Dark Universe franchise

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Universal Classic Monsters reboot film franchise shared cinematic universe

The Dark Universe franchise was Universal Pictures' short-lived attempt to build a shared cinematic universe rebooting its classic monster characters in modern, interconnected horror-action films.

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instanceOf Universal Classic Monsters reboot ⓘ
film franchise ⓘ
shared cinematic universe ⓘ
announcedBy Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
announcedWithFilm The Mummy (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
announcementDate 2017-05 ⓘ
basedOn Creature from the Black Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Invisible Man NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mummy NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Wolf Man NERFINISHED ⓘ
Universal Classic Monsters NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creativeLeader Alex Kurtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chris Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor Universal Pictures ⓘ
featuredCrossoverCharacter Dr. Henry Jekyll GENERATED ⓘ
firstReleasedFilm The Mummy (2017 film) GENERATED ⓘ
franchisePeriod 2017–2019 (approximate development span) ⓘ
genre action ⓘ
adventure ⓘ
horror ⓘ
intendedTone horror-action ⓘ
supernatural adventure ⓘ
logoRevealedWith The Mummy (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketingLabel Dark Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaType film ⓘ
notableFeature attempted interconnected narrative across monster films ⓘ
modern-day reimagining of classic monsters ⓘ
shared continuity plan ⓘ
owner Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentCompany NBCUniversal NERFINISHED ⓘ
plannedFilm Bride of Frankenstein (cancelled film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Creature from the Black Lagoon (unproduced Dark Universe version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Invisible Man (unproduced Dark Universe version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mummy (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Wolf Man (unproduced Dark Universe version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Van Helsing (unproduced Dark Universe version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
plannedToIncludeCharacter Bride of Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ
Creature from the Black Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dr. Henry Jekyll NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dracula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frankenstein's monster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mr. Edward Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Invisible Man NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mummy NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Wolf Man NERFINISHED ⓘ
portrayedBy Russell Crowe NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Alex Kurtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chris Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roberto Orci NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sean Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ
reasonForCancellation poor critical reception of The Mummy (2017 film) ⓘ
underperformance of The Mummy (2017 film) at the box office ⓘ
setIn contemporary world ⓘ
starredActorInFirstFilm Annabelle Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jake Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russell Crowe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sofia Boutella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tom Cruise NERFINISHED ⓘ
status cancelled shared universe ⓘ
strategyShiftedTo standalone monster films ⓘ
successorApproach The Invisible Man (2020 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Princess Ahmanet in The Mummy (2017 film) → createdFor → Dark Universe franchise ⓘ
subject surface form: Princess Ahmanet