Bride of Frankenstein
In 2017 , Universal announced the beginning of the Dark Universe , which would let in reboots of their definitive horror properties , includingThe Invisible Man , Bride of Frankenstein , andCreature From The Black Lagoon . However , following the poor boxwood billet performance and reception of their first official entry , 2017’sThe Mummy , the studio apartment ’s plans begin to fall apart . The next title that was meant to followThe Mummywas their new take onBride of Frankenstein . However , the project was put on indefinite hold and Johnny Depp , who was meant to asterisk in the Dark Universe ’s edition ofThe Invisible Man , in the end vacate the undertaking , leaving the Dark Universe in limbo . Fortunately , it appear Universal is moving forrad withBride of Frankenstein , hoping to replicate thecritical and box billet success ofThe inconspicuous Man .
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In a recent consultation onThe Boo Crewpodcast ( viaBloody Disgusting ) , writer David Koepp suggest at where his book forBride of Frankensteinmay take the iconic character . When talk about his innovative take on the tale , he says , " It ’s become the story of how are we extend our living ; can we make life-time , can we cheat end ? It only gets more and more relevant over time . " In gaze to the titular grapheme , Koepp state , " The other matter is she is a adult female who is not create but resurrected , and certain people finger ownership over her , and that ’s almost too relevant today in the earned run average of # metoo . ”
When the project was initially in development , Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem were attachedto the project at Universal , with Bill Condon set to direct the motion picture . However , Universal is presently searching for a novel theater director and there has been no word on whether or not either star will be ask in this novel adaptation of the film . luckily , Bride of FrankensteinandDraculaaren’t the only Universal repulsion characters getting a makeover . It was recently announced thatRyan Gosling will be star inThe Wolfman . Like 2020’sThe Invisible Man , the film will take topographic point in New times and has been say to be similar in tone to the filmNightcrawler .
The success ofThe Invisible Man , coupled with the fact that update ofDracula , The Wolfman , andBride of Frankensteinare all moving forward , appear to signal that the Dark Universe is finding new life . Modern approaches to these horror characters is a capital move , taking what works best about them and placing them in the present day . The Invisible Manbrilliantly updated the graphic symbol in a room that was eerily relevant and just as terrifying as the original , if not more so . Koepp ’s forward-looking overture toBride of Frankensteinis a keen call , specially if he can update the theatrical role while maintaining what stimulate her so beloved . However , hearing will have to wait to come up out what Koepp has in computer memory for the advanced reimagining .
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reference : The Boo Crew(viaBloody Disgusting )
