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The new world of Universal monsters is continuing to expand. Recently reported on their upcoming film Renfield, starring Nicholas Cage as Dracula. Now, news has come (via Deadline) that the genre classic Phantom of the Opera is also getting a new adaptation that is simply titled Phantom. In the story, “a young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.” We can expect a killer soundtrack with eight-time Grammy-winner John Legend producing the modern day set musical along with his Get Lifted Film partner Mike Jackson. The script was written by John Fusco and Harvey Mason Jr. of Harvey Mason Media. Phantom is being described as a contemporary take on the classic 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux and is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The original film debuted back in 1925 and starred horror icon, Lon Chaney, as the Phantom. before it was adapted for the stage,
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“It’s alive, it’s ALIVE…!” In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Universal Monsters, four classic movie monsters from the golden age of horror will return to big screens nationwide this Halloween season for a two-day double feature film event series, courtesy of Fathom Events and Universal Studios. As part of the anniversary events, fans will be treated to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the historic Universal Studios lot and see where these fan-favorite monsters made their big-screen debut and became legendary. The series kicks off with 1931’s original Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, which launched the Hollywood horror genre, and the unforgettable masterpiece Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. The Dracula and Frankenstein Double Feature will play in movie theatres on Saturday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. (local time). The series then continues with the signature adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man starring Claude Rains, and The Wolf Man featuring a heartbreaking performance by Lon Chaney. The Invisible Man and The
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Okay, let’s face it, we are all disappointed that the attempt to revive the golden age of horror has not gone well.. Universal Studios has all but shelved the whole Dark Universe plan. However, the gem of “The Invisible Man” has shown that there is hope! David Koepp (Jurrasic Park, Stir of Echos), who had a script penned for “The Bride of Frankenstein” remake, has told Collider : “That was one thing I did during quarantine – I brought back Bride of Frankenstein into a place where I kind of always wanted it to be. Universal was very gracious to let me try again. Because they had geared up and shut down famously in the Dark Universe fiasco. Well, not fiasco, but disappointment. So I have a version now and they have a version that we all really like. I think they’re talking to directors now…It’s not the great big, $150 million extravaganza with giant movie stars. It’s not as
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On Friday, September 14th Universal Studios rolled out the red carpet for the opening night celebration of “Halloween Horror Nights”! Filmmaker Jason Blum (The First Purge, Insidious, Get Out) and actress Lex Scott Davis (The First Purge) walked the carpet. This year’s frightening maze lineup includes The First Purge, based on Universal Picture’s blockbuster thriller, which arrived on Digital this week. Producer Jason Blum (left) and cast member Lex Scott Davis (right) celebrate the upcoming release of “The First Purge” at the opening of Universal Studios Hollywood’s “Halloween Horror Nights” in Universal City, CA. The theme park was overrun by masked attackers seeking to ‘purge’ their grievances on unsuspecting visitors. “Now with the New Founding Fathers of America in charge of America’s political landscape, change is inevitably coming. When Dr. Updale (Marisa Tomei) presents the chance for a risky, theoretical social experiment to become a live phenomenon, The Purge is born. Once Dmitri (Y’Lan Noel) is aware that his hometown
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Today, my Little Monsters, the upcoming sequel to the 2015 summer blockbuster hit, Jurassic World, has an official title as well as its first official poster. The folks at Universal Studios would like to welcome us all to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. And even though it will be one year to the day when the film is finally released, I guess it’s never too soon to start building the hype and anticipation amongst your fan base. Over at the official verified and such Jurassic World Twitter account, they also released the first teaser poster for the film. It features a very familiar tagline, “LIFE FINDS A WAY”. In one year, life finds a way. pic.twitter.com/32Cu62xn1Y — Jurassic World (@JurassicWorld) June 22, 2017 Most fans will recall that it was Jeff Goldblum’s character Dr. Ian Malcolm, the self proclaimed Chaotician, who first uttered the line as a response to describe an element of chaos theory. Of course it make a great
