Alex Kurtzman, Chris Morgan To Relaunch Universal's Classic Movie Monster Franchises

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Universal Taps Alex Kurtzman, Chris Morgan To Relaunch Classic Movie Monster Franchises
by MIKE FLEMING JR
July 16, 2014


In recent years Universal Pictures has become defined by its Fast and Furious, Despicable Me, Bourne and Jurassic Park franchises.

But the studio’s most enduring legacy is its library of classic movie monsters that include Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Creature of the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy.





Universal is now dedicating renewed resources and an unprecedented, far-reaching commitment to revitalize its monster heritage. The studio is in early stages of developing a substantial new production endeavor that will expand and unify a network of classic characters and stories.

The architects of that narrative will be Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan. Kurtzman recently broke with partner Roberto Orci, but his big scale projects have included Transformers, Star Trek and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Morgan is the writer behind five installments of The Fast and the Furious, which has been Universal’s most reliably lucrative franchise.





It’s not set in stone yet if either will write, but they will soon be going around town enlisting talent to bring new cinematic life to these enduring characters from lore, literature and Universal’s own library.

While Universal has selectively tapped its Movie Monster library for The Mummy, Van Helsing, The Wolfman, and the upcoming Dracula Untold, this will be the first time that the studio has formalized an approach to these classic characters in a cohesive, connected way rather than as a series of stand-alone projects by disparate filmmaking teams.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/univ...ovie-monsters/

[comedyfreak]

Hopefully they won't mess with how the monsters look.