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By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
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‘The Invisible Man’ moves the Classic Monsters into modern horror, suspenseful and thrilling

Universal Studios’ Classic Monsters franchise dates back to the glory days early cinema, scaring audiences with Dracula and Frankenstein. Now partnering with Blumhouse to deliver a new, updated and scary version More...

By Red Diogenes On Sunday, July 28th, 2019
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‘The Invisible Man’ reboot filming with Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Elisabeth Moss

Filming has officially begun on Universal & Blumhouse’s production of The Invisible Man. Director Leigh Whannell (Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3) took to Twitter to confirm that production has officially begun More...

By Brandon Jones On Saturday, March 16th, 2019
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Movie News: Who will play the ‘Invisible Man,’ Keanu Reeves will play a Canadian Evil Knievel in ‘Toy Story 4’

Just a couple of casting stories: Who is Keanu Reeves voicing in Toy Story 4? Who will play The Invisible Man? Toy Story 4 New details have emerged regarding Keanu Reeves’ character on Toy Story 4. This summer More...

By Red Diogenes On Sunday, March 3rd, 2019
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‘Handmaid’s Tale’ star Elisabeth Moss to lead ‘The Invisible Man’ film

Universal’s upcoming The Invisible Man reboot has found its star in The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss. Variety reports that “Sources say the negotiations are in the extremely early stages, but More...

By Red Diogenes On Monday, January 28th, 2019
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Leigh Whannell will direct ‘The Invisible Man’ as Jason Blum will produce

Universal’s Dark Universe is getting a new lease on life with news that Blumhouse is set to take over with a new version of The Invisible Man. Leigh Whannell, who helmed the horror action flick Upgrade, More...

By Red Diogenes On Monday, January 21st, 2019
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Alex Kurtzman discusses the failed ‘Mummy’ reboot, no longer part of ‘Dark Universe,’ but hopes it will happen

The idea of restarting the classic creature features in Universal‘s “Dark Universe” was an exciting one. Then The Mummy was released 2017 and sent the entire idea, as well as Alex Kurtzman, down with the More...

By Red Diogenes On Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
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Universal’s ‘Invisible Man’ with Johnny Depp loses writer Ed Solomon, studio ‘reconfiguring’ Dark Universe

Universal’s Dark Universe was supposed to be a star-studded reboot of their classic monster franchise, obviously attempting to mimic Marvel’s MCU, but it has been a disaster. More bad news arrives with the planned The More...

By Red Diogenes On Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018
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Lionsgate cuts budget for ‘Ascendant’ after ‘Allegiant’ bombs at the box office

‘Divergent: Ascendant’ will reportedly receive a lesser production budget in comparison to previous releases in the series. Lionsgate’s move comes after the poor performance of ‘Allegiant’ in the box office. More...

By Brandon Jones On Monday, November 20th, 2017
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‘Bride of Frankenstein’ delayed, pulled from 2019 schedule

Universal Pictures has moved back pre-production efforts on its Bride of Frankenstein reboot as director Bill Condon continues to work on the script. The studio has also removed the film, which was slated for More...

By Red Diogenes On Monday, November 6th, 2017
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Bill Condon confirms ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ prepping, filming in London, starts in February

While promoting the Director’s Extended Edition of Dreamgirls is currently available on Blu-ray and Digital HD director Bill Condon discussed a ton of projects, but most notably, the start of Bride of Frankenstein. During More...

By Sierra Jones On Saturday, August 19th, 2017
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Alex Kurtzman ‘unsure’ about Universal’s Dark Universe

Despite poor reviews and a subpar box office performance in America for The Mummy, the film’s international success was thought to keep Universal Pictures’ The Dark Universe of films alive. Now Alex More...

By Red Diogenes On Friday, July 21st, 2017
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Universal seeking Channing Tatum for ‘Van Helsing’ film

The reboot of Universal’s Monsters Universe began with The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. One of the slated projects is a reboot of Van Helsing and a new report states that the studio is eyeing Channing More...

By Zach Jones On Thursday, June 15th, 2017
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Alex Kurtzman Explains How ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ Will Redefine the Character

While the reviews for The Mummy haven’t been kind, Universal is committed to the Dark Universe plans and director Alex Kurtzman spoke of the next project, centering on one of the key characters in the franchise: More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, June 8th, 2017
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‘The Mummy’ is a thrilling action film which should have stayed a horror film

Universal begins their reboot of their classic monsters franchise with The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella as the titular character. This is the first film under the “Dark Universe” banner More...

By Stephen Nevets On Thursday, June 1st, 2017
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Universal explains ‘Dark Universe’ confirming Bill Condon to direct ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ for 2019

UPDATE: This has angered some folks over at Warner Bros since this is the working title for the Justice League Dark movie. Universal Studios unveiled more on their new cinematic universe connecting all of their More...

By Brandon Jones On Saturday, April 29th, 2017
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Universal monster films update: ‘Van Helsing’ ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon’ ‘Bride of Frankenstein’

The reboot of Universal’s Monsters Universe will arrive this summer, beginning with The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella, and fans get an update on other projects from producer Chris Morgan. “Beyond More...

By Stephen Nevets On Monday, August 10th, 2015
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Movie Updates: ‘Hellboy 3’ ‘Pacific Rim 2’ and ‘Haunted Mansion’

Director Guillermo del Toro gave fans an update on his other projects while promoting the FX show The Stain at the Television Critics Association panel. Charlie Day has a great part but so does Charlie Hunnam,” More...

By Zach Jones On Friday, July 3rd, 2015
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‘Sandman’ ‘Dark Universe’ ‘Preacher’ and ‘Lucifer’ set for New Line

Warner Bros officially shifted some of their comic book adaptations to a different studio as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice kicks off an onslaught of new projects. Deadline reports that the studio will move More...

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