Tom Cruise is currently goin up against an iconic monster on the big screen in Universals
?The Munmy?.
And Cruises fight shall not be the last because ?The Mummy? is the first installment in Universals
?Dark Universe?
a gigantic Monster-Film-universe, that is set to bring back the terrifying cult classics.
?The Mummy?
was only the beginning.
Dark Universe To avoid confusion; This Dark Universe has
nothing to do with the planned DC feature film of the ?Justice League Dark? that goes
by the same name.
It is its own cinematic universe that has a long history.
Everything started in the 1920's with the ?hunchback of notre damme?
and ?the phantom of the opera?.
However the Universal Monsters of the 30's were the ones that rose to fame.
Over 20 films were released between 1931 and 1936.
Among them were ?The Invisible Man?, ?The Mummy?, ?Dracula?
and of course ?Frankenstein?.
The most recognisable faces still to this day are Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula and Boris
Karloff as Frankensteins Monster.
The 40's marked numerous monster sequels and new additions to the franchise like ?The Wolfman?.
A huge monster universe had been created, that was enriched by comedians Abbott and
Costello during the 1950's-
Most of you may be familiar with the ?Mummy?
film series starring Brendan Frasier.
In 2010 Benicio del Toro took on the role of the ?Wolfman?
and ?Dracula Untold?
retold the origin of the famous blood sucking monster.
Tom Cruises ?The Mummy? is currently setting up an interwoven monster universe ? and an
important binding element in the franchise will be the secret organization prodigium.
This group is first introduced in ?The Mummy?.
Director of prodigium is none other than Dr. Henry Jekyll himself who intends to protect
mankind from monsters . And the Dark Universe has plenty of monsters to offer!
Bride of Frankensteins In 1935 the more than successful sequel to
?Frankenstein?, ?Bride of Frankenstein?
was released and a remake of that iconic film is set to continue the story of the dark universe
in 2019.
In the film Dr. Frankenstein creates a love interest for his monster.
The interesting casting choice of Bond-villain Javier Bardem as Frankenstein has already
been confirmed.
?Beauty and the Beast?
director Bill Condon will helm the film.
Only one question remains: Who will play the titular bride of the monster?
What do you think?
Who would you like to see as the bride of frankenstein?
Let us know in the comment section below!
The Invisible Man The Invisible man was first introduced to
the world of monsters in 1933.
His real name was Jack Griffin.
He was a scientist who injected himself with a serum that turned him invisible.
The only problem was the fact that he did not have an antidode for this serum and slowly
became insane.
None other than Jonny Depp has been confirmed to play the part...which is kind of a bummer
since we won't get to see the actor for most of the film's runtime.
We are excited nonetheless.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon In 1954 a group of explorers stumbled upon
the gil man during their geology expedition in the amazon.
Prehistoric being ? half marine life ? half humanoid land creature.
The creature started to attack the explorers and became one of the most iconic film monsters
of all time.
We do not have a lot of information regarding the remake but at least we know this: the
script writer definitely is familiar with marine life.
After all Will Beall wrote the script to the upcoming Aquaman film.
The classic trio Frankensteins Monster, the blood hungry Count
Dracula and the Wolfman of course are all set to get their own movies as well.
As mentioned earlier Javier Bardem has already been confirmed for the Frankenstein film.
Regarding the other two films ? casting choices have yet to be announced.
It is however safe to assume that we will not see Luke Evans reprising his role as Dracula.
The latter was turned into the undead Count in ?Dracula Untold?.
Regarding the Wolfman some interesting rumors have surfaced: Apparently none other than
Dwayne Johnson will take on the role of the titular character.
If he manages to make time in between ?Black Adam? and a possible Fast and Furious spinoff
he could be a badass werewolf as well.
What do you think?
Let us know in the comment section below!
More Monsters Aside from the already mentioned projects
Universal also plans to revive their original monster properties like ?The Hunback of Notre
Damme?
and ?The Phantom of the Opera?.
Even though his organization is a binding element in the franchise a ?Dr. Jekyll?
standalone film seems also more than likely to happen.
After the MCU, the DCEU and the MonsterVerse which unites Godzilla and King Kong, we now
have the Dark Universe filled with classic horror monsters.
What do you think of the Dark Universe?
Which monster are you looking forward to the most?
Let us know in the comment section below!
And if ud like to learn more about the MonsterVerse or Upcoming Blockbusters ? then check out
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