Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Universal Monsters classic Bride of Frankenstein, NECA has officially revealed its online exclusive Monster and his Mate action figure 2-pack featuring 7-inch versions of the horror icons as portrayed by . Limited to 2000 sets, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $60; take a look here… “We […]
The Universal Monsters return to NECA’s Toony Terrors for Series 12
The Universal Monsters are returning to NECA’s Toony Terrors with new six-inch cartoon-styled versions of horror icons The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera, and Creature from the Black Lagoon joining last year’s The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, and Count Dracula from Series 10. Check out the promotional images […]
NECA celebrates Bride of Frankenstein 90th anniversary with glow-in-the-dark Bride figure
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the classic Universal Monsters movie, NECA has unveiled the glow in the dark Bride of Frankenstein Convention Exclusive 7-inch figure which will be available to pre-order for a limited via presale from NECA’s website between June 18th-20th; take a look here… NECA’s glow-in-the-dark Universal Monsters collection is creeping its way […]
NECA’s Universal Monsters Ultimate line adds new Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man figures
NECA has revealed the two additions to the Universal Monsters Ultimate line with the Bride of Frankenstein Frankenstein’s Monster (Black & White Version) and The Invisible Man “Kemp House” (Color Version) action figures which are available to pre-order now, priced at $37.99 each; check out the promotional images and details here… Frankenstein’s Monster lives! Recreate […]
Maggie Gyllenhaal to bring Bride of Frankenstein to life for Netflix
Maggie Gyllenhaal is going to harness her powers to finally bring the Bride of Frankenstein to life for Netflix, and she might be bringing her The Dark Knight co-star Christian Bale along to headline. There have been so many attempts to re-start the heart on a reimaging of James Whale’s 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein. […]
Reports say Tom Cruise had too much control over The Mummy, and is to blame for its failings
The Mummy was supposed to be the launching pad for Universal’s Dark Universe, a inter-connected world that brought together the classic Monsters from the studio’s history. However a trashing by the press [read our reviews here and here, although Luke Owen loved it on the Flickering Myth Podcast] and a tepid domestic opening of $32 million […]
Akira movie update, Universal’s Dark Universe in potential legal problems and more – Daily News Roundup
AKIRA The long-gestating Akira movie has seemingly been in development forever by this point. Several director names have been rumoured and attached, but no cast has ever been announced or even a whiff of a production start date. Original director Katsuhiro Otomo has no issues with his vision being remade into a live-action format, but in […]
Dark Universe revealed, Uncharted movie casting, Han Solo set video and more – Daily News Roundup
We would like to kick off today’s Daily News Roundup by sending out our best wishes to Zack Snyder and his family, and the victims of the Manchester attack. Stay safe and hug those close to you. DARK UNIVERSE Since its announcement, we’ve never really known what to call Universal’s Classic Monster’s Universe. It was […]
Chris Morgan on the future of the Universal Monsters universe after The Mummy
Universal is continuing to promote its upcoming Tom Cruise-led reboot of The Mummy ahead of its release this summer (in the past few days we’ve have had a TV spot, poster and an international trailer), and now producer Chris Morgan has been talking about their plans for the Universal Monsters shared universe moving foeward. Speaking to CinemaBlend, Morgan […]
Universal to showcase Universal Classic Monsters movies for free on YouTube
For fans of the classic Universal Horror Monsters, you’ll be getting a treat in the new few weeks. In a partnership with Universal, the YouTube account Fear: The Home of Horror will be hosting some of the brand’s most iconic films of all time in a special week-long event this month. For older fans, this […]
