Universal Announces Their DARK UNIVERSE Monster Movie Brand and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN is The Next Film
A monstrous announcement from Universal Pictures was released today as the studio prepares to relaunch its classic monster movies in a shared universe beginning with The Mummy. Universal will call the cinematic universe "Dark Universe" and has designed a cinematic logo that will play before each film. The logo is designed by WETA digital and has a theme composed by Danny Elfman.
The studio also confirmed today that The Bride of Frankenstein will be the next Dark Universe film to hit theaters, announcing a February 14, 2019 release date. Bride will be directed by Bill Condon (Beauty and the Beast) and written David Koepp (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull). No casting announcement has been made for that movie yet, but Universal says an announcement is coming soon.
Universal also dropped this photo showing the stars of current and upcoming Dark Universe, including Johnny Depp as The Invisible Man, Javier Bardem as Frankenstein’s Monster and some we already know about like the cast from The Mummy; Tom Cruise as soldier Nick Morton, Sofia Boutella as The Mummy, and Russell Crowe as Dr. Henry Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll is said to be the character that will appear in all the films, much like Agent Coulson did in Marvel's phase one films.
If this news doesn't get you excited enough, Universal also released a sizzle reel (followed by the Dark Universe logo) that showcases all the iconic and classic monster films Universal is known for.
Almost everyone loves a good monster movie, what do you think about Universal's mission to bring all these classic characters back to life, assembling them on the big screen? I think it definitely has great potential, but they need to pace themselves and focus on doing it right. Right now the most important thing for this universe to be a hit is to start off on the right foot. So lets just hope The Mummy is good.