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‘The Mummy’ Director Talks Other Dark Universe Movies Being Planned
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This weekend, Universal will launch the start of their brand new Dark Universe monsters franchise with a reboot of The Mummy. Directed by Alex Kurtzman, the film will bring together some of our favorite classic monsters in an all new shared universe involving Universal Monsters. It will be followed up by the Bill Condon-directed Bride of Frankenstein, starring Javier Bardem; Creature of the Black Lagoon from screenwriters Jeff Pinkner and Will Beall; The Invisible Man, starring Johnny Depp; and Van Helsing, from Prometheus scribe Jon Spaihts, Arrival writer Eric Heisserer, and Dan Mazeau.
But that is just the beginning. Because Kurtzman says there are more Dark Universe films on the way. In a new interview, the man responsible for building this new Universal Monsters shared universe says Dracula, Frankenstein, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and The Phantom of the Opera are being developed. More on the story below.
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Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Bill Condon, Bride of Frankenstein, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Dan Mazeau, Danny Elfman, Dark Universe, Dracula, Eric Heisserer, Frankenstein, Javier Bardem, Jeff Pinkner, Johnny Depp, Jon Spaihts, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Phantom of the Opera, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters, Universal Pictures, Will Beall
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Universal Names Monsters Franchise “Dark Universe”; ‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ To Follow ‘The Mummy’
Shared universes can be a tough sell nowadays, especially now since they can be perceived as derivative. However, if a studio puts the right creative minds together, these shared universes can be very successful.
Universal Pictures will take their first steps into launching their own starting with a reboot of The Mummy. And they are confident enough in their monsters filled universe that they have announced that the series of films reviving the studio’s classic characters for a new generation will be known as their “Dark Universe.” More on the story below.
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Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Bill Condon, Bride of Frankenstein, Danny Elfman, Dark Universe, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters, Universal Pictures
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‘The Mummy’ Trailer: Tom Cruise Has No Idea What He’s Unleashed
Sometimes explorers should just leave ancient temples be. But where’s the fun in that? We’ve all heard the story before of an ancient evil being unleashed on accident, on purpose, or just because someone is curious. It’s all been done before. But for Universal’s reboot of The Mummy, it’s a little bit different. That’s because it’s a part of a dark universe of monsters.
In the film’s final action-packed trailer we see Tom Cruise being attacked by ancient monsters and hurled out of vehicles. All the while, audiences will “Witness The Beginning of a Dark Universe.” Check out the final trailer below.
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Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Morgan, Courtney B. Vance, Dark Universe, Jake Johnson, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters, Universal Pictures
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‘The Mummy’ Trailer: Tom Cruise Unearths An Ancient Evil
Universal Pictures has released the second trailer for The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis, and Russell Crowe.
While the first trailer was focused on all the action, this new trailer gives us a little more context as to why this particular mummy is evil and what she intends to do now that is has been brought back to life, thanks in no small part to some curious people who accidentally found the sarcophagus. Check out the full trailer below.
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Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Morgan, Courtney B. Vance, Dark Universe, Jake Johnson, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters, Universal Pictures
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‘The Mummy’ Behind The Scenes Featurette Sees Tom Cruise Boarding The Vomit Comet
Now that Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Alex Kurtzman‘s The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, it’s time to answer some of those lingering questions we may have about the film. No, not about the shared Monsters universe that the studio is creating, but on how they shot that gravity-defying scene that sees Cruise and co-star Annabelle Wallis twisting and turning in a plane.
As it turns out, this wasn’t CGI or done on a soundstage. This was real and shot in an aircraft, appropriately called The Vomit Comet. Watch the featurette here below.
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Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Morgan, Courtney B. Vance, Dark Universe, Jake Johnson, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters, Universal Pictures
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