Query: Who is the owner of Universal Studios?

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10 Universal City Plaza <=SEP=> 10 Universal City Plaza (10 UCP) is a 35-story, 154.23 m (506.0 ft) rhombic skyscraper in the Universal City/Studio City and Burbank Media District submarket of Los Angeles, California. The tower was completed in 1984 by Hathaway Dinwiddie, and was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and contains 820,000 sq ft (76,000 m2) of office space.

47 Ronin (2013 film) <=SEP=> 47 Ronin is a 2013 American fantasy action film depicting a fictional account of the forty-seven Ronin, a real-life group of masterless samurai in 18th-century Japan who avenged the death of their lord, in the style of Chūshingura.

Action Pack (television) <=SEP=> Action Pack was a series of television movies and television series created by Universal Television that aired in syndication from 1994 until 2001. The Action Pack included two hours of various television series produced by Renaissance Pictures and distributed by MCA TV (later known as Universal Television Enterprises and Studios USA Television Distribution).

Back to the Future: The Ride <=SEP=> Back to the Future: The Ride is a simulator ride at Universal Studios Japan. It is based on and inspired by the Back to the Future film series and is a mini-sequel to 1990's Back to the Future Part III. The ride was previously located at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood, where it has since been replaced by The Simpsons Ride.The ride story centers on a first-person adventure through time, in pursuit of Biff Tannen, the trilogy's villain.

Back to the Future (franchise) <=SEP=> The Back to the Future franchise is an American comic science fiction-adventure film series written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Bob Gale and Neil Canton for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), and an eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmett L.

Backdraft (attraction) <=SEP=> Backdraft is a fire special effects show at Universal Studios Japan, and formerly Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. The show is based on the film of the same name. Visitors can learn how the pyrotechnic effects were created and experience some of them first hand. The Hollywood attraction was supposed to officially close after Labor Day 2009 to be replaced by Transformers: The Ride in 2011 but remained open to appease the temporary closures of other attractions for annual refurbishment.

Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue <=SEP=> Beetlejuice's Graveyard Mash-Up (formerly known as Beetlejuice's Rock and Roll Graveyard Revue) or Beetlejuice's Rockin' Graveyard Revue or Universal Monsters Live Rock and Roll Show is a live stage show based on the film of the same name and Universal's Classic Monsters. It is located at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Japan, and, formerly, at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Canopy Flyer <=SEP=> Canopy Flyer is a roller coaster attraction located at Universal Studios Singapore. It is a family-friendly outdoor attraction. The ride travels above most of the Lost World themed area, but also gives riders a bird's-eye view of the park.

Car Wash (film) <=SEP=> Car Wash is a 1976 American comedy film released by Universal Pictures. The Art Linson Production was directed by Michael Schultz from a screenplay by Joel Schumacher. Starring Franklyn Ajaye, Bill Duke, George Carlin, Irwin Corey, Ivan Dixon, Antonio Fargas, Jack Kehoe, Clarence Muse, Lorraine Gary, The Pointer Sisters and Richard Pryor, Car Wash is an episodic comedy about a day in the lives of the employees and the owner, Mr.

Cineplex Odeon Films <=SEP=> Cineplex Odeon Films (also known as Cineplex Odeon Pictures and Cineplex-Odeon Films) was the film distribution unit of the Canadian cinema chain Cineplex Odeon Corporation.The company began in 1978 as Pan-Canadian Film Distributors, a partnership between film producer Garth Drabinsky and inventor Nat Taylor, based in Toronto, Ontario.

Comcast <=SEP=> Comcast Corporation, formerly registered as Comcast Holdings, is an American multinational mass media company and is the largest broadcasting and largest cable company in the world by revenue. It is the second largest pay-TV company after the AT&T-DirecTV merger and largest home Internet service provider in the United States, and the nation's third largest home telephone service provider. Comcast services U.S. residential and commercial customers in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

Curious George (film) <=SEP=> Curious George is a 2006 American animated adventure family film based on the book series by H.A. and Margret Rey. It stars Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, Dick Van Dyke, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, and Frank Welker as the title character. Matthew O'Callaghan directed (after replacing Jun Falkenstein). It features new songs by Jack Johnson.

