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The Dark Universe is a series of monster films that are being developed and distributed by Universal Pictures. The Dark Universe serves as rebooted versions of past monster films that take place in a shared universe.

Development

In October 2013, Roberto Orci spoke to IGN, hinting that both The Mummy and Van Helsing reboots will have a shared universe.^{[Citation needed]} New developments were made in July 2014, when Universal Pictures announced that they had tapped Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to develop all classic movie monsters, which include Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula, The Wolf Man, Gill-man, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy.^{[Citation needed]} In December 2014, Universal hired Jay Basu to write an undisclosed film for the shared universe.^{[Citation needed]} Universal's chairman, in a November interview, stated that the new films would be more action-adventure based rather than horror, and would be set in a present-day setting in order to "reimagine and reintroduce them to a contemporary audience."^{[Citation needed]} In August 2015, Alex Kurtzman announced the new film series will be a mix of horror and other fictional genres.^{[Citation needed]}

In May 2017, the film series' title, logo (made by Weta Digital) and theme (composed by Danny Elfman) were announced.^[1]

List of films

The Mummy (2017) (unreleased)
Bride of Frankenstein (2019) (unreleased)
Untitled Creature from the Black Lagoon film (TBA) (unreleased)
Untitled Invisible Man film (TBA) (unreleased)
Untitled Van Helsing film (TBA) (unreleased)
Untitled Wolf Man film (TBA) (unreleased)
Untitled Frankenstein film (TBA) (unreleased)
Untitled Dracula film (TBA) (unreleased)
Untitled Phantom of the Opera film (TBA) (unreleased)
Untitled Hunchback of Notre Dame film (TBA) (unreleased)

Films and crew

Film	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)	Status
The Mummy	June 9, 2017	Alex Kurtzman	Jon Spaihts and Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet (screen story) David Koepp and Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman (screenplay)	Alex Kurtzman, Chris Morgan, Sean Daniel, and Sarah Bradshaw	Preparing for release
Bride of Frankenstein	February 14, 2019^[1]	Bill Condon^[1]	David Koepp^[1]	Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan^[1]	Pre-production
Untitled Creature from the Black Lagoon film	TBA	TBA	Jeff Pinkner (screen story) Will Beall (screenplay)		In development
Untitled Invisible Man film			Ed Solomon
Untitled Van Helsing film			Jon Spaihts and Eric Heisserer (screen story) Dan Mazeau (screenplay)	Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Chris Morgan
Untitled Wolf Man film			Aaron Guzikowski and David Callaham	Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan
Untitled Frankenstein film			TBA	TBA
Untitled Dracula film
Untitled Phantom of the Opera film
Untitled Hunchback of Notre Dame film

Main cast

Tom Cruise as Dr. Nick Morton^[1]
Sofia Boutella as Princess Ahmanet / The Mummy^[1]
Russell Crowe as Dr. Henry Jekyll^[1]
Johnny Depp as Dr. Jack Griffin / The Invisible Man^[1]
Javier Bardem as Frankenstein's monster^[1]

Reception

For more information about the reception of each film, see the "Release" section on each film's article.

Box office

Film	U.S. release date	Budget	Box office gross			Ref(s)
Film	U.S. release date	Budget	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	Ref(s)
The Mummy	June 9, 2017	$125,000,000	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Bride of Frankenstein	February 14, 2019	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Total	N/A	$125,000,000	TBA	TBA	TBA	N/A

Critical reception

Film	IMDb	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic
The Mummy	5.5/10 (156,640 ratings)^[2]	15% (291 reviews)^[3]	34 (44 reviews)^[4]
Bride of Frankenstein	TBA (0 reviews)	TBA (0 reviews)	TBA (0 reviews)
Average	7.6/10	TBA	TBA

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Universal Pictures Unveils "Dark Universe" with Name, Mark and Musical Theme For Its Classic Monsters Series of Films. Universal Pictures. prnewswire.com. May 22, 2017.
↑ The Mummy (2017). IMDb.
↑ The Mummy (2017). Rotten Tomatoes.
↑ The Mummy (2017). Metacritic.

Navigation

Dark Universe [v ● e]
Films	The Mummy ● The Invisible Man ● Renfield ● Bride of Frankenstein (unreleased) ● Dark Army (unreleased) ● The Invisible Woman (unreleased) ● Monster Mash (unreleased) Confirmed but untitled films: Frankenstein (unreleased) Untitled films: Creature from the Black Lagoon ● Van Helsing ● The Wolf Man ● Dracula ● The Phantom of the Opera ● The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Comics and manga	The Mummy: Dark Stories
Video games	The Mummy: Prodigium Strike ● The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories ● The Mummy Demastered
Live attractions	The Mummy Escape Game ● The Mummy Zero Gravity VR Experience
Soundtracks	The Mummy ● The Invisible Man
See also	Dark Universe (film studio) ● Minor Characters ● Monsters ● Monsters Legacy ● Timeline ● Universal Pictures

[Universal_Pictures_Unveils_'Dark_Universe'_with_Name,_Mark_and_Musical_Theme_For_Its_Classic_Monsters_Series_of_Films-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Universal Pictures Unveils "Dark Universe" with Name, Mark and Musical Theme For Its Classic Monsters Series of Films. Universal Pictures. prnewswire.com. May 22, 2017.

[The_Mummy_IMDb-2] The Mummy (2017). IMDb.

[The_Mummy_RT-3] The Mummy (2017). Rotten Tomatoes.

[The_Mummy_Metacritic-4] The Mummy (2017). Metacritic.

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