Jun '17 *
Yep, that's really what they're calling their new monster cinematic universe...ugh. Although I love a lot of the classic Universal Monster movies and think this new cinmatic universe is a good idea on paper, it feels really forced. Every studio seems to be jumping on the cinematic universe trend and it's unnecessary. It makes more sense for comic book based properties like Marvel and DC to be doing it, but Universal...I don't know. Sure they've done some monster crossover flicks in the past, but a shared universe is harder to pull off. In regards to how the "Dark Universe" is shaping up already, The Mummy looks rather blah and like just another Tom Cruise action flick. Why it's set in modern day too is beyond me as well.
What are your thoughts if any on this?
What are your thoughts if any on this?
i grew up watching the Universal Monsters. they were in a way my introduction to both horror and film. they were doing crossovers in cinemas before Marvel was even doing it in the funnybooks. so a modern shared universe series of movies seems like a no brainer. but everything about the Mummy feels wrong. it looks like a DC Comics or Roland Emmerich film. where is the atmosphere? where is the tension? where is the horror?
i guess my big hope at this point is that they've done this to the Mummy due to the brand already having similar treatment in 1999, and that they'll dial it back for the upcoming projects.