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It could work, should never have let Tom Cruise near it, but I'd like to see them create a universe with bits of Van Helsing and the like...I liked their take on Frankenstein...maybe something from League of Extraordinary Gentlemen...they could do it.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
I think it was a great idea, just poorly executed apparently.
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A bunch of characters that haven't carried a successful movie in decades, with no built in fanbases is a shit idea.

It's the kind of idea that a shit movie executive comes up with when his boss is screaming about their competitors having the MCU and DCEU. They went through their catalogue of character rights and the first thing they could string together in some sort of plausible team format, was the winner. In lue of having characters that are compelling to an audience in 2017, they decided to just throw big name actors at it and hope it sticks. Tom Cruise, Javier Bardem, Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, etc.
 
The DUCU should stop putting out garbage shovelware type movies like "I, Frankenstein" and "Dracula Untold". No one takes them seriously.

[video=youtube;gkf5M9qASao]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkf5M9qASao[/video]
 
MindzEye said:
A bunch of characters that haven't carried a successful movie in decades, with no built in fanbases is a shit idea.

It's the kind of idea that a shit movie executive comes up with when his boss is screaming about their competitors having the MCU and DCEU. They went through their catalogue of character rights and the first thing they could string together in some sort of plausible team format, was the winner. In lue of having characters that are compelling to an audience in 2017, they decided to just throw big name actors at it and hope it sticks. Tom Cruise, Javier Bardem, Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, etc.
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Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyl, Dracula, etc., don't have built in fan bases??

I guess if people don't count, then sure.
 
Fraser's Mummy was so much fun that I don't care about a larger universe, but in regards to the whole group of classic monsters, they could have picked better ones to start a new series.

And don't let Tom Cruise near these.
 
Fraser's first Mummy was very good. Just lots of fun. The sequels were bad though.
Cruise use to have the best career in terms of working with the best directors and great scripts. Now he's just doing action films and tryint to stay young.
 
These are classic, timeless characters, and the population over 50 years old surely relate as much or more to them as comic book characters.

And the younger generations are all familiar with the monsters and like them.

If they did it well, it'd be huge.
 
JackBurton said:
Fraser's first Mummy was very good. Just lots of fun. The sequels were bad though.
Cruise use to have the best career in terms of working with the best directors and great scripts. Now he's just doing action films and tryint to stay young.
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He's doing an amazing job of looking young.

I wish the identities of the stars' doctors would be revealed.
 
i didn't even know they were trying a franchise. or that it was even a remake of the fraser movie.

all i know is that the preview looked terrible from the get go. not surprised in the least it's tanked.

the best thing about the movie is that russell crowe plays the old guy to tom cruise' young star.

russel crow is 2yrs younger than tom cruise.


but remember, Church of Scientology has a lot of lawsuits to settle. cruise has no choice.
 
The original Mummy movie was FUN, I didn't even mind the 2nd one too much and then it's all downhill from there.

This is nothing like the original Mummy movie, and even if that had plans for a trilogy they would be wise to stop that plan now.
 
btw anyways saw the new Alien movie?

I watched Prometheus and really liked it. But then I read the new Alien movie is bad. Wondering if I should watch it at theatre or if this is a rental later on.
 
zeke said:
i didn't even know they were trying a franchise. or that it was even a remake of the fraser movie.
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They are trying for a shared universe like DC or Marvel. The Mummy was the start of it. We even have a little foreshadowing when they do a walk through of Dr. Jekyll's laboratory.

The next movie set to come out in this universe is Bride of Frankenstein. They have cast Javier Bardem as Frankenstein but have yet to cast The Bride.

Johnny Depp has been cast The Invisible Man.

The Rock is rumoured to be The Wolfman.

There is also going to be a stand alone Frankenstein, Dracula, Van Helsing, Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Creature from the Black Lagoon movie.

Russell Crowe is Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde and will most likely be popping up in each movie. You'll understand once you see the Mummy.

Cruise will likely be back in those movies as well in some form.

PS: The best advice a I can give about The Mummy is clear the Brendan Frazier One's out of your head. Just forget it, it's nothing like it and it's not connected to it.

It is far from a perfect movie and Cruise is tough to take for obvious reasons. However, I am curious to see where it all leads.
 
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Good luck trying to create a coherent fictional universe with a 5 yr plan tacked on to characters that are centuries old.

Marvel and DC both started very small and grew organically.
 
CH1 said:
Good luck trying to create a coherent fictional universe with a 5 yr plan tacked on to characters that are centuries old.
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I kind of liked this old late 80s film "starring" some of those classic Universal monsters:

[video=youtube;TeZs0B0mjXY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeZs0B0mjXY[/video]
 
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