TILL ALL ARE ONE… If you thought the series was set to be done after Transformers: The Last Knight, you’d be very wrong! Not only are we getting another sequel and a Bumblebee spin-off, it’s being reported that Paramount have another fourteen movies planned in the Transformers universe. Yes, fourteen. “There are 14 stories written and there’s […]
2017’s trailers suggest we’re in for a dull year of blockbusters
Tom Jolliffe on 2017’s blockbuster slate… With 2016 drawing to a close and a new year chock full of mega budget films on the horizon, Hollywood’s preferred formula for success is the same as it has been for at least 10 years (probably a lot longer). It almost seems hard to think of a tentpole […]
The Mummy director Alex Kurtzman discusses Universal’s shared Monster universe
This past week saw Universal Pictures releasing the first trailer for The Mummy, the first of what is planned to be a shared Monsters universe, which will eventually see Sofia Boutella’s Mummy and Russell Crowe’s Dr. Henry Jekyll joined by the likes of The Invisible Man (Johnny Depp), Frankenstein’s Monster (Javier Bardem) and other iconic characters […]
Annabelle Wallis shares The Mummy cast photo with Tom Cruise, Jake Johnson and Courtney B. Vance
Having finished up shooting in London, the cast and crew of The Mummy are now on location in Namibia for the next stage of the shoot on Universal’s Monster universe-launching reboot, and to mark the occasion Annabelle Wallis has shared a photo of herself and co-stars Tom Cruise, Jake Johnson and Courtney B. Vance on […]
Are Movie Studios Ruining Shared Universes?
Ricky Church on whether movie studios are ruining shared universes… In the years since the Marvel Cinematic Universe began and its massive success at the box office has come a tidal wave of news that studios seek to emulate Marvel’s idea of a shared universe for their franchises. For some studios, namely Warner Bros. with […]
Universal releases first synopsis for The Mummy remake
With production on Universal’s remake of The Mummy in full swing, the studio has released the first synopsis for Monsters Universe-launching film: Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and “Star Trek Beyond”) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened […]
Universal Monsters: The Next Big Cinematic Franchise?
Tony Black on whether the Universal Monsters will deliver the next big cinematic franchise… You all remember The Mummy, right? Brendan Fraser doing his best Harrison Ford impression while Arnold Vosloo pranced around in a gold nappy trying to hide his broad South African brogue. Rather good, wasn’t it? You may be surprised to learn […]
Russell Crowe in talks to join Tom Cruise in The Mummy as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Universal is hard at work on building a shared cinematic universe for its classic stable of monsters, having claimed a release date for a third, as yet untitled movie just yesterday. Now, word has hit that the first film in that new lineup, The Mummy reboot starring Tom Cruise, may be getting some extra star power in […]
Universal slates third monster movie for 2019
Universal has just released a press release, claiming a new release date for one of its upcoming monster movies. The as-yet-untitled film will act as the third entry in a burgeoning cinematic universe featuring its iconic pantheon of classic movie monsters. Universal has yet to say which film it just announced, only saying that it will arrive […]
Courtney B. Vance joins Tom Cruise in The Mummy reboot
Fresh from his role as Johnnie Cochran in FX’s TV series American Crime Story: The People v O.J. Simpson, Deadline is reporting that Courtney B. Vance has signed on to appear in Universal’s reboot of The Mummy. Vance will join a cast that includes Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Jake […]
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