Universal Monsters (2017 film series)

The Universal Monsters series is a shared universe of action-adventure/horror films that includes rebooted versions of films from the original series. The films are being developed and distributed by Universal Studios and are currently in various stages of development.

In October 2013, Roberto Orci spoke to IGN, hinting that both The Mummy and Van Helsing reboots will have a shared universe. New developments were made in July 2014, when Universal announced that they had tapped Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to develop all classic movie monsters, which include Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula, The Wolf Man, Gill-Man, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy. In December 2014, Universal hired Jay Basu to write an undisclosed film for the shared universe. Universal's chairman, in a November interview, stated that the new films would be more action-adventure based rather than horror, and would be set in a present-day setting in order to "reimagine and reintroduce them to a contemporary audience." In August 2015, Alex Kurtzman announced the new film series will be a mix of horror and other fictional genres.

In 2012, Universal announced plans to reboot The Mummy. Jon Spaihts would write the reboot, and Sean Daniel, who produced the previous three Mummy films, would return as producer. In December, it was stated that The Mummy would be a new take on the mythology, returning to its roots as a horror film, and set in the present day. On February 14, 2013, Universal set The Hunger Games writer Billy Ray to write a competitive draft for The Mummy reboot against Spaihts' written script.Len Wiseman was announced as the film's director on September 24, 2012, but left the project in July 2013 due to schedule conflicts. In September, it was reported that Mama director Andrés Muschietti was in talks to direct the film. However, he dropped out in May 2014, due to creative differences. On November 27, 2013, Universal set the film for an April 22, 2016, release.Alex Kurtzman was set to direct the film by the end of the month. The next day, the film's release date was pushed back to June 24, 2016, when Universal announced the April 22 for its new film The Huntsman: Winter's War. In April 2015, the studio announced that reboot has been delayed for March 24, 2017.

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