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It seems like every studio is trying to create a connected cinematic universe in the same way Marvel Studios has. This was something Universal Pictures did from the 40s-60s with their monster movies. We previously reported, nearly a year ago, that Universal was planning to reboot their cineverse.
Producer Alissa Phillips, at the UK premier of Dracula Untold, confirmed rumors that it is the first part of the Universal's monster cineverse.
Alissa Phillips via Hey U Guys:
I was really excited to be part of that. When we started out we weren’t [part of the series], but then we found out that they were going to do it.
Working with Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan who are very much a part of creating The Mummy and the other ones…it’s been fun to be a part of that.
I wonder at what point in development this decision was made and if anything in Dracula Untold plants the seeds for the other monsters. Van Helsing had been announced and The Mummy is coming in 2016. There's no word yet on when or what a crossover movie might be right now.
My hope is that these movies stay period and don’t move to modern times. The movies I, Frankenstein and Underworld are modern takes on the classic monsters and have been somewhat mixed in their success.
Thanks to CBM we also have over seven minutes of B-Roll footage. I always find these videos interesting, and they pretty closely replicate what it’s like to be on a film set.
Dracula Untold opens in theaters October 17th (USA)
