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Director Paul Feig tries on the proton pack while propmaster Kirk Corwin and SFX supervisor Mark Hawker on the set of Columbia Pictures' GHOSTBUSTERS.

Paul Feig To Write & Direct The Upcoming Film ‘Dark Army’ Featuring A Selection Of Universal Monsters

September 12, 2019 2:49 pm

Paul Feig has directed films with thrills, comedy, romance, and ghosts. But his upcoming project with Universal puts him in a position he’s never been in before -- directing a horror film. According to Deadl...

R.I.P. Dark Universe: Universal/Blumhouse Announce An ‘Invisible Man’ Movie That Won’t Star Johnny Depp

Charles Barfield

January 28, 2019 1:25 pm

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Farewell, Dark Universe. Gone before your time, but a welcome departure, nonetheless! It would appear that it took only one terrible box office bomb to sink Universal’s grand plan of uniting all of its class...

Alex Kurtzman Talks “Painful” Failure Of ‘The Mummy’ & Completely Bombing A ‘Batman’ Pitch Meeting

Charles Barfield

January 9, 2019 1:48 pm

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Writer-producer-director Alex Kurtzman has had a bit of a mixed bag career. While he’s been attached to a variety of mega-blockbusters, including the revamped “Star Trek” film franchise and the “Transformers” f...

Blumhouse’s Jason Blum “Would Be All In” If Asked To Tackle The Dark Universe Films

Charles Barfield

August 20, 2018 3:11 pm

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There are a couple producing names in Hollywood that are almost brands in and of themselves. First, you have Kevin Feige, overseer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who has become a bit of a legend in his own r...

The Dark Universe May Still Be Alive At Universal

Jamie Rogers

May 19, 2018 10:30 am

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In a world of cinematic universes full of superheroes, Universal was hoping to use the Dark Universe as a way to compete with studios such as Disney, Marvel, and Warner Brothers. It's no secret though, that the...

Universal’s Dark Universe Looks Like It’s Dead Before It Even Got Started

Kevin Jagernauth

November 8, 2017 10:09 am

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Let's face it, the writing has been on the wall for Universal's Dark Universe franchise for a while now. Following the critical mauling and commercial flop of this summer's "The Mummy," the studio has been pret...

Gal Gadot Could Lead ‘The Bride Of Frankenstein’

Kevin Jagernauth

October 6, 2017 2:58 pm

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With Universal pressing the brakes on "The Bride Of Frankenstein" at the eleventh hour (it was due to start shooting in February), many assumed that whole Dark Universe thing was over. One less cinematic univer...

Universal Presses Pause On Dark Universe & ‘Bride Of Frankenstein’

Kevin Jagernauth

October 5, 2017 2:34 pm

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“I’ve got the same team together that made 'Beauty and the Beast' and we’re building big sets and designing big set pieces, so it’s a pretty big movie…. We start on February 1st, 2018 so it’s the early days but...

‘The Mummy’ Director Alex Kurtzman Unsure Of His Dark Universe Future

Jordan Ruimy

August 3, 2017 8:17 pm

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Universal had grand plans around this summer's reboot of "The Mummy." Alex Kurtzman's film was supposed to set up the studio's own cinematic universe, officially titled "The Dark Universe" — having to do with t...

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum Eyed To Join Dark Universe In ‘Van Helsing’

Kevin Jagernauth

July 21, 2017 11:31 am

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Cinematic universes don't get off to a rougher start than "The Mummy." The first film in Universal's Dark Universe was critically panned and earned just $390 million worldwide. Those are good numbers, but not g...

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