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I am more than thrilled to be able to announce that Universal Studios has added more titles to their upcoming ‘Dark Universe’ collection. Through my life I have always been drawn to the truly tragic characters in horror…the monsters who were almost forced to become that way due to their situation – or were simply misunderstood. The top three on my monster/villain list are Frankenstein’s Monster, Quasimodo, and The Phantom of the Opera. In fact, I drew so many pictures and read so many stories about these three tragic characters that my parents legitimately started to worry. We already know that Javier Barden will be playing Frankenstein’s Monster, but I cannot hide my excitement at the announcement of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ being added to the ground-breaking collection of redone horror films. Both have been played to perfection by the legendary Lon Chaney and his silent performances will be tough to beat, but
Continue reading →
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A New series of images have blown-in from the Universal remake of The Mummy. Earlier this month we shared the new trailer that revealed the mummy of Princess Ahmanet, played by Sofia Boutella, rise to conquer what was meant to be hers. Tom Cruise (Jack Reacher, Mission Impossible) stars alongside, Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) as Dr. Henry Jekyll. “Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy. Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle
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Universal Studios has begun filming their still unnamed Mummy reboot in London, which will be a part of their new shared universe . The first images from the film have already been leaked. The photos feature The Mummy‘s lead actor, Tom Cruise, and lead actress Annabelle Wallis. Alex Kurtzman will be directing from the script penned by Jon Spaihts. Sean Daniel and Chris Morgan will be producing the action thriller, which is to be more horror based than the 1999 The Mummy starring Brandon Fraser. The new Mummy will be the first in the history of the Universal monster films to feature a female mummy, and be completely set in the present day. Sofia Boutella has been cast as the film’s lead villain, the mummy. Jake Johnson’s character is a member of the military who has close ties to Cruise’s character. The new Universal shared universe kicked of with 2014’s Dracula Untold. The Mummy will be followed by reboots of
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The new world of Universal monsters is continuing to expand. Recently reported on their upcoming film Renfield, starring Nicholas Cage as Dracula. Now, news has come (via Deadline) that the genre classic Phantom of the Opera is also getting a new adaptation that is simply titled Phantom. In the story, “a young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.” We can expect a killer soundtrack with eight-time Grammy-winner John Legend producing the modern day set musical along with his Get Lifted Film partner Mike Jackson. The script was written by John Fusco and Harvey Mason Jr. of Harvey Mason Media. Phantom is being described as a contemporary take on the classic 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux and is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The original film debuted back in 1925 and starred horror icon, Lon Chaney, as the Phantom. before it was adapted for the stage,
Continue reading →
HalloweenNews
“It’s alive, it’s ALIVE…!” In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Universal Monsters, four classic movie monsters from the golden age of horror will return to big screens nationwide this Halloween season for a two-day double feature film event series, courtesy of Fathom Events and Universal Studios. As part of the anniversary events, fans will be treated to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the historic Universal Studios lot and see where these fan-favorite monsters made their big-screen debut and became legendary. The series kicks off with 1931’s original Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, which launched the Hollywood horror genre, and the unforgettable masterpiece Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. The Dracula and Frankenstein Double Feature will play in movie theatres on Saturday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. (local time). The series then continues with the signature adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man starring Claude Rains, and The Wolf Man featuring a heartbreaking performance by Lon Chaney. The Invisible Man and The
Continue reading →
ClipsMoviesNews
