Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankensteindirector Bill Condon reportedly wants Gal Gadot for his movie ’s title role , should Angelina Jolie exit the projection . Universal Pictures ' Dark Universe - the Hollywood studio ’s burgeon horror - themed cinematic universe - formally launched to begin with this class with Alex Kurtzman’sThe Mummyreboot , starring Sofia Boutella as Princess Ahmanet and Tom Cruise as Sergeant Nick Morton , plus Russell Crowe as Dr. Henry Jekyll . The film was intend to kick off the shared universe , withBride of Frankensteincontinuing the dealership in two geezerhood . regrettably , not everything has go concord to plan .
Shortly beforeThe Mummydebuted , Condon , who was come off the yr ’s highest - grossing moving picture thus far , Beauty and the Beast , boardedBride of Frankenstein- which is establish on a hand by David Koepp and bring about by Kurtzman and Chris Morgan - with plans to resign the plastic film in early 2019 . Everything seemed to be moving smoothly , with yield ab initio schedule to commence in February 2018 . However , withMaleficent 2also scheduled to get down filmingaround that time , that meant that Angelina Jolie , who ’s reportedly bet the Bride in the film , would have a programming takings . Then , for unspecified reasons , Bride of Frankensteinwas pulled from Universal ’s schedule , allowing Jolie to remain attached to the projection .
If Jolie can not asterisk inBride of Frankenstein- which has her star alongside Javier Bardem , who play Frankenstein ’s monster- then , according toThe Wrap , Condon would like to have Gadot replace the Oscar - winning actor / theater director . Gadot is famously known for playing Diana Prince , aka Wonder Woman , in Warner Bros. ' DC cinematic existence , having already star in Zack Snyder’sBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justiceand Patty Jenkins’Wonder Woman . She will also appear inJustice Leaguethis November .
Universal Pictures did n’t specify why they pulledBride of Frankensteinfrom their dismissal agenda , aside from headache that they would n’t be able-bodied to do the news report justness if they rushed production . Of naturally , consideringhow poorly receivedThe Mummywas , it ’s understandable that the studio apartment would desire to take extra metre and get the story right . However , it ’s the timing of the announcement , which come one day after Condon reveal plans to start shoot in early 2018 , that ’s curious .
Although pulling the movie from the docket may cause people to be concerned about the Dark Universe ’s future , it appears that the studio apartment still has plans to fight forwards with not only Condon ’s pic but also reboots for flick such asThe Invisible Man , who ’s being played by Johnny Depp , andPhantom of the Opera , among others . However , if the studio require to produce all of their plan moving-picture show , thenBride of Frankensteinneeds to be a much bigger success thanThe Mummywas .
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Source : The Wrap
