[Aptorian]

This looks cool. Not sure if this is a remake of the 00s movie series or something new.



Tom Cruise apparently only makes amazing actions films now.

[worry]

It's kinda both, except this one is supposed to be tied to the Universal monster cinematic universe or something like that. All the monsters are gonna meet like The Avengers.

[Abyss]

Unrelated to the Brendan Fraser series.

[Andorion]

death rattle, on 05 December 2016 - 06:56 AM, said:

It's kinda both, except this one is supposed to be tied to the Universal monster cinematic universe or something like that. All the monsters are gonna meet like The Avengers.

What? Which monsters? Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy?

[Aptorian]

Oh man, Netflix "The Defenders"-inspired sitcom incoming. Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman are living in an apartment next to Mummy Girl, The Invisible Woman and this cooky lady who eats people through the television.

This post has been edited by Apt: 05 December 2016 - 07:41 AM

[Malankazooie]

You left out the Creature from the Black Lagoon. He's the kooky neighbor that always bursts in at the most inopportune times. His catchphrase is: "what's for dinner? fish?"

[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 05 December 2016 - 07:07 AM, said:

death rattle, on 05 December 2016 - 06:56 AM, said:

It's kinda both, except this one is supposed to be tied to the Universal monster cinematic universe or something like that. All the monsters are gonna meet like The Avengers.

What? Which monsters? Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy?

Dracula is the one from DRACULA UNTOLD (it's probably him as that flock of birds that crashes the plane in the trailer as he showed up like that in his film) with Luke Evans (UNTOLD was retrofit to be the IRON MAN first film in this cinematic universe) and Russel Crowe's character we see in this trailer is actually Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (who will get a film) not in this trailer...but coming soon are Javier Bardem is the Frankenstein monster (who will get a film), and johnny Depp is the Invisible Man (who will get a film), they are also doing a wolfman movie, and a creature from the black lagoon movie.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 05 December 2016 - 11:45 AM

[Andorion]

QuickTidal, on 05 December 2016 - 11:42 AM, said:

Andorion, on 05 December 2016 - 07:07 AM, said:

death rattle, on 05 December 2016 - 06:56 AM, said:

It's kinda both, except this one is supposed to be tied to the Universal monster cinematic universe or something like that. All the monsters are gonna meet like The Avengers.

What? Which monsters? Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy?

Dracula is the one from DRACULA UNTOLD (it's probably him as that flock of birds that crashes the plane in the trailer as he showed up like that in his film) with Luke Evans (UNTOLD was retrofit to be the IRON MAN first film in this cinematic universe) and Russel Crowe's character we see in this trailer is actually Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (who will get a film) not in this trailer...but coming soon are Javier Bardem is the Frankenstein monster (who will get a film), and johnny Depp is the Invisible Man (who will get a film), they are also doing a wolfman movie, and a creature from the black lagoon movie.

So, when do Scooby and the gang show up?

[Aptorian]

Is this the return of the critically acclaimed and beloved "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" movie franchise?

This post has been edited by Apt: 05 December 2016 - 11:53 AM

[QuickTidal]

Apt, on 05 December 2016 - 11:53 AM, said:

Is this the return of the critically acclaimed and beloved "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" movie franchise?

God, I hope not.

I should note, with regard to DRACULA UNTOLD being a part of the universe...it's been kind of an "it is part of it" and "it isn't part of it" in the Hollywood world...but Gary Shore WAS asked to shoot that final modern scene with regards to this, with Charles Dance master vampire character as the Nick Fury of this shared universe. Evans and Shore has said there have been talks to make it a part.

As far as I'm concerned, that flock or birds/bats that down the airplane is all but confirmation that Evan's Dracula is a part of this, since that was a VERY distinctive part of DRACULA UNTOLD.

It sounds more and more that the MUMMY will be the first film and Dracula is being recast and UNTOLD is not going to be his entry into the Shared Universe.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 05 December 2016 - 04:41 PM

[Abyss]

Apt, on 05 December 2016 - 07:40 AM, said:

Oh man, Netflix "The Defenders"-inspired sitcom incoming. Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolfman are living in an apartment next to Mummy Girl, The Invisible Woman and this cooky lady who eats people through the television.

Would watch.

[Abyss]

Apt, on 05 December 2016 - 11:53 AM, said:

Is this the return of the critically acclaimed and beloved "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" movie franchise?

I think Hollywood trots out that rumour every five years or so just to see if they can finally make Alan Moore's head detonate.

[worry]

I think it's time we all (re)watch a certain classic 80s movie called Monster Squad.

[Abyss]

Explained...
http://io9.gizmodo.c...ters-1789624335


...sounds awful.

[Morgoth]

QuickTidal, on 05 December 2016 - 11:42 AM, said:

Andorion, on 05 December 2016 - 07:07 AM, said:

death rattle, on 05 December 2016 - 06:56 AM, said:

It's kinda both, except this one is supposed to be tied to the Universal monster cinematic universe or something like that. All the monsters are gonna meet like The Avengers.

What? Which monsters? Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy?

Dracula is the one from DRACULA UNTOLD (it's probably him as that flock of birds that crashes the plane in the trailer as he showed up like that in his film) with Luke Evans (UNTOLD was retrofit to be the IRON MAN first film in this cinematic universe) and Russel Crowe's character we see in this trailer is actually Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (who will get a film) not in this trailer...but coming soon are Javier Bardem is the Frankenstein monster (who will get a film), and johnny Depp is the Invisible Man (who will get a film), they are also doing a wolfman movie, and a creature from the black lagoon movie.

... wait. The cinematic universe thing. It wasn't a joke?

[Andorion]

Morgoth, on 06 December 2016 - 08:32 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 05 December 2016 - 11:42 AM, said:

Andorion, on 05 December 2016 - 07:07 AM, said:

death rattle, on 05 December 2016 - 06:56 AM, said:

It's kinda both, except this one is supposed to be tied to the Universal monster cinematic universe or something like that. All the monsters are gonna meet like The Avengers.

What? Which monsters? Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy?

Dracula is the one from DRACULA UNTOLD (it's probably him as that flock of birds that crashes the plane in the trailer as he showed up like that in his film) with Luke Evans (UNTOLD was retrofit to be the IRON MAN first film in this cinematic universe) and Russel Crowe's character we see in this trailer is actually Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (who will get a film) not in this trailer...but coming soon are Javier Bardem is the Frankenstein monster (who will get a film), and johnny Depp is the Invisible Man (who will get a film), they are also doing a wolfman movie, and a creature from the black lagoon movie.

... wait. The cinematic universe thing. It wasn't a joke?

Apparently not. See that Io9 link Abyss posted

[Macros]

I can just see the universal execs screaming "we need a fantastica franchise!!! They're such money spinners!!"

[worry]

I never joke about the important stuff!

[polishgenius]

I don't really understand why they'd ditch Dracula Untold as the beginning of the 'verse when they're not going to fix any of the problems (bar buying bigger stars, I guess) that made the first one flop (speaking in a pure visual/stylistic sense from the trailer since I never did see DU, but judging that trailer against this one). The aethesetics look the same (it speaks volumes that more than one person assumed that was Dracula downing the plane) and there's nothing of the iconic Mummy look about, well, the Mummy.

In short, it looks dreadful. I could see a good crossover universe with all these monsters but it'd need to take itself a hell of a lot less seriously and embrace the kitsch value of the old icons.

[Tsundoku]

Have the rights to all those characters lapsed, or are in the public domain? Would explain why Universal is trying to do a MCU on the cheap.

This post has been edited by Captain Needa: 07 December 2016 - 08:16 AM