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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 […]

Universal Monsters come to Pinball FX3

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Zen Studios has announced that the Universal Monsters are coining to Pinball FX3 just in time for Halloween courtesy of the Williams Pinball: Universal Monsters Pack, featuring ‘Monster Bash’ and ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’. Check out a selection of screenshots and a trailer here… Players can reunite the creatures of the night in Monster Bash, and […]

Filming wraps on Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man

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After aborting its plans for a Dark Universe following the box office underperformance of The Mummy, Universal Studios enlisted Blumhouse Productions to bring life to another of its classic Universal Monsters with a reboot of The Invisible Man, and now director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s wrapped production on […]