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Post by politicidal on May 20, 2018 14:36:19 GMT
For Universal's much touted and widely beloved Dark Universe franchise may not be dead after all. TEXT: Well, we don’t know for sure, but website Universal Monsters Universe (h/t Bloody Disgusting) stumbled upon an Instagram post from Los Angeles mural artist Robert Vargas who recently met with Universal. Vargas wrote in the caption that he’s “looking forward to contributing to the Universal Pictures legacy with my work,” which could mean anything, right? But he specifically wrote that he met with the “#DarkUniverse” team, teasing “monster things in the works.”
Last we heard, the Invisible Man remake, set to star Depp, had lost its writer, but shortly before that Bill Condon‘s Bride of Frankenstein, said to star Gal Gadot, had reportedly assembled a production team. So is Universal just taking a moment on their movies to quietly figure out next steps?
screencrush.com/universal-dark-universe-still-alive/ |
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Post by NewtJorden on May 20, 2018 15:11:57 GMT
Hard to believe they still want to go on with that project.
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Post by politicidal on May 20, 2018 15:30:36 GMT
Hard to believe they still want to go on with that project. It's a tantalizing prospect. Even as poorly as the Mummy reboot was handled, I get why they remain interested. They made money off these properties before so why not again? It's too bad they keep making the wrong creative decisions. I mean, I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula just recently, it's phenomenal how it held up as far as direction and atmosphere are concerned. If it was something like that for all these proposed projects, they'd definitely have something unique and interesting. |
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Post by cwsims on May 20, 2018 22:10:04 GMT
HELL YES
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Post by politicidal on May 20, 2018 22:59:31 GMT
Of all the casting decisions, Johnny Depp as the Invisible Man is really not that bad.
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Post by spooner5020 on May 20, 2018 23:40:02 GMT
Of all the casting decisions, Johnny Depp as the Invisible Man is really not that bad. Out of all of them I hope it’s the Invisible Man with Depp that gets made. |
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Post by taylorfirst1 on May 21, 2018 14:55:22 GMT
Hard to believe they still want to go on with that project. It's a tantalizing prospect. Even as poorly as the Mummy reboot was handled, I get why they remain interested. They made money off these properties before so why not again? It's too bad they keep making the wrong creative decisions. I mean, I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula just recently, it's phenomenal how it held up as far as direction and atmosphere are concerned. If it was something like that for all these proposed projects, they'd definitely have something unique and interesting. This ^^ |
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Post by faustus5 on May 21, 2018 16:38:59 GMT
Bride of Frankenstein is the one I'm looking forward to the most.
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Post by hi224 on May 22, 2018 1:01:12 GMT
Ew.
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Post by politicidal on May 23, 2018 14:12:24 GMT
Of all the casting decisions, Johnny Depp as the Invisible Man is really not that bad. Out of all of them I hope it’s the Invisible Man with Depp that gets made. Yeah, Depp's gonna need more $$ to settle his affairs. |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 7:36:29 GMT
I think they are stupid if they cancel the entire thing just 'cause one movie flopped. A lot of people seem to forget some of the biggest selling bands in history didn't have success until their second or third albums and the same holds true with some movie franchises especially in the Horror genre. 
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Post by hardball on May 24, 2018 11:41:23 GMT
I think they are stupid if they cancel the entire thing just 'cause one movie flopped. A lot of people seem to forget some of the biggest selling bands in history didn't have success until their second or third albums and the same holds true with some movie franchises especially in the Horror genre. Actually the Mummy was the second failed attempt at the Dark Universe, Dracula Untold was the first. But you're right, Universal can't just give up on these characters as the potential is there. What they should do - as many posters have mentioned - is focus on the horror aspect. The Mummy failed because it was basically a Tom Cruise action vehicle. The Dark Universe films don't need star power to succeed, only well crafted horror stories that will appeal to fans of the genre and hopefully win new ones over too. |
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Post by Spike Del Rey on May 24, 2018 13:39:50 GMT
hardballI couldn't agree more, and have been saying for a while that I truly believe if they went the Gothic Horror route that their movies from the 30s and 40s took, there would be an audience who'd eat those up. Moderate budgets, PG13 ratings (yes it's possible to do effective PG13 horror), limit the crap CGI stuff, and get a worldwide box office in the $500-700 million range. Turn a nice little profit with each movie, you don't need to try and rival the MCU for Chrissakes.
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Post by hardball on May 24, 2018 14:39:09 GMT
hardballI couldn't agree more, and have been saying for a while that I truly believe if they went the Gothic Horror route that their movies from the 30s and 40s took, there would be an audience who'd eat those up. Moderate budgets, PG13 ratings (yes it's possible to do effective PG13 horror), limit the crap CGI stuff, and get a worldwide box office in the $500-700 million range. Turn a nice little profit with each movie, you don't need to try and rival the MCU for Chrissakes. And the MCU movies didn't have a lot of star power in the beginning. Evans and Hemsworth weren't household names and only became stars after the movies became hits. Universal needs to realize the stars aren't Cruise or Crowe. It's the monsters. |
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Post by vegalyra on May 24, 2018 15:35:35 GMT
It took Marvel a couple of tries with the Hulk before they got it right.
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Post by politicidal on May 24, 2018 16:04:02 GMT
It took Marvel a couple of tries with the Hulk before they got it right. Practice makes perfect...or good enough. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on May 24, 2018 19:34:46 GMT
hardball I couldn't agree more, and have been saying for a while that I truly believe if they went the Gothic Horror route that their movies from the 30s and 40s took, there would be an audience who'd eat those up. Moderate budgets, PG13 ratings (yes it's possible to do effective PG13 horror), limit the crap CGI stuff, and get a worldwide box office in the $500-700 million range. Turn a nice little profit with each movie, you don't need to try and rival the MCU for Chrissakes. Sticking closer to the source material might not be a bad idea, either. People dog the fact that they're already doing Bride of Frankenstein before Frankenstein, but that was all in the book. |
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