu-ray’s 1080p picture. ... more

Hancock (Two-Disc Unrated Edition) – DVD Review

Nov 25, 2008, 11:35 GMT

Will Smith stars as a flawed superhero in this flawed action comedy.  He’s nothing like the man of steel and well may be the man of booze.  In trying to save the day, he destroys more than he saves so the populace wants their not-so-super hero to stay home and stop helping out. ... more

Zak Penn working on ‘The Argonauts’ for 20th Century Fox

Aug 12, 2008, 12:35 GMT

Zak Penn is moving from the comics to the sword-and-sandals genre with a deal to write and produce 'The Argonauts' for 20th Century Fox. ... more

Peter Berg taking on ‘Hercules’

Jul 23, 2008, 12:53 GMT

“Hancock” director Peter Berg is set to produce and direct a fresh take on the legendary hero Hercules for Universal. ... more

Superhero Will Smith: Sony's bid to penetrate Russia's self-centric movie scene

Jun 20, 2008, 16:38 GMT

Moscow - Superstar come superhero Will Smith relaxed before the cameras in Moscow on Thursday, sure his glossy image would dominate headlines on the city's international film festival. ... more

Lions for Lambs comes to DVD in April

Mar 12, 2008, 15:32 GMT

From Academy Award-winning director Robert Redford and United Artists comes a “significant and entertaining, thought-provoking” (Janos Gereben, San Francisco Examiner) thriller that examines the news and politics of a nation divided to explore the human consequences of a violent war, Lions for Lambs arrives on DVD April 8th. ... more

Mark Wahlberg is a drug lord for Paramount

Jan 18, 2008, 14:14 GMT

Mark Wahlberg has signed to star in Paramount and director Peter Berg’s untitled film about the life of the international drug dealer Jon Roberts. ... more

Win a Prize Pack for The Kingdom

Sep 21, 2007, 14:34 GMT

Win a Prize Pack from the upcoming Universal Pictures release The Kingdom - which arrives in theaters on Sept. 28th. M&C is giving away one grand prize pack and one runner-up prize pack. ... more

Friday Night Lights - The Complete First Season comes to DVD

Aug 3, 2007, 1:23 GMT

Inspired by the New York Times best-selling book and acclaimed theatrical feature, the Emmy nominated Friday Night Lights - The Complete First Season debuts on DVD on August 28 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment for the suggested retail price of $29.98.  ... more

Foxx fights terrorism for Mann

Dec 2, 2005, 17:07 GMT

Jamie cast in Peter Berg's next movie 'The Kingdom' ... more

Berg writes Losers

Sep 17, 2005, 21:46 GMT

Friday Night Lights director signs up to write a spy movie for Warner Bros. ... more

Friday Night Lights DVD Details

Dec 30, 2004, 18:28 GMT

We have all the details regards the forthcoming DVD of Friday Night Lights, due out January 18. ... more

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Movie Rights Bought by Paramount

Dec 17, 2004, 12:26 GMT

Paramount has bought the film rights to the video game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. ... more

Peter Berg will Direct The Kingdom

Oct 28, 2004, 7:20 GMT

Friday Night Lights director Peter Berg will direct The Kingdom for Universal Pictures. ... more