Bride of Frankenstein
Universal Pictures is delaying production onBride of Frankenstein , but star Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem are expected to remain connected to the project - at least for now . Director Bill Condonjust announced that the movie was set to go before tv camera begin on February 1st , 2018 but it now seems unlikely that the project will be ready to hustle by then .
Bride of Frankensteinwasofficially announcedin May , with Condon set to address from a script by ex-serviceman writer David Koepp . Bardem was affirm to play Frankenstein(the teras ) when Universal officially rolled out its Dark Universe plan , with Johnny Depp also harbinger as The Invisible Man . The Dark Universe officially kicked off this preceding June withThe Mummy , which along with Tom Cruise ’s main character Nick Morton , also introduced Russell Crowe ’s Dr. Jekyll . The Mummyunderperformed at the U.S. box bureau , but Universal has given no indication that it intend to dial back its ultimate Dark Universe concept since then .
As reported byDeadline , Universal has now decided to draw back the rein on at least one instalment of the Dark Universe , retard output onBride of Frankensteinfor the time - being . Universal liberate the follow command about their decisiveness :
“ After thoughtful considerateness , Universal Pictures and music director Bill Condon have decided to postpone Bride of Frankenstein . None of us need to move too quick to meet a release engagement when we know this special motion-picture show need more meter to come together . Bill is a director whose tremendous talent has been proven clip and again , and we all attend onward to continuing to sour on this motion picture together . ”
According toDeadline , Jolie and Bardem are both remaining attached the undertaking despite the delay ( neither actor has officially sign on at this point ) . As for the specific reasons for the delay , sources toldDeadlinethat the film was being pulled back so more piece of work could be done on its script . In an audience last October , writer David Koepp called hisBride of Frankensteinscript"a tale of liberation " and to begin with this yearMummydirectorAlex Kurtzman praised the script , calling it " brilliant " with a " very unique structure " and a " relatable key family relationship . " However , it now appears the playscript is not alone acceptable to everyone involved in the production , hence the decision to go back to work on it . WithBride of Frankensteinnow delayed though , Jolie looks to have a open schedule whenMaleficent 2begins film in early 2018 .
news program thatBride of Frankensteinis pass back for additional script work will only sick more doubt on the ultimate viability of the Dark Universe , a plan that was straight off met with skepticism when Universal first announced it . The boxful berth replication forThe Mummycertainly did n’t do much to alleviate the perception that Universal put the cart well before the cavalry in plan to build an integral cinematic universe around their stable of far-famed ogre movie characters . The shared universe concept seems to have become less appealing to studio of previous , with Warner Bros. going so far as to start developing a separate line of DC motion picture , separate from the current transmission line ofJustice Leaguefilms . Is it possible that Universal too is having second view about their own shared universe ?
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author : Deadline