Curious George Goes to Town <=SEP=> Curious George Goes to Town is a children's aqua play and ball play area at Universal Studios Florida. The attraction originally opened in 1998, on the former site of The Bates Mansion Set used in Psycho IV: The Beginning.A similar attraction, named The Adventures of Curious George opened in March 2008 at Universal Studios Hollywood, replacing the Nickelodeon Blast Zone. In early September 2013, the attraction was closed to make way for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem <=SEP=> Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem is a simulator ride attraction at Universal Studios Florida and  Universal Studios Hollywood. The attraction is based on Universal Studios and Illumination Entertainment's 2010 animated film Despicable Me and employs the use of 3-D HD digital animation. The attraction replaced Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast in Florida and Terminator 2 3D in Hollywood.

E.T. Adventure <=SEP=> E.T. Adventure is a dark ride featured at Universal Studios Florida and, formerly, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan theme parks.  The ride is based on the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. It is expected to open at Universal Studios South Korea and Universal Studios Dubailand in the near future. E.T. Adventure's animatronics were manufactured by Sally Corporation.

EMKA, Ltd. <=SEP=> EMKA Limited is an in-name-only division of Universal Television with a sole function of overseeing the pre-1950 Paramount Pictures sound feature film library.A few years after the ruling of the United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. case in 1948, Music Corporation of America (MCA) approached Paramount offering $50 million for 750 sound feature films released prior to December 1, 1949 with payment to be spread over a period of several years.

Fear Factor Live <=SEP=> Fear Factor Live is an attraction located at Universal Studios Florida, and previously, Universal Studios Hollywood. Both attractions opened in Spring of 2005. The Hollywood attraction was closed on August 14, 2008 to make way for Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical, which opened in Spring 2009. The Florida attraction began operating on a seasonal schedule in February 2009.

Focus Features <=SEP=> Focus Features (formerly USA Films, Universal Focus, Good Machine, October Films, and Gramercy Pictures) is the art house films division of NBCUniversal, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distributor for foreign films.

Gibson Amphitheatre <=SEP=> Gibson Amphitheatre (formerly Universal Amphitheatre) was an indoor amphitheatre located in Los Angeles, California within  Universal City . It was originally built as an outdoor venue, opening in the summer of 1972 with a production of Jesus Christ Superstar.  It was remodeled and converted into an indoor theatre in 1982 to improve acoustics. The amphitheater closed on September 6, 2013 to be demolished for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Halloween Horror Nights <=SEP=> Halloween Horror Nights is an annual event that occurs at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Singapore and Universal Studios Japan. Universal Studios remains operational during the day and transitions to Halloween Horror Nights at night. The event features haunted houses, "scare zones" and live entertainments; many of which utilize Universal's characters and other licenses.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch <=SEP=> Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 1982 American science fiction horror film. The film is the third installment in the Halloween franchise and notable for being the only entry in the series that does not feature the fictional character Michael Myers, nor does it include story elements from either Halloween (1978) or Halloween II (1981). It is the first film to be written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. John Carpenter and Debra Hill, the creators of Halloween, returned as producers.

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey <=SEP=> Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey is a motion based dark ride located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter themed areas of Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. The ride takes guests through scenes and environments in and around Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series of books and films.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army <=SEP=> Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a 2008 supernatural superhero film based on the fictional character Hellboy created by Mike Mignola.  The movie was written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and is a sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy, which del Toro also directed. Ron Perlman reprises his starring role as the eponymous character.

Illumination Entertainment <=SEP=> Illumination Entertainment is an American animation film production company, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007. It has an exclusive financing and distribution partnership with Universal Studios and it is based in Santa Monica, California. The company is best known for its first animated feature film Despicable Me (released in 2010), its sequel, Despicable Me 2 (2013) and its first $1 billion dollar highest-grossing film and prequel/spin-off to the "Despicable Me" films, Minions (2015).

Interscope Communications <=SEP=> Interscope Communications (also known as Interscope Pictures) was a motion picture production company founded in 1982 by Ted Field. Its divisions included Interscope Records (which was founded in 1990 as a joint venture with Atlantic Records).

Islands of Adventure <=SEP=> Universal's Islands of Adventure (commonly known as Islands of Adventure) is a theme park in Orlando, Florida. It opened on May 28, 1999, along with CityWalk, as part of an expansion that converted Universal Studios Florida into the Universal Orlando Resort. The slogan for this theme park is "Live the Adventure" (1999–present).The park's overall theme is that of a journey of exploration, where guests depart from a main port to visit themed islands, all emphasizing adventure.

