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Universal Monsters reboot The Invisible Man gets an R-rating

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With Universal putting behind the action-heavy PG-13 approach to its Classic Monster characters after the failure of the ‘Dark Universe’, we now have confirmation that the Motion Picture Association of America has bestowed an R-rating on Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming reboot of The Invisible Man. As reported by Bloody Disgusting, the MPAA has rated the Leigh […]

Elizabeth Banks teams with Universal for The Invisible Woman

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Universal Pictures’ revamped strategy for its library of Universal Monsters characters continues to take shape, with Variety reporting that Elizabeth Banks has signed on to direct and star in The Invisible Woman. The project is said to be based upon an original pitch by Banks, who is coming off the box office disappointment of the […]

Dexter Fletcher to direct Dracula movie Renfield for Universal

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With Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man set to kick off a new approach to its classic Universal Monsters line with its release in 2020, Variety is reporting that Universal had now added another project to its ‘Monster’ slate in Renfield. Based upon the supporting character from Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula novel, the film will be told […]

Director Alex Kurtzman intended The Mummy to be a Tom Cruise movie that felt “different and interesting”

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The Mummy is officially in theaters, and is currently being mummified by critics (apologies for that). Many reviews have stated that the The Mummy is simply a series of mind-numbing action set-pieces strung together into a feature-length film. Worst of all, reviews have stated that Tom Cruise actually seems bored in the movie. That’s right. Tom Cruise… […]

Universal still wants Dwayne Johnson and Angelina Jolie for its Dark Universe

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It looks like Dwayne Johnson is still a contender to play The Wolfman for the Universal Studios’ Dark Universe. According to THR, the studio is looking at the actor very closely, as well as Angelina Jolie for the Bill Condon-directed Bride of Frankenstein. Now, this isn’t exactly breaking news: rumors of Johnson’s involvement stem all the way […]

Blumhouse taking over Universal Monsters, first up… The Invisible Man!

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Blumhouse, the studio behind horror hits like The Purge, Paranormal Activity, and Happy Death Day, plan to revive the first cinematic universe. After a failed effort to launch its Dark Universe with The Mummy, Universal Pictures has announced that Blumhouse will take over the Universal Monsters and rebrand them under their umbrella. Variety reports that this […]

Universal unleashes the Classic Monsters with The Legacy Collection

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As Universal Pictures prepares to launch its shared Monster universe with the upcoming release of The Mummy, the studio has opened the vault and unleashed the Classic Monsters with the release of the Legacy Collections, four Blu-ray box-sets for The Mummy, Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man, which features 27 classic movies, 22 of which have […]

Universal and Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man gets a first trailer

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Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer, poster and images for director Leigh Whannell’s reboot of the Universal Monsters’ classic The Invisible Man which stars Elisabeth Moss as woman who believes her recently deceased abusive ex has faked his own death when she is terrorised by an unseen force. Joining Moss in the cast is […]

Paul Feig discusses his Universal Monsters movie Dark Army

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Last month it was reported that Ghostbusters and A Simple Favor director Paul Feig is teaming with Universal Pictures for Dark Army, a monster movie which will reportedly feature a mix of new creations along with iconic characters from the Universal Monsters vault. Speaking to Coming Soon, Feig has been discussing the appeal of the […]