Universal Pictures’ late 90s action romp The Mummy was a bonafide hit. From fan reception to the box office, the film helped shape Brendan Fraser into the global icon he was then. Could revisiting the cult classic franchise be in the cards? It’s been 14 years since the trilogy closed out with The Mummy: Tomb […]
Alex Kurtzman calls his Dark Universe non-starter The Mummy “the biggest failure of my life”
“Welcome to a new world of Gods and Monsters” was the optimistically bombastic tagline for the launch of Universal’s ill-fated Dark Universe. An ambitious piece of world-building to rival the DCEU or the MCU using the studio’s legendary monsters, that would bring together Johnny Depp’s Invisible Man, Javier Bardem’s Frankenstein, Angelina Jolie’s Bride, and Tom […]
Whatever Happened To: Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark
In the latest episode of Whatever Happened To?, EJ Moreno takes a look at Guillermo del Toro’s Justice League Dark… Almost a decade ago, word began circulating that Blade II and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro was looking to bring together the supernatural characters of the DC Universe for an adaptation of the Justice League […]
Doug Jones blames the failed Dark Universe for cancelling Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro, known for tackling amazing monsters in films like Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, and the Best Picture-winning The Shape of Water, was going to helm a re-telling of cinema’s most famous monster. A few years back, right around the time of 2017’s The Mummy, it was announced del Toro would tackle a Frankenstein film, […]
Bride of Frankenstein remake could be resurrected by Universal, says screenwriter David Koepp
Before the disappointment of The Mummy hammered the nail into the coffin of Universal Pictures’ Dark Universe, the studio had intended on opening up the world of the shared Universal Monsters universe by moving on to Bride of Frankenstein for its second instalment. Bill Condon (Beauty and the Beast) was on board to direct from […]
The Dark Universe That Never Was: A Short History of Universal’s Failed Monster Franchise
EJ Moreno on the short history of Universal’s Dark Universe… Join our host EJ Moreno as he ventures back to 2017 to figure out what happened to the Dark Universe. Universal Pictures had a short-lived plan to create a cinematic universe, a la the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it didn’t last more than a year. […]
Dark Universe producer talks about the franchise’s failings
Chris Morgan, a producer for The Mummy, has discussed the failings of the Dark Universe. Universal has access to a tremendous catalog of iconic movie monsters so it came as no surprise when they tried to start a shared universe featuring new incarnations of the likes of Dracula and the Mummy. Unfortunately, the Dark Universe’s […]
The Mummy director says the Dark Universe movie wasn’t what he wanted it to be
Alex Kurtzman, the director of The Mummy, has admitted that the film wasn’t what he “wanted it to be” and that he is no longer involved in the Dark Universe. Universal had some pretty grand designs for their Dark Universe, a shared film universe built around their classic monster movie properties. The Mummy was supposed […]
Blumhouse taking over Universal Monsters, first up… The Invisible Man!
Blumhouse, the studio behind horror hits like The Purge, Paranormal Activity, and Happy Death Day, plan to revive the first cinematic universe. After a failed effort to launch its Dark Universe with The Mummy, Universal Pictures has announced that Blumhouse will take over the Universal Monsters and rebrand them under their umbrella. Variety reports that this […]
Rob Zombie is interested in remaking Creature from the Black Lagoon
Rob Zombie has revealed that he is interested in developing a remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon. Remakes are as popular as ever in the current cinematic landscape and with the horror genre also being particularly rampant at the moment, it won’t be much of a surprise to hear of many old titles coming […]
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