With the awakening of Ahmanet in The Mummy, the Universal Monsters universe was reborn, and the next film in the "Dark Universe" was slated to be Bride of Frankenstein. Although pre-production on the film was underway in London, with production slated to start in February, the project is now on hold, with its 2019 release date pulled from Universal's schedule.
Deadline reports that pre-production on Bride of Frankenstein in London has been halted so that changes can be made to the screenplay.
Bill Condon (2017's Beauty and the Beast) is set to direct the film from a screenplay by David Koepp, and it's unclear if Koepp or another writer will be working on the updates to the screenplay.
It had been reported that the studio had interest in having Angelia Jolie play the titular character, but an official announcement has yet to be made, although Javier Bardem was announced in May to play Frankenstein's monster. We'll have to wait and see how this affects the plans for the rest of Universal's Dark Universe, which includes Johnny Depp as The Invisible Man and Russell Crowe as Henry Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (a character who also appeared in 2017's The Mummy).
Universal undoubtedly is taking special care to make sure that they'll be confident with how Bride of Frankenstein turns out after The Mummy, directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Tom Cruise, underperformed at the box office this past summer.
The new Bride of Frankenstein movie was scheduled to come out on February 14th, 2019, but now an untitled Blumhouse movie has taken up the Valentine's Day slot. It's unclear at this time when or if the new Bride of Frankenstein movie will move forward, but it looks like at the very least, we'll have to wait longer to see the new take on the classic Universal Monsters character who first appeared in the 1935 James Whale film.
We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated as more details are revealed. Are you excited to see the new Bride of Frankenstein movie? Are you sad to see it pulled off of the release schedule? Let us know in the comments section below.
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