Jaws (franchise) <=SEP=> Jaws is an American film series that started with a 1975 film that expanded into three sequels, a theme park ride, and other tie-in merchandise, based on a 1974 novel. The main subject of the saga is a great white shark, and its attacks on people in specific areas of the United States. The Brody family is featured in all of the films as the primary antithesis to the shark.

Jurassic Park: The Ride (Universal Studios Japan) <=SEP=> Jurassic Park: The Ride is a water-based amusement ride that is based on Steven Spielberg's hit film Jurassic Park and Michael Crichton's novel located at Universal Studios Japan. It opened in 2001. This ride is a duplicate of the original Jurassic Park: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. Another duplicate exists at Islands of Adventure.

Jurassic Park <=SEP=> Jurassic Park is an American media franchise centering on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 when Universal Studios bought the rights to the novel by Michael Crichton before it was even published.The book was successful, as was the 1993 film adaptation, which led to three sequels, although the third and fourth films were not based on novels, as the first two were.

Legendary Pictures <=SEP=> Legendary Pictures, officially Legend Pictures, LLC (also referred to as Legendary Entertainment and just Legendary onscreen), is an American film production company based in Burbank, California. The company was founded by Thomas Tull in 2000 and in 2005 the company concluded an agreement to co-produce and co-finance films with Warner Bros. In 2014, Legendary began a similar arrangement with Universal Studios.

List of Jurassic Park water rides <=SEP=> The Jurassic Park franchise has spawned a series of water ride attractions at Universal Parks & Resorts theme parks. Rides include: Jurassic Park: The Ride is located at Universal Studios Hollywood. A second attraction named Jurassic Park: The Ride was built at Universal Studios Japan Jurassic Park River Adventure is located in the Jurassic Park section of Islands of Adventure Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure is located at Universal Studios Singapore

List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions <=SEP=> This is a list of former Universal Studios Florida attractions.

List of former Universal Studios Hollywood attractions <=SEP=> This is a list of former Universal Studios Hollywood Attractions.

List of owned-properties at Universal Parks & Resorts <=SEP=> This is a listing of past and present properties owned by Universal Studios which appear at their Universal Parks & Resorts.

Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando <=SEP=> Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando is a resort hotel and spa located at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. Added as part of a major resort expansion of Universal Studios Florida in 1999, it was built along with Islands of Adventure and CityWalk to turn the single theme park into a multi-day, resort destination. The resort is touted as Universal Orlando’s flagship resort and was the first hotel on Universal Orlando property.

MCA Inc. <=SEP=> MCA, Inc.  (or Music Corporation of America) was an American media company. Initially starting in the music business, the company next became a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business. MCA published music, booked acts, ran a record company, represented film, television and radio stars, and eventually produced and sold television programs to the three major television networks.

Meet Joe Black <=SEP=> Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American fantasy romance film produced by Universal Studios, directed by Martin Brest and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Claire Forlani, loosely based on the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday. It was the second pairing of Hopkins and Pitt after their 1994 film Legends of the Fall.

NBCUniversal <=SEP=> NBCUniversal, Inc. (colloquially referred to as NBCU or NBCUni) is an American media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base. The company owns and operates American television networks, numerous cable channels, and a group of local stations in the United States, as well as motion picture companies, several television production companies, and branded theme parks.

NBCUniversal International Networks <=SEP=> NBCUniversal International Networks, formerly NBC Universal Global Networks and Universal Networks International, is a part of NBCUniversal.When NBC Universal was formed, it owned entertainment television channels in Europe and Latin America.

NBCUniversal Television Distribution <=SEP=> NBCUniversal Television Distribution (NUTD) is the television distribution arm of the NBCUniversal Television Group in the United States, and is a subsidiary of Comcast.

Nickelodeon Studios <=SEP=> Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, also known as Nickelodeon Studios Orlando, was a television taping studio as well as an original family attraction at Universal Studios Florida, which opened June 7, 1990. The studios closed on April 30, 2005.

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment <=SEP=> PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (PFE) (originally known as PolyGram Films and PolyGram Pictures) was a film studio, founded in 1980, which became a European competitor to Hollywood, but eventually sold to The Seagram Company in 1998 and folded in 1999.Among its most successful films were Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995), Fargo (1996), Trainspotting (1996) and Notting Hill (1999).

