Talk about a #tbt. Universal Pictures is looking to revive its monster movie franchises from the 30s and 40s.
According to Deadline, Universal has hired writers Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to work on the films. Kurtzman is most known for ‘Transformers’ and ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ while Morgan has written five of the ‘Fast and Furious’ films.
Universal hopes to unify the films much like Marvel’s superhero blockbusters.
The studio hit a high mark when it released classic films like ‘Frankenstein’, ‘Dracula’, ‘The Wolf Man’, ‘Creature Of The Black Lagoon’, ‘The Invisible Man’, and ‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ in the 1930s and 1940s.
The first movie getting a reboot is ‘The Mummy’ which will be released April 22, 2016.
Be sure to check out the original trailer below.
