Universal Pictures, founded in 1912, is a world-renowned film and television studio, a world-renowned film and television studio, and a producer of sequel films and comedies in Hollywood, specializing in the production, sales and distribution of television and film products
Universal Pictures, also known as Universal Pictures, is one of the world's most famous film and television studios. Universal Pictures is also one of Hollywood's longest-established companies, and became a powerful studio in Hollywood during the company's inception. But because the founder, Carl Lemmer, ran the company only with his own funds and did not have a strong chain of cinemas, the company began to decline in the 20s. In the seventies, Universal returned to the ranks of Hollywood's top companies, working with famous directors such as Spielberg and Lucas, releasing films such as Jaws, Aliens, and later Jurassic Park, and other directors who regularly collaborated with Universal include Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future series) and Ron Howard's Apollo 13. In the 21st century, Universal has become a major Hollywood company that specializes in sequel films and comedies. With the popularity of the "Spy" and "Fast and Furious" series, Universal Films' status has risen steadily.
Universal Pictures is a Comcast company, one of the largest film companies in the United States. The production studio and office are located at 100 Avenue in Universal City Plaza, Global City, California, between Los Angeles and Burbank. Distribution, other departments, and administrative offices are located in New York. Universal is Hollywood's second-oldest film company.
In the 50s, Universal and Warner Universal Studios merged to form Warner Universal International. In 1952, Decca Records reverted to its old name after buying most of the shares of Universal International. Later, the company was owned by the American Music Company (MCA) until the 80s. In the 50s, instead of the past practice of producing a large number of low-budget films, the policy of making fewer films to improve the technical quality was adopted. At the same time, the method of funding independent filmmakers began to be used to make films, many of which were successful, such as Spartacus (1960).
Acquisition of DreamWorks
On July 30, 2005, the board of directors of General Electric Group of the United States officially approved the acquisition of DreamWorks Pictures by its subsidiary NBC (National Broadcasting Company)-Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures and DreamWorks will enter formal negotiations for the acquisition.
Since its establishment, DreamWorks has maintained a close business relationship with Universal Pictures, which is responsible for the overseas distribution of its films and the distribution of DVDs. In addition, Spielberg himself is also close to Universal, and his early films "Jaws", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and "Jurassic Park" were all made for Universal Pictures.
