Bride of Frankenstein

TheDark UniversemovieBride of Frankensteinis still in development . Right from its early sidereal day , Universal has been one of the most successful Hollywood studios . Part of this success can be attributed to ten worth of beloved monster movies .

Beginning in the 1920s and maintaining momentum well into the ’ 50s , not only did Universal ’s unique takes on the likes of Dracula , Frankensteinand the Invisible Man ( to name a few ) captivate as well as frighten audiences , they also laid the base for lusus naturae movies the world over . Japan ’s Toho Studios developedGodzilla , England ’s Hammer Film Productions released titles such asRevenge of FrankensteinandThe Abominable Snowman . Monster moving picture were grownup business , and in recent years , Universal decided that it want to explore those original titles once again . regrettably , The Dark Universe – a portion out world of resurrected and bring up classic monster movie role - came to an terminal after the Tom Cruise ledThe Mummyfailed to kick things off in a self-aggrandising means , back in 2017 . Universal ’s key creatives on the project , Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan step away from the concept soon after The Mummy ’s death . Eventually , Universal decided to quietly drop their Dark Universe concept in favor of standalone monster movie reboots .

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In other words , the Dark Universe may be dead , but Universal ’s dedication to bringing back classic monsters for a unexampled generation may not be . This was further emphasized recently by a conversation thatColliderhad with acclaimed screenwriter David Koepp . During the interview , Koepp explained he decide to revisit his script forThe Bride of Frankenstein , while amaze at menage due to the COVID-19 lockdown . Koepp claims he was able to fetch the hand into“a place where I kind of always want it to be”and credits Universal with being gracious enough to let him“try again”on a fib that many had already moved on from :

“ So I have a edition now and they have a version that we all really like . I think they ’re talking to managing director now . ”

Koepp also had further praise for Universal after the studio was faced with the realism of their dismal Universe concept not being the succeeder they had anticipated :

Victor Frankenstein and The Bride stand together in Bride of Frankenstein

“ Not all estimate run out . To their course credit , what I really admired about Universal is they discombobulate their hands up and went , ‘ Hold on . This is n’t working out . have ’s break and imagine for a year or two . ’ I think that was really smart . And large corporations do n’t often do that . There are n’t a lot of New Coke moments where they go , ‘ This is not as we skip . We ’re going to stop and go off on this other direction . ’ ”

The Bride of Frankensteinhad been set up to be the next release afterThe Mummy , with casting rumor diffuse for some metre thatAngelina Jolie would play the eponymous character . But of course , everything with the undertaking seemed to untangle in the wake of Kurtzman and Morgan ’s going and the rather quiet last of the Dark Universe . However , the success of Blumhouse’sThe Invisible Manhas shown that audiences are n’t fight down to Greco-Roman monster movie characters , and this pared - down new takeon a well - sleep together conceptcould be the model forThe Bride of Frankenstein .

If Koepp is right and Universal are currently sing to directors forThe Bride of Frankenstein , it will be interesting to see who they ultimately decide on . The film has a lot of voltage , especially now that Universal seems to have realized that it does n’t have to wade into the Tom Cruise , in high spirits octane , massively budgeted land to create something that audiences take to .

Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff looking shocked as the monster and his bride in The Bride of Frankenstein

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