Revenge of the Mummy <=SEP=> Revenge of the Mummy, also known as Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride or simply The Mummy Ride, is an enclosed steel roller coaster based upon the popular Mummy movie franchise directed by Stephen Sommers. The rides are located at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Studios Singapore and use linear induction motors (LIMs) to launch riders from a complete standstill to a top speed of between 40 and 45 miles per hour (64 and 72 km/h) in a matter of seconds.

SNL Studios <=SEP=> SNL Studios is a production company, founded in July 1997 as a joint venture between Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels and NBC Studios (now Universal Television, the production arm of NBCUniversal). While this venture also initially included Paramount Pictures, it was dissolved following NBC's merger with Universal Studios. On the television side, SNL Studios produces Saturday Night Live in association with Broadway Video.

Shrek 4-D <=SEP=> Shrek 4-D (also known as Shrek 3-D for the DVD release, The Ghost of Lord Farquaad) is a 4D film at various theme parks around the world. Universal Parks & Resorts is the main licensee of the film which is currently shown at their parks in Hollywood, Florida, Japan, and Singapore. Outside of the Universal parks, the movie was shown at Movie Park Germany in Germany from May 2008 until July 2011, and Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia from September 2005 until August 2010.

Studio Universal <=SEP=> Studio Universal is a specialty television channel focused on films, owned by Universal Networks International. The programming is based on films (mainly from Universal Studios movies catalogue) and related programs with interviews, insights, short films and frequent themed nights or seasons in which are shown a number of films centred on one genre, director or actor. The Studio Universal brand has been chosen as one of core channels of Universal Networks International.

Studio Universal (Latin America) <=SEP=> Studio Universal Latin America is a 24-hour cable television channel broadcasting from New York, United States, targeted for Middle and South American audiences.It is owned by Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal, and was launched in Latin America in September, 1997. It mostly airs American movies and films and some series. It broadcasts in four feeds, Brasil, Mexico, Argentina and Latam. From its launch until January 31, 2010 the channel was named Hallmark Channel.

Sudden Death (1995 film) <=SEP=> Sudden Death is a 1995 American action film directed by Peter Hyams, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Powers Boothe. The film was released in the United States on December 22, 1995. The film, set in a hockey stadium, was written by Gene Quintano based on a story by Karen Elise Baldwin, the wife of Pittsburgh Penguins owner Howard Baldwin, who was the producer.Sudden Death features a collaboration between Powers Booth and Raymond J.

T2 3-D: Battle Across Time <=SEP=> T2 3-D: Battle Across Time is an attraction at various Universal Studios parks around the world including those in Florida and Japan. The version of the ride at Universal Studios Hollywood closed in 2012.The attraction is a mini-sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day and reunites director James Cameron and the main cast from the movie, including Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator, Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor, Edward Furlong as John Connor, and Robert Patrick as the T-1000.

The Blues Brothers Show <=SEP=> The Blues Brothers Show is a live show attraction located at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood (where it is known as The Blues Brothers R&B Revue). The show debuted at the Florida park in March 1991 in the New York area, and later at the Hollywood park in the Upper Lot area. The show is based on the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, and features the titular characters of Jake and Elwood performing classic Rock & Soul songs from the film.

The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride) <=SEP=> The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera was a simulator ride at Universal Studios Florida, and one of the park's original attractions. The story line was that Dick Dastardly and Muttley have kidnapped Elroy Jetson, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo gives chase and the audience is in for the ride of their lives. Peter N. Alexander was the creator and executive producer, Mario Kamberg was the director and Hanna-Barbera founder, chairman and creator William Hanna was creative consultant.

The Mummy (franchise) <=SEP=> The Mummy is the title of several horror-adventure film series centered on an ancient Egyptian priest who is accidentally resurrected, bringing with him a powerful curse, and the ensuing efforts of heroic archaeologists to stop him. These three series of films accompany a spin-off film series, two comic book adaptations, three video games, an animated television series, and a roller coaster ride.

