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Eric Heisserer Talks ‘Shadow & Bone,’ The Failure Of The Dark Universe & The Current State Of Valiant Superhero Films [The Playlist Podcast]

April 22, 2021 4:30 pm

Eric Heisserer is the Oscar-nominated writer of “Arrival,” but he’s also someone that is deeply familiar with the topic of world-building in cinema and TV. Now, he shows off those skills as the writer and show...

Leigh Whannell To Direct Ryan Gosling In ‘Wolfman’ Reboot; Blumhouse To Produce

Charles Barfield

July 8, 2020 2:21 pm

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Even though it’s only been several months since the release of “The Invisible Man,” director Leigh Whannell’s horror film is a huge hit and has pretty much laid out the blueprint for how to reinvent the Univer...

Jason Blum Has “No Plans” To Restart The Dark Universe Despite ‘Invisible Man’ Success

Charles Barfield

June 22, 2020 2:43 pm

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When the history books are written about this era of Hollywood filmmaking, the entry about cinematic universes will be headlined by the MCU, and then, somewhere further down, there will be a discussion of the ...

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The 12 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘The Invisible Man,’ ‘The Lovebirds’ & More

Jason Bailey

May 26, 2020 2:15 pm

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

‘The Invisible Man’ Gives 2020 Its First Horror Hit With $29M Opening [Box Office]

Charles Barfield

March 1, 2020 12:43 pm

Box Office, News

2020 finally has its first horror hit. Thanks to “The Invisible Man,” the drought of terrible horror films at the box office has ended and in pretty startling fashion. According to estimates, Blumhouse has...

‘Invisible Man’ Director Says The Key To Reviving The Universal Monsters Is To “Make These Characters Scary Again”

Charles Barfield

February 25, 2020 1:58 pm

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After the very public demise of Universal’s short-lived Dark Universe, the various Universal Monsters characters (Dracula, The Mummy, Wolfman, Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, etc…) have been in a weird p...

Universal Boss Admits To Dark Universe Failure & Discusses New “Filmmaker-First” Approach

Charles Barfield

February 19, 2020 1:58 pm

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It’s no secret what happened to Universal’s failed attempt to launch the Dark Universe. Film fans watched the events unfold in real-time. First, the studio announced that Tom Cruise would team up with director...

Dexter Fletcher To Direct A New Dracula Film ‘Renfield’ From ‘Walking Dead’ Creator Robert Kirkman

Charles Barfield

November 21, 2019 2:04 pm

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Dexter Fletcher is leaving the rock biopic genre and going for something a bit more...horrific. According to a new report, it appears the filmmaker has decided to take on the legend of Dracula for the upcoming ...

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Here Are The First Images Of Elisabeth Moss From Blumhouse’s ‘The Invisible Man’

Charles Barfield

November 6, 2019 3:01 pm

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The Dark Universe was gone before it ever really got going, thanks to the 2017 film “The Mummy.” But with characters as rich as iconic as the Universal Monsters, you know the studio wouldn’t wait long to get th...

‘Dark Army’: Paul Feig Doesn’t Like Modern Horror Films & Is Inspired By ‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ For His Upcoming Monster Film

Charles Barfield

October 29, 2019 12:57 pm

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When you think of Paul Feig, you don’t automatically think Master of Horror. In fact, the one time that the filmmaker actually toyed with horror elements was in the middling 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot. Other th...

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