Universal’s busted Dark Universe franchise, once thought dead-on-arrival thanks to the 2017 box-office tragedy “The Mummy,” looks to be reinvented, thanks to strong filmmakers with original ideas. Writer/director Leigh Wannell’s H.G. Wells adaptation “The Invisible Man,” starring Elisabeth Moss as a terrified woman being gaslit by her ex after he fakes his own death, has currently topped $61 million at the global box office in just a week since its release.
Now, as Deadline reports, filmmaker James Wan has been tapped by Universal Pictures to bring another original monster movie to the studio, inspired by Universal’s Dark Universe legacy. The vintage catalogue is packed with iconic monsters, including Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and, of course, the Invisible Man. No details yet on what the project will be, but it’s said to be in line with Universal’s new...
Now, as Deadline reports, filmmaker James Wan has been tapped by Universal Pictures to bring another original monster movie to the studio, inspired by Universal’s Dark Universe legacy. The vintage catalogue is packed with iconic monsters, including Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and, of course, the Invisible Man. No details yet on what the project will be, but it’s said to be in line with Universal’s new...
- 3/7/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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