too soon on , Universal had difficulty set up theirDark Universe , consisting of films about Dracula , Wolfman , The Mummy , The Invisible Man , Frankenstein , and Jekyll / Hyde . They tried to get thing come out in 2014 with Dracula Untold , but that was a fiscal and vital failure . unluckily , 2017’sThe Mummystarring Tom Cruise suffered a similar portion in an effort to reboot thing .
With that , the studio apartment ’s Dark Universe was DOA . That is until Leigh Whanelle’sInvisible Man(2019 ) exceeded expectation and revived faith in the franchise .
unseeable Man opened the threshold for unexampled stories , cast , directors , and film . The latest film to rule a home at Universal is Renfield . If you know the Dracula story , ole Renfield was one of Dracula ’s familiar . He is n’t a central character in the story , so the pick to make a flick about and explore his life pre and put up Dracula is interesting .
Actor Tom Waits as Renfield in Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula 1992Screenshot: Columbia Pictures
Director Chris McKay ( The Tomorrow War ) is in talks to direct the motion picture with Rick and Morty author Ryan Ridley . OnKevin Smith’sFat Man Beyondpodcast , writer and Renfield producer Robert Kirkman discussed what fan could expect from the film . “ We ’re doing this cool movie for Universal that ’s a focus on Renfield , ” Kirkman said . “ It ’s a storey about him being Dracula ’s henchman and how shitty a job that is . It ’s a fun , exceedingly violent comedy because I ’ve acquire a crutch , and it ’s violence . ”
Digital Spyreports that Dark Universe is quickly on the move , with several projects already in the work .
Dracula , directed by Karyn Kusama
The unseeable Woman , directed by Elizabeth Banks
Ryan Gosling is starring in a newfangled take on The Wolfman , directed by Leigh Whannell .
Paul Feig ’s Dark Army , which is aver to feature classical cosmopolitan devil
There are even more films out there , but they do n’t in evolution but do n’t have any specific detail uncommitted .
For more , verify you ’re following us on our Instagram @io9dotcom .
Daily Newsletter
Get the best technical school , science , and culture news in your inbox daily .
News from the hereafter , cede to your present .
Please select your desired newssheet and subject your email to upgrade your inbox .
You May Also Like
