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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 The Dispatch On Friday, June 28th, 2019
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Egyptian Mummy linens seized by Border patrol in Michigan, busting antiquities smuggling scheme

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) seized ancient Egyptian mummy linens during enforcement operations at the Blue Water Bridge. On May 25th, CBP Officers identified a shipment 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 Thursday, June 28th, 2018
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‘Solo’ writer Jonathan Kasdan replaces David Koepp to pen ‘Indiana Jones 5’

Despite the lackluster performance at the box office, Solo‘s writer, Jonathan Kasdan, just landed another big job: writing the next chapter for Indiana Jones. Representatives for Kasdan and Disney/Lucasfilm 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 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 Brandon Jones On Friday, July 28th, 2017
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‘Atomic Blonde’ introduces Charlize Theron’s ‘Jane Bond’ with amazing action, but is short on plot

A female James Bond has been a topic of discussion for years, but now fans get an entertaining hybrid with Atomic Blonde. Charlize Theron’s action thriller is a cross between the Jason Bourne films, John Wick 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 Zach Jones On Tuesday, June 6th, 2017
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‘Wonder Woman’ breaks box office records with $100.5 million opening

It is now official: Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman has scored the top domestic opening of all time for a female director. Warner Bros reported that the DC Comics heroine’s first solo adventure has taken 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 Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
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‘The Mummy’: Tom Cruise praises Russell Crowe, as Mr Hyde is revealed

Ahead of promotion for next month’s The Mummy, the first official reboot of the classic universal monsters, Tom Cruise praised co-star Russell Crowe during a pre-recorded interview with the Today show. Cruise More...

By Stephen Nevets On Saturday, May 13th, 2017
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Doug Liman: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ sequel called ‘Live Die Repeat and Repeat’ with Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise confirmed

While promoting his latest film, The Wall, director Doug Liman confirmed a sequel for the somewhat gimmicky sci-fi film Edge of Tomorrow with both Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt returning. “I’m actively working More...

By Butter Bracco On Saturday, May 6th, 2017
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Sofia Boutella’s monster stars in ‘The Mummy’ featurette

Universal Pictures has released a new featurette promoting the upcoming reboot of The Mummy directed by Alex Kurtzman. Over the last few weeks, fans have learned details regarding the past of Princess Ahmanet (Sofia More...

By Sierra Jones On Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
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‘Aquaman’ writer to pen Universal’s ‘Creature From The Black Lagoon’ reboot

Universal Pictures has set Will Beall to write The Creature From The Black Lagoon, from an idea Beall had to revive the classic 1954 film as part of the studio’s classic monsters franchise. Beall just scripted More...

By Stephen Nevets On Saturday, April 29th, 2017
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New trailer for ‘The Mummy’ confirms Tom Cruise is dead and what happens next

Tom Cruise’s role in The Mummy became more clear, yet more complicated with a new trailer promoting Universal’s reboot of the famous creature. The studio also released a new poster and a pic of Cruise. Yahoo 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...

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