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Dan Stevens teams with Melissa Barrera for Radio Silence’s Universal Monsters movie

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Dan Stevens is often hailed for his solid work in the horror genre, and now he’ll stretch those acting chops again in a new Universal horror film. Deadline reports Stevens is set to co-star in Radio Silence’s upcoming project for Universal, a still-untitled Universal Monster movie. He’ll star alongside the previously announced Melissa Barrera (Scream […]

Scream’s Melissa Barrera joins Radio Silence’s Universal Monsters movie

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Radio Silence have already made their stamp on horror with their twisted slashers, but now they’ll do the monster mash with Universal’s iconic monsters. The untitled-Universal Monster Movie will see Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett helm from a script written by Stephen Shields, with revisions by Guy Busick. Scream producer Chad Villella will […]

Scream directors Radio Silence to tackle a Universal Monster movie

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Having successfully reinvigorated the Scream franchise to record-breaking box-office returns and critical praise, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, better known as part of the creative collective Radio Silence, have signed on to direct and produce a a classic monster movie for Universal. According to The Hollywood Reporter the Ready or Not duo will direct the […]

Nicolas Cage channels Bela Lugosi’s Dracula in Renfield promo

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Nicolas Cage is set to sink his teeth into one of the most iconic roles of all time next month as he dons the cape and fangs of Count Dracula for Universal’s horror-comedy Renfield, and a new promo has made its way online which sees Cage and co-star Nicholas Hoult channelling Bela Lugosi’s Dracula and […]

Star Ace Toys unveils new Bela Lugosi as Dracula collectible statue

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Sideshow and Star Ace Toys have unveiled the My Art Gallery series Count Dracula fourth scale deluxe statue which is inspired by the likeness of the legendary Bela Lugosi as the Universal Monsters icon. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $630; take a look here…   Monsters rule the night! The legendary […]

James Wan and Jason Blum hope to work together on an Invisible Man sequel

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At the time of release, Invisible Man star Elisabeth Moss said that any potential for a sequel to Leigh Whannell’s Universal Monsters reboot depended on demand from the audience. Well it’s safe to say that following stellar reviews, and $144 million at the worldwide box-office, a gross which was severely affected by the onset of […]

Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage-led Dracula film Renfield gets R-rating

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The Dracula-focused Renfield is approaching, and it’s about to be a gory good time. A new report says the upcoming movie is rated “R” for “Bloody violence, some gore, language throughout, and some drug use.” The film comes from director Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War), who sees Nicholas Hoult as Renfield and Nicolas Cage playing […]

The Mummy projected for $40 million-plus box office debut

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Early tracking numbers suggest that The Mummy, the first entry in the Universal Monsters shared universe, will open with $40 million-plus during its debut weekend at the North American box office. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that two services close to the site’s sources placed the opening at $40 million and $42 million, not including international […]

The Mummy director Alex Kurtzman discusses Universal’s shared Monster universe

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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 […]

The Mummy reboot script is “a horror to read”

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Since the announcement of Universal’s shared Monsters Universe – which is set to kick off with The Mummy in 2017 – things have been a bit quiet. We’ve heard that new two writers have been hired to re-draft the script for Creature from the Black Lagoon, which could also have Scarlet Johannson attached to it, but […]