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The Dark Universe, for those who don't know, is the Marvel Studios-esque "shared universe" idea that Universal Pictures is trying with the classic "Universal Monsters" like Dracula, the Wolfman, the Invisible Man, and the aforementioned Mummy This was intended to start with the Luke Evans-led Dracula Untold, but that proved to be a non-starter with unimpressive box office[...]

Universal Pictures has released an official trailer for their new crime thriller, The Snowman It's based on the novel by Jo Nesbø, directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One in) and written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Hossein Amini and stars Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Toby Jones, J.K Simmons, Val Kilmer, and Chloë Sevigny[...]

A new featurette for the fighting choreography on 'Atomic Blonde' makes it look painful and awesome.

Universal has now released a 360° video showcasing just how the stunt was filmed This includes a discussion with star Tom Cruise who went director Alex Kurtzman and pushed for this type of stunt after reading about the plane crash in the script The video is surprisingly long for a behind-the-scenes piece, clocking in at[...]

And while I'm not a Tom Cruise hater, I did laugh when one guy said: "You will greatly enjoy seeing Cruise violently thrown off every edge of the screen." This feels like a very different role for Cruise than his usually unstoppable hero (Mission Impossible, Jack Reacher, Knight & Day) and I'm looking forward to[...]

Wonder Woman's massive success may be causing some trouble for the first film in Universal's beleaguered Dark Universe The Mummy, directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, and Courtney B Vance, has seen its opening weekend projections downgraded from $40 million to $38 million to $35 million this[...]

Last week, we learned the name of Universal's Marvel-style cinematic universe featuring its classic movie monster characters: Dark Universe, featuring the following lineup: Johnny Depp as the Invisible Man, Javier Bardem as Frankenstein's Monster, Tom Cruise as Nick Morton, Sofia Boutella as The Mummy, and Russell Crowe as Dr Henry Jekyll[...]

 Javier Bardem, perhaps best known for playing that character, and memorable parts in Skyfall and the current Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, has been rumored for the role of Frankenstein's Monster in the Universal Monsters Universe (Monsters Cinematic Universe? Do we have this phrase officially worked out yet? Somebody get on that and[...]

One needs look no further than Greece 2, Love Never Dies (the sequel to Phantom of the Opera), Annie Warbuck, and of course the non-classic that no one ever heard of, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public. But Universal, never one to let an opportunity to lose money pass them by (Land of the Lost or Cowboys & Aliens),[...]

Fans clamoring for a reboot of John Hughes seventeenth best movie, 1988's The Great Outdoors, have finally gotten their wish! Universal has signed Kevin Hart to star in the upcoming film which originally starred Dan Aykroyd and John Candy, according to a report from Deadline Michael De Luca is producing the remake, which is set to capture all the[...]

According to the former California governor, a change in management at Universal Pictures allowed the movie, long in development, to finally move forward A lot of Bleeding Cool readers have likened the relationship between this reporter and Bleeding Cool Editor-in-Chief Rich Johnston to the relationship between Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in the film, with Johnston[...]

The Purge film franchise which began in 2013 with the film starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey, spawned two sequels including last year's The Purge: Election Year and with Purge 4 set for a July 2018 release, will also be getting a television series from original writer/director James DeMonaco, and ITV Studios in cooperation with[...]

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who brought Preacher to AMC, are now teaming with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman to adapt his other comic book Invincible as a film for Universal Pictures Reports say that Rogen / Goldberg will write, direct and producer the adaptation. Invincible is Kirkman's second longest running series, having been published continually[...]

The Universal Pictures film is written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and does not have a release date yet. "At least its not Johnny Depp," said Doctor Dolittle fans upon learning of the news We'll keep you posted. Robert Downey Jr has just been cast as the new Doctor! Doctor Dolittle, that is Why, what doctor did[...]

The Trademark Office of the USA has refused the request, as it is seen as to close to the Universal Studios-held trademark on "The Invisible Man" based on their use of the character, itself based on the now-public-domain HG Wells character. But all is not lost, Marvel have asked for a suspension on this decision, in[...]

According to a report from THR, Universal has won a bidding war for "Little America," a new movie produced by Bay and his Platinum Dunes production company The setting of the movie is apparently "a dystopian future where a Donald Trump-like president has bankrupt America and China has called in its debts," and is compered to[...]

Universal Pictures has released three new behind-the-scenes videos for The Great Wall The story of European mercenaries searching for black powder who become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures The featurettes take a look inside filming, focuses on director Zhang Yimou and talks about shooting in[...]

Universal Pictures has already rolled out a behind-the-scenes look at their upcoming film The Mummy after dropping the first trailer last night The film is big Star Tom Cruise says it's the biggest film he's ever done… and it's his first chance to work with his long time friend Russell Crowe This is Universal's chance[...]

It's been unclear if Dracula Untold was going to be part of Universal's Monster Universe for some time At one point, it most certainly seemed to be the plan, but its status has remained somewhat ambiguous since release. It seems we have an official word on it now though Collider report that at a press event[...]

I'm excited to see what becomes of The Mummy, and especially the Universal Monsters Universe Seeing such a huge collaboration come together for horror is rare I can't wait to see it play out And now we have our first footage, although sadly, it is only very brief This is a teaser for the trailer,[...]

Their brand is distinctive in its output, and is contains some of the most beloved IPs, ever. That's why it is very exciting to hear that Universal and Nintendo have come to a deal to bring Mario and the gang into three different Universal Parks It was announced in this cute video, and while details are[...]

Jurassic World wasn't so much a Jurassic Park sequel as it was a slight reboot for the series. It had things that tied it to the originals, but tonally

And here we go. Entertainment Weekly have just dropped the first full look at King Kong from the up coming Kong: Skull Island. Without wasting any time,

As I've written a bunch of times, I am excited for the Universal Monster shared universe While shared universes before a first movie is out is a cart way before a horse, the idea of a major movie studio getting behind horror with a ton of money and umph is a pretty unique thing. That universe[...]

Out of all the shared universe announcements going on right now, I think I'm most excited for Universal's Monsters universe The horror franchise will bring together all of the classic monsters that Universal made popular all those decades ago. One such character will be Bride of Frankenstein, who is being revived for the universe The script[...]

Universal are currently putting together a shared horror universe based on all the old monsters in their repertoire, which I'm pretty jazzed for actually This is a studio getting behind horror in a massive way, with Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe set to star in the first film in the series, The Mummy, next year. We[...]

Everything coming out of Jurassic World 2 I've seen thus far, is the producers and creative talent trying to hammer home that the next film is going to be

This can get tiring granted, but one effort that does sounds neat is Universal's planned monster universe Taking all their classic monsters, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Dracula and Frankenstein are set to feature in the shared world. One of the standalone films just got a new writer too The Wolf Man has already had one[...]

Either that or he's dead. When asked if he has gotten a call from Universal about Jurassic World 2, he said: The call hasn't come No one can find Grant He's disappeared Someone found his ha, which was floating on the Hudson river, but that was the last anyone heard of him. I would actually love to see the[...]

Jurassic World 2 (which would be a bizarre name if Universal ran with it) has been on the cards for a while, but we now have something seemingly concrete about its imminent nature. According to Jurassic Outpost and ReelNewsHawaii, they've collaborated to confirm a production start date for the sequel They claim to have learned that the film[...]