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Overlord director to helm Van Helsing movie for Universal and James Wan

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Back in March of this year it was announced that Universal Pictures had tapped Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring director James Wan to produce an original horror-thriller inspired by the studio’s classic library of monster characters. While specific details were initially kept under wraps, it has now been revealed that the project in question is […]

Channing Tatum to re-team with Lord and Miller for mystery Universal Monsters project

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Channing Tatum looks set to tackle one of the iconic characters from the Universal Monsters catalog, but not in the way you’d expect. Deadline reports that Tatum will star in the film, where he’ll reteam with Phil Lord and Chris Miller in the upcoming genre-bending project. Sources close to Deadline note that the film is […]

Freaky and Happy Death Day director interested in rebooting Jekyll and Hyde

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With Universal Pictures attempting to reboot several of its classic monster properties following the successful release of Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man, another director has revealed his potential interest in working on a property in Universal’s extensive library. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight when discussing monster reboots, Freaky and Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon has expressed […]

Jason Blum would love to be in charge of Universal’s Monsters

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Jason Blum, the producer of The Invisible Man and the upcoming The Wolfman starring Ryan Gosling, says he isn’t the person to ask about the future of the Universal Monsters franchise even those he would love to be. Universal’s Dark Universe never really got off the ground, with the idea to have a shared universe […]

Doug Jones blames the failed Dark Universe for cancelling Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

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Guillermo del Toro, known for tackling amazing monsters in films like Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, and the Best Picture-winning The Shape of Water, was going to helm a re-telling of cinema’s most famous monster.  A few years back, right around the time of 2017’s The Mummy, it was announced del Toro would tackle a Frankenstein film, […]

Bela Lugosi’s Dracula comes to life with Infinite Statue collectible

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Sideshow Collectibles and Infinite Statue has unveiled the 1:6 scale Dracula statue which is based on the appearance of Bela Lugosi is his iconic role in the 1931 horror classic Dracula. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $499; take a look at the promotional images below… SEE ALSO: Legendary releases trailer for Bram […]

Universal Monsters get LEGO BrickHeadz makeovers

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Just in time for Halloween, LEGO has unveiled a new series of LEGO BrickHeadz featuring the iconic Universal Monsters, the first of which – Frankenstein (40422) – is available to buy now at Shop@Home and in store for $9.99/£9.99; check it out here… LEGO® BrickHeadz Frankenstein (40422) is a fun recreation of the famous fictional […]

The Invisible Man’s Leigh Whannell in talks to direct Ryan Gosling in Universal’s Wolfman

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The Invisible Man director is looking to tackle another iconic Universal Monster, with Deadline is reporting that Leigh Whannell is in talks to direct Wolfman, a re-imagining of the 1941 horror film The Wolf Man. Ryan Gosling will star in the lead role with Jason Blum and his company Blumhouse coming on board to produce […]

The Mummy (1999) with Em from the Verbal Diorama Podcast | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #85

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, Verbal Diorama podcast host Em joins me to discuss the 90s adventure classic The Mummy… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, podcaster Em from Verbal Diorama stops by […]

Elisabeth Moss offers her thoughts on the potential future of The Invisible Man

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Elisabeth Moss, the star of this year’s hit horror movie, The Invisible Man, has offered her thoughts on the potential future of the franchise. In a recent interview with Bloody Disgusting, Moss admitted that the future of The Invisible Man rests on whether there is a demand for a sequel from the audience. “Look, if people […]