Johnny Depp will join the Universal Monsterverse as H.G. Wells’ fantastic sensation, The Invisible Man!
The big screen return of the Universal Monsters continues to pick up speed today as Deadline reports that Johnny Depp has signed on to headline the studio’s remake of The Invisible Man. He’ll play Dr. Jack Griffin (or some variation thereof), a scientist who turns himself invisible, losing his sanity in the process. Continue reading
It’s been rumored for a few months that Tom Cruise would star in Universal’s reboot of The Mummy, and now the studio has made it official — but they’ve also delayed the film for three more months. The film, which was originally supposed to come out this April before being bumped to March of 2017, is now set for a June 9th, 2017 release. Continue reading
Two years ago, it was revealed that Universal was eager to take their slate of classic monster movies and revive them into their own shared cinematic universe, and producers Alex Kurtzman (Transformers) and Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious) officially began developing the Universal Monsters Universe last year. Speaking with Variety, Morgan and Kurtzman opened up about their intentions with the films and how they’re currently working on establishing it. Continue reading
Universal is bringing back The Mummy in 2017 to kick off the shared Universal Monsters universe of films, but there may be a twist. According to the Hollywood Reporter, director Alex Kurtzman and writer Jon Spaihts may reimagine the classic monster as a woman with a new origin story. Continue reading
