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 […]
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 […]
Jake Johnson and Annabelle Wallis join Tom Cruise in The Mummy reboot
According to The Hollywood Reporter, New Girl star Jake Johnson is the latest actor to join Tom Cruise (Edge of Tomorrow) and Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service) in the upcoming reboot of The Mummy and Universal’s larger cinematic monster universe. The shared universe, which the studio seems to be building in a fashion similar to the Marvel […]
How to Save the Dark Universe
Harrison Abbott on how Universal can save the Dark Universe… Whilst its international take is admittedly surpassing its domestic performance by quite some way, it is still reasonable to suggest that The Mummy hasn’t been the mega-hit that Universal were hoping for. Weighed down by astonishingly clunky exposition, countless instances of tonal whiplash and a […]
Sofia Boutella in talks for title role in The Mummy reboot
It looks like Universal Pictures will be gender-swapping the title role of the upcoming Universal Monster remake The Mummy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service) is in talks for the title role, while Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) also remains in negotiations for a role. Following her breakthrough 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 […]
The Worst Movie Action Scenes of 2017
Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action scenes of 2017… In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincunt – In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails. Likewise, in the absence of competence, asinine garbage will invariably triumph. Which means that for all the recent advancements in cinematic technique and film-making technology, you can always count on some hack to […]
The Mummy gets an Honest Trailer
Screen Junkies has turned its attention to The Mummy, the first instalment of Universal Pictures’ shared Dark Universe, for the latest episode of Honest Trailers. “Explore the terror of a film without a soul; that misses the horror of the original; and settles in to it’s own blend of action-blockbuster cliches that manage to kill […]
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