Okay, let’s face it, we are all disappointed that the attempt to revive the golden age of horror has not gone well.. Universal Studios has all but shelved the whole Dark Universe plan. However, the gem of “The Invisible Man” has shown that there is hope! David Koepp (Jurrasic Park, Stir of Echos), who had a script penned for “The Bride of Frankenstein” remake, has told Collider : “That was one thing I did during quarantine – I brought back Bride of Frankenstein into a place where I kind of always wanted it to be. Universal was very gracious to let me try again. Because they had geared up and shut down famously in the Dark Universe fiasco. Well, not fiasco, but disappointment. So I have a version now and they have a version that we all really like. I think they’re talking to directors now…It’s not the great big, $150 million extravaganza with giant movie stars. It’s not as
Continue reading →
HalloweenMoviesNewsTrailers
On Friday, September 14th Universal Studios rolled out the red carpet for the opening night celebration of “Halloween Horror Nights”! Filmmaker Jason Blum (The First Purge, Insidious, Get Out) and actress Lex Scott Davis (The First Purge) walked the carpet. This year’s frightening maze lineup includes The First Purge, based on Universal Picture’s blockbuster thriller, which arrived on Digital this week. Producer Jason Blum (left) and cast member Lex Scott Davis (right) celebrate the upcoming release of “The First Purge” at the opening of Universal Studios Hollywood’s “Halloween Horror Nights” in Universal City, CA. The theme park was overrun by masked attackers seeking to ‘purge’ their grievances on unsuspecting visitors. “Now with the New Founding Fathers of America in charge of America’s political landscape, change is inevitably coming. When Dr. Updale (Marisa Tomei) presents the chance for a risky, theoretical social experiment to become a live phenomenon, The Purge is born. Once Dmitri (Y’Lan Noel) is aware that his hometown
Continue reading →
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Today, my Little Monsters, the upcoming sequel to the 2015 summer blockbuster hit, Jurassic World, has an official title as well as its first official poster. The folks at Universal Studios would like to welcome us all to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. And even though it will be one year to the day when the film is finally released, I guess it’s never too soon to start building the hype and anticipation amongst your fan base. Over at the official verified and such Jurassic World Twitter account, they also released the first teaser poster for the film. It features a very familiar tagline, “LIFE FINDS A WAY”. In one year, life finds a way. pic.twitter.com/32Cu62xn1Y — Jurassic World (@JurassicWorld) June 22, 2017 Most fans will recall that it was Jeff Goldblum’s character Dr. Ian Malcolm, the self proclaimed Chaotician, who first uttered the line as a response to describe an element of chaos theory. Of course it make a great
Continue reading →
News
I am more than thrilled to be able to announce that Universal Studios has added more titles to their upcoming ‘Dark Universe’ collection. Through my life I have always been drawn to the truly tragic characters in horror…the monsters who were almost forced to become that way due to their situation – or were simply misunderstood. The top three on my monster/villain list are Frankenstein’s Monster, Quasimodo, and The Phantom of the Opera. In fact, I drew so many pictures and read so many stories about these three tragic characters that my parents legitimately started to worry. We already know that Javier Barden will be playing Frankenstein’s Monster, but I cannot hide my excitement at the announcement of ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ being added to the ground-breaking collection of redone horror films. Both have been played to perfection by the legendary Lon Chaney and his silent performances will be tough to beat, but
Continue reading →
Trailers
A New series of images have blown-in from the Universal remake of The Mummy. Earlier this month we shared the new trailer that revealed the mummy of Princess Ahmanet, played by Sofia Boutella, rise to conquer what was meant to be hers. Tom Cruise (Jack Reacher, Mission Impossible) stars alongside, Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) as Dr. Henry Jekyll. “Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy. Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle
Continue reading →
News
Universal Studios has begun filming their still unnamed Mummy reboot in London, which will be a part of their new shared universe . The first images from the film have already been leaked. The photos feature The Mummy‘s lead actor, Tom Cruise, and lead actress Annabelle Wallis. Alex Kurtzman will be directing from the script penned by Jon Spaihts. Sean Daniel and Chris Morgan will be producing the action thriller, which is to be more horror based than the 1999 The Mummy starring Brandon Fraser. The new Mummy will be the first in the history of the Universal monster films to feature a female mummy, and be completely set in the present day. Sofia Boutella has been cast as the film’s lead villain, the mummy. Jake Johnson’s character is a member of the military who has close ties to Cruise’s character. The new Universal shared universe kicked of with 2014’s Dracula Untold. The Mummy will be followed by reboots of
Continue reading →
