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Paul Feig discusses his Universal Monsters movie Dark Army

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Last month it was reported that Ghostbusters and A Simple Favor director Paul Feig is teaming with Universal Pictures for Dark Army, a monster movie which will reportedly feature a mix of new creations along with iconic characters from the Universal Monsters vault. Speaking to Coming Soon, Feig has been discussing the appeal of the […]

Universal Monsters come to Pinball FX3

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Zen Studios has announced that the Universal Monsters are coining to Pinball FX3 just in time for Halloween courtesy of the Williams Pinball: Universal Monsters Pack, featuring ‘Monster Bash’ and ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’. Check out a selection of screenshots and a trailer here… Players can reunite the creatures of the night in Monster Bash, and […]

Filming wraps on Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man

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After aborting its plans for a Dark Universe following the box office underperformance of The Mummy, Universal Studios enlisted Blumhouse Productions to bring life to another of its classic Universal Monsters with a reboot of The Invisible Man, and now director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s wrapped production on […]

Blumhouse’s Universal Monsters reboot The Invisible Man gets an official synopsis

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After the failure of The Mummy to usher in a new shared Dark Universe for the classic Universal Monsters characters, Universal Pictures opted to go back to the drawing board, handing Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions the keys to the vault of horror with a reboot of The Invisible Man from director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade). Now […]

Dark Universe producer talks about the franchise’s failings

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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 […]

Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set for March 2020 release

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Universal Pictures has announced that Blumhouse Productions’ reimagining of the classic Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man will materialise in cinemas in March 2020. The project was announced back in January following Universal’s decision to abandon its Dark Universe plans, the studio having previously tapped Johnny Depp to star in a version which would have […]

Elisabeth Moss joins Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man

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UPDATE: It has now been confirmed that Elisabeth Moss has finalised her deal to join Blumhouse Productions and director Leigh Whannell’s (Upgrade) Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man. Original story follows… Reports are circulating that Elisabeth Moss (Us, The Old Man & the Gun) is in early talks for a lead role in the upcoming retelling […]

Rumour: Armie Hammer and Alexander Skarsgard top The Invisible Man shortlist

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As Blumhouse continues its preparations for the Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man, That Hashtag Show is reporting that director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) has narrowed his casting search for the title role, and no – it’s not John Cena. According to the site, Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) and Alexander Skarsgard (The Hummingbird Project) […]

Jason Blum discusses Blumhouse’s Universal Monsters movie The Invisible Man

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After abandoning its ambitions to launch a shared ‘Dark Universe’ with the Tom Cruise-headlined reboot of The Mummy, Universal Pictures has switched up its strategy for the classic Universal Monsters properties, moving away from plans for an interconnected universe and handing the keys to The Invisible Man to Blumhouse Productions and writer-director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade). […]