Dark Universe

Dark Universe’s Bride of Frankenstein remake described as character study

Posted 9 years ago

This past weekend's release of THE MUMMY was meant to usher us into a "new world of gods and monsters" called Dark Universe and inhabited by new versions of Universal's classic monsters and madmen: the Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, the...

John Landis says Universal’s Dark Universe isn’t respectful of the monsters

Posted 9 years ago

Last week I shared a box office prediction post that said Universal's Dark Universe kick-off flick THE MUMMY, starring Tom Cruise was only set to make about $30M this past weekend. Turns out the film did (slightly) better than that...

Meet the original Dark Universe monsters!

Posted 9 years ago

Universal is trying to muscle in on the current trend of cinematic universes with their recently unveiled DARK UNIVERSE, which will be a modern retelling of their various horror properties. This includes the upcoming THE MUMMY, but also BRIDE OF...

The Mummy (Movie Review)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: After disturbing the tomb of an evil Egyptian princess, a man finds himself cursed to be a vessel for Set, the god of chaos. REVIEW: Universal's first attempt at relaunching their classic monsters series (Dark Universe, is what it's...

The Mummy reboot may already be a flop at the box office

Posted 9 years ago

Well, that was fast. Usually, I am one that keeps mucho up-to-date on all things related to the box office. I don't tend to post many stories about that here as peeps don't seem to care nearly as much as...

Spoilers: The Mummy has an awesome The Mummy (1999) easter egg

Posted 9 years ago

I don't know about this upcoming THE MUMMY starring Tom Cruise. Truth be told I was a bit off-put by the movie once it was announced that Tom Cruise was going to be headlining the flick. Now, let me just...

Exclusive: Alex Kurtzman talks The Mummy & what to expect from Dark Universe

Posted 9 years ago

Tom Cruise is back, and this time he has to face a very old and ancient adversary. Welcome to THE MUMMY. With the first official entry into Universal’s Dark Universe, we are being introduced to a brand new world of...

The Bride of Frankenstein will have much more screen-time in upcoming reboot

Posted 9 years ago

Recently it was announced that not only was Universal creating their own cinematic universe of classic movie monsters but also that the next film in line for the reboot treatment was BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. I'm excited about this new take...

The Phantom and the Hunchback will also inhabit Universal’s Dark Universe

Posted 9 years ago

When you hear that Universal is rebooting their classic monster properties for an endeavor they're calling Dark Universe, a series of movies that will be connected in some way and feature iconic monsters and madmen crossing paths, there are certain...

The Mummy gets more clips, featurette, and posters

Posted 9 years ago

Some clips have been released from THE MUMMY, and I have to say that I disagree with Universal's decision to put some of these out into the world. Glimpses of horror, action scenes, and character moments are fine, but there...

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