"Cruise did commit to the project, with trade reports describing him as a control freak terrorist who haunted the editing bay like a malignant spectre, maximising every inch of screen time for beloved cinematic legend Nick Morton." LOL! This is one of the funniest things I've read on this newsletter!
I'm a little sad you don't mention the underrated 'Dracula: Untold.' If I recall correctly, it was retrofitted to be the first true or lead-up Dark Universe movie at one point or another. Maybe they dropped that idea later in favor of The Mummy?
Also, why not discuss the leaked trailer with those missing sound effects?
Dracula Untold was definitely on my mind! I've never seen it but I was fascinated by the trailer when I was a kid. It was meant to be for sure - I think it ends in a huge sequel tease they never followed up on because it didn't do very well. They were going to do a Dark Universe Dracula, but obviously those plans never made it far!
I actually already discussed the leaked trailer in a previous post! I wouldn't miss it.
Dracula does end on a sequel tease set in the present day, with Charles Dance being set up as a possible big villain, so I've been curious as to whether or not that was going to be a Dark Universe plot point. I hope one day we get some BTS oral history about it.
"I actually already discussed the leaked trailer in a previous post! I wouldn't miss it."
Oh, you're right! Sorry, I remember now, it was definitely in an earlier post. I expected it to come up here, on account of 'The Mummy' being the topic of discussion. My bad.
"Cruise did commit to the project, with trade reports describing him as a control freak terrorist who haunted the editing bay like a malignant spectre, maximising every inch of screen time for beloved cinematic legend Nick Morton." LOL! This is one of the funniest things I've read on this newsletter!
I'm a little sad you don't mention the underrated 'Dracula: Untold.' If I recall correctly, it was retrofitted to be the first true or lead-up Dark Universe movie at one point or another. Maybe they dropped that idea later in favor of The Mummy?
Also, why not discuss the leaked trailer with those missing sound effects?
thank you!
Dracula Untold was definitely on my mind! I've never seen it but I was fascinated by the trailer when I was a kid. It was meant to be for sure - I think it ends in a huge sequel tease they never followed up on because it didn't do very well. They were going to do a Dark Universe Dracula, but obviously those plans never made it far!
I actually already discussed the leaked trailer in a previous post! I wouldn't miss it.
Dracula does end on a sequel tease set in the present day, with Charles Dance being set up as a possible big villain, so I've been curious as to whether or not that was going to be a Dark Universe plot point. I hope one day we get some BTS oral history about it.
"I actually already discussed the leaked trailer in a previous post! I wouldn't miss it."
Oh, you're right! Sorry, I remember now, it was definitely in an earlier post. I expected it to come up here, on account of 'The Mummy' being the topic of discussion. My bad.