Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi.

StudioCanal (www.studiocanal.com), which owns the original 1955 film and is a partner in the new production, is the largest film company in Europe. StudioCanal is a subsidiary of Canal + Group, the leading French media company which is 100% owned by Vivendi.