The Simpsons Ride <=SEP=> The Simpsons Ride is a simulator ride featured at the Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood theme parks.  The ride is based on the animated television series The Simpsons. It was first announced in 2007 and replaced the Back to the Future: The Ride at both locations. The ride at Universal Studios Florida soft opened on April 23, 2008, and the official ceremonies took place on May 15. The ride at Universal Studios Hollywood opened on May 19, 2008.

The Tale of Despereaux (film) <=SEP=> The Tale of Despereaux is a 2008 computer-animated adventure fantasy comedy family film directed by Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen and produced by Gary Ross and Allison Thomas. Loosely based on the 2003 fantasy book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, the movie is narrated by Sigourney Weaver and stars Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciarán Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Christopher Lloyd, William H.

The Woody Woodpecker Show <=SEP=> The Woody Woodpecker Show is a long-running 30-minute American television series mainly composed of the animated cartoon escapades of Woody Woodpecker and other Walter Lantz characters including Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, and Inspector Willoughby released by Walter Lantz Productions. The series was revived and reformatted several times, but has remained popular for nearly four decades and allowed the studio to continue making theatrical cartoons until 1972 when it shut down.

Transformers: The Ride <=SEP=> Transformers: The Ride 3D is a 3D dark ride located at Universal Studios Singapore, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida. The ride, based on the Transformers film franchise, was designed by Universal Creative, Oceaneering International, and Industrial Light & Magic. Each installation is reported to have cost US$100 million.The dark ride consists of vehicle-mounted motion platforms which follow a 2,000-foot-long (610 m) track.

United International Pictures <=SEP=> United International Pictures (or UIP) is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures (owned by Viacom) and Universal Studios (owned by NBCUniversal/Comcast), to distribute some of the two studios' films theatrically outside the United States (including territories), Canada, and the Anglophone Caribbean.UIP also had international theatrical distribution rights to features by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (which included Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists) when MGM was part of the venture.

Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories <=SEP=> Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories is a lagoon show at  Universal Studios Florida. The attraction replaced Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular in the park's center Lagoon. It features famous scenes from Universal Pictures films projected onto large waterfall screens mixed with fountains and pyrotechnics. The show is narrated by actor Morgan Freeman, and is part of the 100th anniversary celebrations for Universal Studios throughout 2012. It opened  on May 8, 2012.

Universal Animation Studios <=SEP=> Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios) is an American animation studio which is a division of Universal Studios, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

Universal Express Pass <=SEP=> Universal Express Pass is a priority status boarding system used at various Universal Parks & Resorts: Universal Orlando (which encompasses Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure), Universal Studios Japan, and Universal Studios Singapore.Universal Express Pass – commonly referred to as Universal Express on park signage, and as Express Pass by team members and guests – admits users to a separate line for the attraction, which is given priority status when boarding.

Universal Interactive <=SEP=> Universal Interactive Inc. (previously Universal Interactive Studios) was a video game developer and publisher and a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Games. It is a former game studio owned by Universal Studios before being bought by Vivendi. Universal Interactive was known for publishing and distributing the Crash Bandicoot & Spyro the Dragon games, along with games based on films from Universal Pictures.  Around 2001, Universal Interactive Studios name was shortened to Universal Interactive.

Universal Music Plaza Stage <=SEP=> The Universal Music Plaza Stage is an outdoor amphitheater located in Orlando, Florida. The venue based within  the Universal Studios Florida, in the Production Central section of the park. The music venue opened in February 2009, replacing the former attraction, The Boneyard. It hosts 12-15 concerts per season.

Universal Orlando <=SEP=> The Universal Orlando Resort, commonly known as Universal Orlando, is a theme park resort in Orlando, Florida. It is wholly owned by NBCUniversal and its affiliates.

Universal Parks & Resorts <=SEP=> Universal Parks & Resorts, commonly and also known as Universal Studios Theme Parks or solely Universal Theme Parks, is the theme park subsidiary of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast. The subsidiary, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, US, operates Universal theme parks and resort properties around the world.

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment <=SEP=> Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (formerly Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video,  MCA Home Video, MCA Videodisc Inc. , MCA Videocassette Inc. and MCA DiscoVision Inc.) is the home video distribution division of Universal Pictures. The company is owned by NBCUniversal, the entertainment division of Comcast.The company was founded in 1978 as MCA DiscoVision with the Beta and VHS label MCA Videocassette, Inc.

