We have been talking here at Horror Society about Universal Pictures and their plans to resurrect all of their classic monsters yet again in all-new movies via a shared universe similar to what Marvel has been doing with their superhero films. We also knew that The Mummy was to be Universal’s next film in the franchise after last year’s Dracula Untold. The Mummy was supposed to hit theaters in 2016, but now it seems that Universal is delaying some of their films.
The Mummy, the movie that was meant to kick off Universal’s new monster universe, has been pushed back from June 24, 2016 to March 24, 2017.
The move has created a ripple effect, as the studio’s second monster movie, an untitled project, was to have opened April 21, 2017, but now is slotted for March 30, 2018.
Following their Cinemacon presentation, Universal announced the date changes. Among other changes announced following the presentation: Universal also is pushing back Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim 2 from April 7, 2017, to August 4 of that year, while Warcraft has been moved from March 11, 2016, to June 10, 2016.
This setback means that fans of the Universal monsters will have to wait a little longer to see these films. Hopefully the studio uses this extra time to shore up and tighten scripts to ensure that we will be getting great stories that will represent these properties in the best light possible.
Here’s a thought…how about stop trying to recreate magic, and create NEW magic? So sick and tired of relaunches,remakes,re-tellings, revisionist histories… Did all the great writers in “hollywood” die? WHY oh WHY can’t anyone just please show some creativity??