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Universal Pictures looks beyond Tinseltown

By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles

Published: January 18 2009 20:24 | Last updated: January 18 2009 20:24

For many Hollywood executives obsessed with life in Tinseltown, mentioning the world beyond the Santa Monica mountains tends to elicit a blank stare.

This is not true of David Linde, the co-chairman of Universal Pictures. The studio behind hits such as Wanted, Hellboy II and Frost/Nixon has its sights firmly set on the international marketplace.

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