Universal monsters of old come together again - WATCH OUT! 1 1

[Buzzetta]

The only time I saw the Universal Monsters in a movie that mattered happened to have Abbot and Costello in it. To tell the truth though, I thoroughly enjoyed the Mummy movies. While they were not by any means Oscar material, they were roller coaster fun.

[Stumptown]

I had those postcards that USPS did in conjunction with a stamp set a few years back of the classic monsters.

 

Never did get the Aurora sets.

 

Man, I hope they don't screw this up but bet they will.

[rabidwolf]

Huge fan. Grew up with them, had all the Aurora kits and all that. But...

 

They were unique to their time and probably should be left alone. They're really not like Godzilla or Planet of the Apes or other remakes. There's a certain innocence and charm that's not going to translate well with re-imaginings. imho. I put it on par with re-doing The Three Stooges.

 

Anyway, good luck with that Universal.

 

Really excited to see the classic monsters brought back and renewed, but you hit the potential downfall right on the head if done wrong. I completely see your point.

[mintcollector]

Alex Kurtzman Heads Universal's Classic Monsters Shared Cinematic Universe

 

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Today, Deadline is reporting that Universal has selected Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan will be in charge of creating a shared cinematic universe for their classic movie monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Creature Of The Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, Bride Of Frankenstein, and The Mummy. Kurtzman is best known for collaborating with Roberto Orci on screenplays/stories for Michael Bay'sTransformers films, J.J. Abrams' Star Trek films and Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man films. While Chris Morgan has written five of The Fast & Furious films.

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Now that is interesting movie news.

 

 

Awesome! Now this is something I can really get into!

 

[ComicConnoisseur]

Sounds great! Now they just need to keep the original Jack Pierce makeups for the characters(updated somewhat for modern audiences, of course).

+1

The Universal Monsters were my first favorites. Up there with Marvel, Batman and Superman. (thumbs u

[ComicConnoisseur]

I was thinking more of Creature From the Black Lagoon. A mystery set in the Amazon seems worlds away from all the Euro Gothic stuff. But, I'm probably wrong and it will all turn out great.

 

A classic I do think they could remake for today... The Man from Planet X.

I wonder who owns the rights.

 

 

You're right about the Creature. I don't know how they would get him to work well with the big three(Frank, Drac and Wolf), but maybe they could just make it clear they're in the same universe without interacting. Jeff Rovin wrote a novel years ago called "Return of the Wolfman" which was a sequel to the Universal movies, and if I'm remembering correctly, he incorporated the Creature into the plot somehow.

 

Whoever owns the United Artists library has the rights to Planet X now, I think.

 

 

[Davenport]

In a way CFTBL gets short shrift when lumped in as "Universal Monsters". If treated with respect Creature could be a franchise unto itself.

 

Anyway, how does Universal do a Disney-esque lock down on what are essentially 'public domain' characters? Do they base it on unique "look & feel" of their original films? And if that's the case, is there a Karloff estate, a Chaney Jr estate, and so on that'll lawyer up?

 

What prevents another studio from following right behind Universal, taking the Hammer Films route?

[ComicConnoisseur]

In a way CFTBL gets short shrift when lumped in as "Universal Monsters". If treated with respect Creature could be a franchise unto itself.

 

Anyway, how does Universal do a Disney-esque lock down on what are essentially 'public domain' characters? Do they base it on unique "look & feel" of their original films? And if that's the case, is there a Karloff estate, a Chaney Jr estate, and so on that'll lawyer up?

 

What prevents another studio from following right behind Universal, taking the Hammer Films route?

Good question.

I do hope they have the Frankenstein monster have that Karloff/Jack Pierce look. The modern looks we have gotten can`t compare to that look.

[Davenport]

The last Frankenstein I saw had that Highlander-car-wreck look.

[Comicopolis]

[Comicopolis]

Wasn't Christopher Lee more of a Hammer B movie star.

 

Referring to Hammer Studios and Christopher Lee as "B" anything is a crime......

 

+1

[Comicopolis]

Nick do you just sit around a CNBC tinker tape and wait for stuff like this all day?

 

 

He's a living hive of entertainment news

[Dr. Balls]

Four pages and no mention of Monster Squad? This is great news!

[ComicConnoisseur]

I had those postcards that USPS did in conjunction with a stamp set a few years back of the classic monsters.

 

Never did get the Aurora sets.

 

Man, I hope they don't screw this up but bet they will.

Those are something I wouldn`t mind getting into again.

Anybody have price ranges for those old Aurora sets? I use to have some of them when I was younger, and yes, my parents threw them out.

Edited July 17, 2014 by ComicConnoisseur

[Davenport]

I had those postcards that USPS did in conjunction with a stamp set a few years back of the classic monsters.

 

Never did get the Aurora sets.

 

Man, I hope they don't screw this up but bet they will.

Those are something I wouldn`t mind getting into again.

Anybody have price ranges for those old Aurora sets? I use to have some of them when I was younger, and yes, my parents threw them out.

[ComicConnoisseur]

I had those postcards that USPS did in conjunction with a stamp set a few years back of the classic monsters.

 

Never did get the Aurora sets.

 

Man, I hope they don't screw this up but bet they will.

Those are something I wouldn`t mind getting into again.

Anybody have price ranges for those old Aurora sets? I use to have some of them when I was younger, and yes, my parents threw them out.

 

[Dick Pontoon]

I still have all of my Aurora monster kits (as well as my Prehistoric Scenes). For our yard last Halloween my son and I painted a plywood Frankenstein based on James Barr’s box art. I hope to make at least another one this year.

 

 

[peewee22]

Here are some.

[ComicConnoisseur]

I always wanted that Land of the Giants model. (thumbs u

Edited July 17, 2014 by ComicConnoisseur

[Davenport]

For our yard last Halloween my son and I painted a plywood Frankenstein based on James Barr’s box art. I hope to make at least another one this year.

That is so cool.