Dark Universe

It’s the Booze Talkin: Should Blumhouse take over the Dark Universe?

Posted 8 years ago

It was the summer of 2017. What should have been the rebirth of the classic movie monster universe ended up toppling what could have been. I didn’t hate THE MUMMY starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. In fact, I found...

Blumhouse has tried to get the rights to Friday the 13th & other classics

Posted 8 years ago

In addition to creating their own franchises, like PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, SINISTER, INSIDIOUS, and THE PURGE, Blumhouse Productions has also shown an interest in getting involved with established horror properties, having produced a meta follow-up to THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN...

There are still monster things in the works at Dark Universe

Posted 8 years ago

We haven't heard much about the future of Universal's Dark Universe since THE MUMMY underwhelmed at the box office last year, the remake of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN was put on hold while director Bill Condon and screenwriter David Koepp focused...

Ed Solomon departs The Invisible Man as Dark Universe is reconfigured

Posted 8 years ago

Just under two years ago, it was announced that one of the film's in Universal's "Dark Universe" of connected monster movie reboots would be THE INVISIBLE MAN, with Johnny Depp attached to play the title character and MEN IN BLACK...

Invisible Man loses writer as studio reconfigures Dark Universe

Posted 8 years ago

Universal Studios certainly had high hopes for their Dark Universe franchise, a cinematic universe featuring many of their classic monsters such as Dracula, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, and more, but after the lackluster reception which THE...

Production team in place for Bill Condon’s Bride of Frankenstein

Posted 8 years ago

It remains to be seen just how Universal's plans for a Dark Universe of connected monster movie reboots will progress, since producers Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan left the project after last year's THE MUMMY underperformed on a budget that...

Producers Kurtzman and Morgan depart Universal’s Dark Universe

Posted 9 years ago

In the summer of 2014, Universal hired Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to head up their endeavor to craft a new cinematic universe around their classic monster movie properties – a universe that eventually became known as the Dark Universe....

Bill Condon reportedly looking at Gal Gadot for Bride of Frankenstein

Posted 9 years ago

THE MUMMY may not have gotten Universal's Dark Universe off to a rousing start, but, as far as we knew, the next film in the potential franchise was coming along just fine. Bill Condon's BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN was set to...

Gal Gadot is on Bill Condon’s Bride of Frankenstein wish list

Posted 9 years ago

Two days ago, we shared quotes that director Bill Condon provided about his Dark Universe BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN reboot while he was in pre-production on the project in London. At that time, filming was scheduled to begin on February 1,...

Bride of Frankenstein production shut down, for now

Posted 9 years ago

I can't say that I find this news the least bit surprising. But all the same, yes it's true. Universal has just shut down pre-production on director Bill Condon's upcoming reboot of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.  The flick was in pre-production...

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