Universal Studios <=SEP=> Universal Studios Inc. (also known as Universal Pictures), is an American film studio, owned by Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal, and is one of Hollywood's "Big Six" film studios. Its production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California. Distribution and other corporate offices are in New York City.

Universal Studios Dubailand <=SEP=> Universal Studios Dubailand is a proposed Universal theme park located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its plans call for it to be located within Dubailand, a planned entertainment mega-complex.  The project broke ground in July 2008 but was put on hold shortly thereafter, and as of December 2012, no construction work has taken place on the project since early 2009.

Universal Studios Florida <=SEP=> Universal Studios Florida is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies", and it features numerous attractions and live shows.

Universal Studios Hollywood <=SEP=> Universal Studios Hollywood is a film studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood film studios still in use. Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA".

Universal Studios Japan <=SEP=> Universal Studios Japan (ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン, Yunibāsaru Sutajio Japan), located in Osaka, is one of four Universal Studios theme parks, owned and operated by USJ Co., Ltd. with a license from NBCUniversal. The park is similar to the Universal Orlando Resort since it also contains selected attractions from Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. Most visitors are Japanese tourists and tourists from other Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.

Universal Studios Singapore <=SEP=> Universal Studios Singapore (simplified Chinese: 新加坡环球影城; traditional Chinese: 新加坡環球影城; pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Huánqíu Yǐngchéng; Tamil: யுனிவர்சல் ஸ்டுடியோஸ், சிங்கப்பூர்) is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort. On 8 December 2006, the Singapore government announced that the consortium had won the bid.

Universal Studios South Korea <=SEP=> Universal Studios South Korea (유니버설 스튜디오 코리아) is a future theme park to be constructed in the vicinity of Hwaseong, South Korea. The park would become the fifth Universal Studios theme park in the world, and the third in Asia, after Universal Studios Japan, and Universal Studios Singapore upon its projected opening in 2016. The park will be constructed by a consortium including Universal Parks and Resorts, USKOR and Associates and POSCO Engineering.

Universal Television <=SEP=> Universal Television is the television production subsidiary of the NBCUniversal Television Group and, by extension, the production arm of the NBC television network (since a majority of the company's shows air on NBC, and accounts for most of that network's prime time programming). It was formerly known as Revue Studios, MCA/Universal, NBC Studios, NBC Universal Television Studio, and Universal Media Studios.

VIPs <=SEP=> VIPs is a 2010 Brazilian drama film directed by Toniko Melo, based on the book VIPs - Histórias Reais de um Mentiroso by Mariana Caltabiano, about Marcelo Nascimento Rocha, a criminal who was famous for impersonating several people, among them one of the owners of the Gol airline and one of the leaders of the PCC criminal faction.It is the first film of Toniko Melo alone in the direction.

Viacom <=SEP=> Viacom, Inc. (short for Video & Audio Communications) is an American global mass media company with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television. It is the world's sixth largest broadcasting and cable company in terms of revenue (behind The Walt Disney Company, Time Warner, Comcast, Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., and CBS Corporation, respectively).

Vivendi <=SEP=> Vivendi SA (formerly known as Vivendi Universal) is a French multinational mass media company headquartered in Paris, France. The company has activities in music, television, film, tickets and video hosting service.

Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular <=SEP=> Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular is an attraction based on the 1995 film Waterworld found at Universal Studios Hollywood (1995), Universal Studios Japan (2001), and Universal Studios Singapore (2010). The original attraction opened at the same time as the film. Although the film was considered by many to be a disappointment, the show was highly praised, winning a 1996 Thea Award from the Themed Entertainment Association.

William Goetz <=SEP=> William B. "Bill" Goetz (March 24, 1903 – August 15, 1969) was an American film producer and studio executive. Goetz was one of the founders of Twentieth Century Pictures, later renamed 20th Century Fox. He served as Fox's vice president and later became the head of production at Universal-International.

Winchester '73 <=SEP=> Winchester '73 is a 1950 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, and Stephen McNally. Written by Borden Chase and Robert L. Richards, the film is about the journey of a prized rifle from one ill-fated owner to another and a cowboy's search for a murderous fugitive. The movie features early film performances by Rock Hudson as an American Indian, Tony Curtis, and James Best.

Working Title Films <=SEP=> Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London and owned by Universal Studios. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. It produces feature films and several television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are now the co-chairs of the company.