Universal reveals their Dark Universe to be headlined by iconic monsters starting with 'The Mummy'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Coming off of the amazing success that Marvel Studios has had with their Marvel Cinematic Universe, many other studios have tried creating shared universes for different film franchises. Universal doesn’t own any superhero properties so they’ve decided to create their own “Monster” universe which they’ve now revealed will be called Dark Universe and have released a promotional video and images for the films going forward.

            The Dark Universe is set to jumpstart in just a few weeks with The Mummy that stars Tom Cruise (Nick Morton), Sofia Boutella (The Mummy) and Russell Crowe (Dr. Jekyll), who also appear in the actor’s photo below. They’re seen in the studio shoot photo below with Javier Bardem (Frankenstein) and Johnny Depp (The Invisible Man) who have all been cast within this quickly expanding universe. Following the remake of The Mummy will be the remake The Bride of Frankenstein that will be directed by Bill Condon (Beauty and the Beast, Dreamgirls) and hit cinemas on February 14^th, 2019.

            The video that the studio released just a couple of days ago presents clips from all the original versions of the films that will be remade for the universe and I have to say, even though I’m not a huge horror fan, this looks great. The more I see from The Mummy, the more impressed I am so I think these iconic monsters being seen on screen yet again is a great move for Universal. Alex Kurtzman, Chris Morgan, Christopher McQuarrie and David Koepp are set to be the creative braintrust for this Dark Universe moving forward.

            Check out the photo of Cruise, Boutella, Crowe, Bardem and Depp below. Also, the sizzle reel can be seen below as well. Are you guys excited for the new Dark Universe? Will you be seeing The Mummy on June 8^th? Sound off in the comments and let us know !