THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Reportedly Remains In The Works Despite Dark Universe Being Dead

THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Reportedly Remains In The Works Despite Dark Universe Being Dead

While the Dark Universe was pretty much put in the grave before it could even get started, The Bride of Frankenstein is still rising up and very much in the works at Universal Pictures. Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Jun 13, 2020 04:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Frankenstein
Source: Collider

Universal Pictures' "Dark Universe" fell apart after flops like Dracula Untold and The Mummy, and a cast photo shared by the studio has now become a point of ridicule. However, while that shared world concept is now dead, the studio remains committed to bringing these classic movie monsters back to the big screen for a new audience. 

During a recent interview with Collider, screenwriter David Koepp explained that he's recently revisited his screenplay for The Bride of Frankenstein and made some big changes which brings it to "a place where I kind of always wanted it to be," while crediting Universal for letting him "try again."

"So I have a version now and they have a version that we all really like," he explains. "I think they’re talking to directors now." As for what went wrong with the Dark Universe, Koepp didn't get into specifics, but praised the studio for going back to the drawing board when things didn't work out. 

"Not all ideas work out. To their credit, what I really admired about Universal is they threw their hands up and went, ‘Hold on. This isn’t working out. Let’s stop and think for a year or two.’ I thought that was really smart. And big corporations don’t often do that. There aren’t a lot of New Coke moments where they go, ‘This is not as we hoped. We’re going to stop and go off on this other direction.’"

It remains to be seen when we'll get to see The Bride of Frankenstein, but it's clearly a project back on Universal's radar (which is no great surprise after the success of The Invisible Man earlier this year). 

The original plan was for Angelina Jolie to star in this, but chances are things have now changed in that regard. 

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Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 6/13/2020, 4:48 AM
they have a version that we all really like
inkniron
inkniron - 6/13/2020, 7:43 AM
@Reeds2Much - So true about most unnecessary reboots. There are very few I prefer to the originals.
PunGuy
PunGuy - 6/13/2020, 4:55 AM
No issue with them doing this provided the quality is actually good.
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 6/13/2020, 5:15 AM
❤️
This one is my most anticipated of the Re-Boots for the Universal Monsters.

But make no mistake. Restraint is the key and I wonder just how much there will be.
WackyBantha
WackyBantha - 6/13/2020, 6:04 AM
RolandD
RolandD - 6/13/2020, 7:38 AM
@WackyBantha - A classic!
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/13/2020, 6:22 AM
After Invisible Man, it feels like these films are really finding their stride with how cool these projects are all sounding. I’m on the fence here, but Dracula and The Wolfman sound awesome
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 6/13/2020, 10:37 AM
@tmp3 - If they can be creative and unique, I'm all in.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 6/13/2020, 7:38 AM
How dare you. The Dark Universe will never die. Never stop trying! Never give up! Nothing stops this train!
inkniron
inkniron - 6/13/2020, 7:48 AM
@MrDandy - Never Stop Never Stopping
SaxoWolf
SaxoWolf - 6/13/2020, 7:49 AM
rabid
rabid - 6/13/2020, 8:08 AM
Nobody will ever top the 80s version with Stimg, Clancy Brown, and Jennifer Beale.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 6/13/2020, 10:33 AM
The Dark Universe is dead? So the Invisible Man, the upcoming Wolfman and Dracula movies are not part of that?

dracula
dracula - 6/13/2020, 10:57 AM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - Too bad, they had a lot of good actors signed on to play the monsters
ScarletWarlock
ScarletWarlock - 6/13/2020, 11:51 AM
I know this statement will be controversial, but in terms of the monster movies being released, I'm most excited for Paul Feig's "Dark Army". Aside from his Ghostbusters film(there are bright spots people won't admit to, mainly Hemsworth but still), Paul can be a really talented writer/Director, and his passion for classic Universal Monsters makes me believe if his film is done right, it could really help bring us back to a culture where we actually want to digest the Wolfman, Frankenstein, Invisible Man, Dracula, Creature from the black lagoon, etc. Also, Invisible Man is awesome. Might be the best film I've seen in 2020.

Anyways, I'm a huge monster movie geek, so this whole new slate they're pushing has me amped. Don't mess it up, Universal, I swear to God.
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