Reviving this thread to bring excellent news:
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Please let this be Phantom. I want to see Lord-Miller handle that kind of ham.
And just to bring people up to speed on what the Uni Monster Movies in development are:
Bride of Frankenstein with David Koepp (
Jurassic Park) writing and Amy Pascal (
The Post, Little Women) producing - possibly. It's supposedly centered on the idea of a female being created for the sole purpose of being a mate, and will center around anxieties surrounding technology (interestingly enough, A24 is doing a similar Bride of Frankenstein movie featuring a very similar take).
Dark Army is being written and directed by Paul Feig, and is described as being a "true Monster Movie" rather than strictly a horror movie, with the idea of monsters as outsiders front and center. Will feature legacy characters from the Universal canon as well as original characters.
Renfield is being handled by Dexter Fletcher (
Rocketman) and Skybound Entertainment (
Walking Dead). It's described as a more comedic take centered on Renfield's abusive work relationship with his boss Dracula, similar in tone to What We Do In the Shadows. Ryan Ridley (
Rick and Morty) is writing the script.
An
Untitled Frankenstein Project is being produced by James Wan, and is centered on a group of kids who spy on their neighbor and realize he's building a creature, Rear Window-style. Robbie Thompson (
Supernatural, Jericho) is writing the script.
The Invisible Woman comes from Elizabeth Banks (
Charlie's Angels, Pitch Perfect 2), who will produce and star, and is described as "Thelma and Louise crossed with American Psycho" (great pitch!)
Monster Mash is a musical project from acclaimed music video director Matt Stawski centered on the Universal Monsters and the classic Monster Mash novelty song. Will Widger is writing the script and Temple Hill (
The Maze Runner, First Man) is producing.
Karyn Kusama and writing team Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay (
Destroyer, The Invitation) is creating an original take on
Dracula with Blumhouse Productions.
Wolfman is going to star Ryan Gosling and be directed by Leigh Whannell, who will also write a treatment. Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo (
Orange is the New Black) are writing.
And speaking of Leigh Whannell, a
sequel to Invisible Man is currently in discussion.
Little Monsters comes from Josh Cooley (
Toy Story 4) with Mandeville producing. It's described as a "love-letter to classic Hollywood...in the tradition of the classic 80s Spielberg films" and is meant to be a more PG-Rated adventure-type fare. In addition, new designs will come from Crash Macreary, who, among many other things, did the designs for Hollywood's Classic Monsters maze in 2018.
And finally, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is teaming with Universal to produce a remake of
Scorpion King.
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