Casey Chong with seven great portrayals of Frankenstein’s Monster… Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, has inspired countless adaptations, with hundreds of movies dating way back to 1910. The story of how an obsessive Dr. Frankenstein is willing to go against nature by playing God to bring a corpse to life is […]
Sideshow unleashes Bride of Frankenstein Premium Format Figure
Sideshow has has officially unveiled its new Bride of Frankenstein Premium Format Figure which is inspired by the iconic appearance of Elsa Lanchester in the 1935 Universal Monsters classic. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $750; take a look here… SEE ALSO: 10 Essential Frankenstein-Inspired Movies You Need To See Sideshow presents […]
NECA’s The Monster and his Mate 2-pack celebrates Bride of Frankenstein’s 90th anniversary
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 […]
