U ponies up for Dark Horse pix.(Dark Horse Entertainment )

From: Daily Variety | Date: March 17, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Universal and Dark Horse Entertainment have inked a three-year production and distribution deal that will give comicbook publisher Dark Horse an outlet for even more bigscreen projects and U access to a stable of properties that has proved lucrative in the past.

Deal comes as U prepares "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" for release on July 11, based on the "Hellboy" graphic novels created by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse.

Dark Horse founder and prexy Mike Richardson admitted that their experiences on the sequel helped pave the way for the deal.

"Obviously, that ...

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