HORRORHOLIC 68 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 From BloodyDisgustin.com "Even though we clamor for original horror, Hollywood being in full-on franchise mode could work to our advantage. If you go all the way back to 1931 you’d see the birth of the franchise, where Frankenstein, Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde spawned many of sequels. In years following, Universal Pictures also unleashed The Wolf Man, The Creature Of The Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man and even The Mummy. They have become known as the “Universal Monsters.†Even though the studio has already dabbled in remakes – from The Wolfman to The Mummy – word has it they’re determined to revive them all, again, in a way similar to how DC and Marvel have been creating massive superhero blockbusters Says Deadline, Universal is now dedicating renewed resources and an unprecedented, far-reaching commitment to revitalize its monster heritage. The studio is in early stages of developing a substantial new production endeavor that will expand and unify a network of classic characters and stories. The architects of that narrative will be Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan. Kurtzman recently broke with partner Roberto Orci, but his big-scale projects have included Transformers, Star Trek and The Amazing Spider-Man. Morgan is the writer behind five installments of The Fast And The Furious, which has been Universal’s most reliably lucrative franchise. It’s not set in stone yet if either will write, but they will soon be going around town enlisting talent to bring new cinematic life to these enduring characters from lore, literature and Universal’s own library. While Universal has selectively tapped its Movie Monster library for The Mummy, Van Helsing, The Wolfman, and the upcoming Dracula Untold, this will be the first time that the studio has formalized an approach to these classic characters in a cohesive, connected way rather than as a series of stand-alone projects by disparate filmmaking teams. They’ve begun the meetings to put together an interconnected slate of Monster films, and the first will be a reboot of The Mummy, which will be released April 22, 2016. Part of their duty will be to work closely with production, marketing, promotions and consumer product to support the revival. They will also reevaluate projects which have preexisting attachments, and bring it under one cohesive strategy. With The Mummy being the first on the slate, which Universal Monster do you want to see revived next? And how could all of these monsters be united – in a new Van Helsing? This is beyond exciting news!" For me personally this is is something I've been hoping for literally most of my life. As much as I usually hate remakes and feel certain classics should be left alone, most of these movies have already been remade a million times, if they hadn't been there wouldn't be so many of the amazing Hammer Horror movies. And let's face it, these characters are as well known and as much of a part of popular culture as anything else. Make no mistake about it, these are the movies that made Universal Studios, and this is their chance to get them back to what they should be. But they have to be done right. Let Dracula have the classic look and Transylvanian accent, for Frankenstein go back to the Karloff style makeup etc... Make sure it's a good story, has great atmosphere, gothic cemetery's, castles, fog and all that stuff. And please, use as much practical effects as possible. When it comes to monster movies, I'll take a guy in a suit over CGI anytime!!!! __________________ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilla 13,343 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 OMG YES 𝙸'𝚖 𝚊 𝚓𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚓𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternitversion 64 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I've always loved them!!! I literally just got the Blu-Ray box set last weekend! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inuborg 4,135 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I thought this was gonna be about Gaga fans I root for you. I love you. You, you, you, you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 #JusticeForLittleMonsters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORRORHOLIC 68 Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 I thought this was gonna be about Gaga fans :) I've always loved them!!! I literally just got the Blu-Ray box set last weekend! I've had the VHS and have the DVD box set, but I'm still considering getting the Blu-Ray box set too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I thought this was gonna be about Gaga fans #JusticeForLittleMonsters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo 326 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I'm over all of these remakes tbh. Hollywood has ran out of ideas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gagz 2,512 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I thought this was gonna be about Gaga fans this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternitversion 64 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 :) I've had the VHS and have the DVD box set, but I'm still considering getting the Blu-Ray box set too IT IS SO WORTH IT. The quality is astounding. If you are in the U.S.- get the UK Import on Amazon. It's region free, and SO MUCH cheaper. It still has all of the bonus goodies, just different artwork. It's incredible how little I paid for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithinkweed 142 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I thought this was gonna be about Gaga fans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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