Monsters: Dark Continent writer hired for new Universal Monsters movie

Posted 11 years ago

Most of you seemed to be OK with Universal's plans for a shared cinematic universe featuring their classic movie universe…that is until it was revealed they will be action-adventure flicks instead of horror. Last month the studio hired PRISONERS screenwriter...

Writer Jay Basu tapped for Universal’s classic monsters relaunch

Posted 11 years ago

To be honest, I lost a lot of interest in Universal's classic monsters relaunch when we learned that the films would be taken out of the horror genre. Who could blame me? These are the monster films we either grew...

Wanted producer gives update on sequel; says script is “getting pretty good”

Posted 11 years ago

Although it's been awhile since we've heard anything about a sequel to Timur Bekmambetov's WANTED, producer Marc Platt recently told Coming Soon they are still interested in doing another movie, and are currently working on the script. But if you...

Universal’s classic monsters universe takes shape; writers confirmed

Posted 12 years ago

Universal's cinematic movie monsters universe has gained some new writers in an attempt to create a new brain trust in which they will all will have a hand in each other's movies and offer help as needed as they work...

Universal sets date for mystery monster film that will follow The Mummy

Posted 12 years ago

As many of you know Universal is currently working on their classic monster cinematic universe. It’s an intriguing plan if anything which already has Alex Kurtzman directing THE MUMMY set to hit theaters on June 24, 2016. While probably not...

Fargo showrunner to write script for one of Universal’s monster movies

Posted 12 years ago

Fargo creator Noah Hawley did an excellent job with the FX series, and likely because of the success of the show he's landed a pretty sweet gig. According to Deadline, Sony has purchased the rights to Noah Hawley's Before The...

Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy unwraps a later release date

Posted 12 years ago

We just brought you the news that Alex Kurtzman has been tapped to helm Universal's reboot of THE MUMMY, the first of a series of films that will weave together a universe based on Universal's classic movie monsters. When we...

Alex Kurtzman & Chris Morgan to develop Universal’s movie monsters universe

Posted 12 years ago

Last year we learned Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci want to create a shared cinematic universe for Universal Pictures' classic movie monsters, however there hasn't been any news on the project since the screenwriters ended their working relationship back in...

Universal aims to relaunch their classic movie monsters

Posted 12 years ago

Please don’t f*ck this up. Universal is looking to Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to bring horror’s most iconic monsters back to the big screen. That’s right, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man,...

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