It Looks Like Universal's BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN is Going Back Into Development

After Tom Cruise's The Mummy bombed, Universal Pictures had to rethink their whole "Dark Universe" plan. The next film that was supposed to be developed in this Universal Monster cinematic universe was Bride of Frankenstein, but the last we heard, the studio shut down the production and removed it from their release schedule.

The reason for the project being shut down was so that director Bill Condon (Beauty and the Beast) and the creative team could rework the script and get the project in a place that everyone is happy with. At the time, Universal said:

"After thoughtful consideration, Universal Pictures and director Bill Condon have decided to postpone Bride of Frankenstein. None of us want to move too quickly to meet a release date when we know this special movie needs more time to come together. Bill is a director whose enormous talent has been proven time and again, and we all look forward to continuing to work on this film together."

According to Omega Underground, Universal Pictures is ready to get the project rolling again. The report says that Bill Condon has assembled some members of his crew that consist of cinematographer Tobias A. Schliessler (Lone Survivor, Beauty and The Beast, A Wrinkle In Time), production designer Sarah Greenwood (Darkest Hour, Beauty and The Beast, Atonement, Sherlock Holmes), composer Carter Burwell (Carol, Fargo, True Grit, No Country For Old Men, Three Billboards), and costume designer Jacqueline Durran (Beauty and The Beast, Atonement, Darkest Hour).

 

Javier Bardem is still set to star in the film and if Angelina Jolie doesn't make the movie, they want Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) in the role, which is a great choice! I think I'd much rather have her in the film than Angelina Jolie. 

It'll be interesting to see how this film turns out, but according to previous reports, it will "almost" continue the story of the original film. Condon explained:

“For me, the James Whale movie is really right there in the pantheon for me. As you know, the Bride is a character who appears in the last five minutes and then is destroyed, so it’s a way to almost continue the movie that you imagine the movie he might have made the third Frankenstein movie but in 2018.”

Are you happy to hear that the Bride of Frankenstein remake is moving forward? Do you think the studio will succeed with this one? If this one bombs, then you know Universal is just going to give up on the whole thing. 

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