DARK UNIVERSE Announced; Johnny Depp As The Invisible Man & Javier Bardem As Frankenstein's Monster Confirmed

DARK UNIVERSE Announced; Johnny Depp As The Invisible Man & Javier Bardem As Frankenstein's Monster Confirmed

Universal has officially announced that their series of classic monster movie reboots will collectively be known as Dark Universe. Click on for a preview video and a cast pic featuring the stars...

By MarkCassidy - May 22, 2017 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Mummy
Universal Pictures has just announced that its rebooted series of classic monster movies will be known as the Dark Universe, and will kick-off with next month’s The Mummy.

The studio has also officially confirmed that The Invisible Man and Frankenstein’s Monster will be played by, respectively, Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem, who will join Tom Cruise as Nick Morton and Russell Crowe as Dr. Henry Jekyll. The entire team is pictured above with Sofia Boutella, who will play the The Mummy of the title.

In addition, it's been announced that Bill Condon will direct Bride of Frankenstein, which will be the next film in the series and is set for release on February 14, 2019.

Check out the preview vid below, and welcome to a new world of gods and monsters.


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