Following the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with film characters crossing-over various movies, it’s not a surprise that other studios have followed suit.
With a backlog of major movie monsters, from Dracula and Frankenstein, to The Invisible Man and The Mummy, Universal have decided to reboot their property with the Dark Universe.
Kicking the horror-fuelled fun off is The Mummy, which reviews haven’t exactly been kind in unravelling.
Nevertheless, fans who have seen the movie may be wondering what’s next in store for the Dark Universe and if Cruise’s undead Nick Morton will be back.
While there was no post-credits scene, there were a few teases during The Mummy, including Dr Jekyll’s lab which had the skull of a vampire and the hand of the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Obviously the first main crossover was Russell Crowe’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, who gave a taster of this world of gods and monsters.
The end The Mummy then had Cruise’s newly undead Nick riding off into the sunset looking for a cure, so surely he and Jekyll will return for future instalments.
The next confirmed film though is Bride of Frankenstein, due for release on Valentine’s Day 2019.
So far Javier Bardem has been cast as the iconic monster, while his wife is yet to be announced.
Johnny Depp has also been announced as The Invisible Man, while Dark Universe producer has spoken out on further projects.
Speaking with Fandom, Alex Kurtzman, who also directed The Mummy, said: “We know we’re going to do Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Invisible Man.
“There are characters within those films that can grow and expand and maybe even spin off.
“I think that digging into deep mythologies about monsters around the world is fair game for us, as well and connecting the monsters that we know to some surprising monsters could also be really interesting.”
And lets not forget that Sofia Boutella is in the main Dark Universe picture suggesting she’ll be resurrected for The Mummy 2 at some point, or perhaps even a Monster Avengers?
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