(from syracusenewtimes.com)
The folks at Universal know they have a lot of cha-ching in their monster movie closet.
So they’re making a move they hope will make the most of it.
Put on the job are the folks who’ve already tuned some cash register music with “Transformers” and “Fast and Furious.”
First up with by “The Mummy,” set for 2016, and then others from the studio’s library will get remade, too, including Dracula, The Wolf Man and Bride of Frankenstein.
The idea is to put together a franchise instead of stand-alone remakes.
Interesting, no, this constant fiddling in the industry?
Also in the making is a biopic telling the story of 1936 four-time Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens.
For that man who beat down Adolph Hitler’s hate in Berlin, I say, bravo all over again.
If you want to read my Movie News installment of my blog on the Syracuse New Times site, click the link below.
http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/universal-monster-movies/
Who’s your favorite movie monster? Do you like the idea of weaving themes from one monster’s movie to another? Franchise or keep them apart? Would you want to take a young person to see the Jesse Owens movie?
Mark Bialczak 
If they are remakes of the classics, I think they should stay separate. I hate when they “remake” something then change it. If they are using classic monsters but writing new storylines, then combining them would be okay. My favorite? Frankenstein, of course. Yes on the Jesse Owens story. Great post! 😀
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I’m more psyched on Jesse than monsters, but that’s just me, Rachel. 🙂
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Me, too. I can take or leave the monsters, but since you asked, I answered. 🙂
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Favorite monster is always Dracula. Love that old bloodsucker!
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Ha! And the big tooth is in the U-stable, Kate. More to come!
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There is a great worry with the classic movie monsters. Read the comment at SNT to find out why …
Dun .. dun … dunnnnnn
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YEEEEEEEOOOOOOW!
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I just saw the remake of Carrie. Sometimes Hollywood gets it right sometimes they miss with remakes.
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Yes, that is for sure, Kim.
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A movie monster favorite for this lady? A tough one, for sure. I don’t sit through this type of movie well. I scare easily, so how about we go with Mike from Monsters Inc., Zak. 🙂
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Approved, Aud!
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Yay!
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My all-time favorite ‘monster’ is the one in ‘Alien’. (The first one)
My all-time action hero is Ripley from the same movie. She was badass!
And extremely sexy too.
I would love to see a Jesse Owens movie. Have seen some documentaries on those Olympics, but it has been a long time.
Cheers Mark
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Yes, Lance, it is time for Jesse to come to life in true color(s).
Cheers, my friend.
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Hey, this may be somewhat ‘news’ to you! I heard that they are going to use a woman to play the character, “Thor” in the Avengers! I hope that each part of the heroes from Universal will be still close to how we expect them to be…
I would like to see a Jesse Owen’s movie, also (Colleen, you, Karen and me, what do you say? I will buy the popcorn and bring candy bars in my purse…) Jesse’s getting a tribute in Cleveland, the area he grew up has a road named after him and they are remodeling a stadium.
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Let’s go. I’ll eat the buttered popcorn! I love the idea of the Jesse tribute in Cleveland, Robin.
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It will be an awesome movie, when it comes out, maybe I will be ahead in my budget and can go to NY (ha ha!) Anyway, the popcorn is offered with true spirit of friendship and I would love to meet you and Karen, someday! Have an awesome weekend, to your family!
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I have loved Jesse Owens since I read about him as a child. I can’t wait to see a well done movie about him!!!! The monsters….eh….we’ll see. 🙂
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I’d rather see Jesse than any monsters, too, Colleen. Any day! 🙂
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I can handle mythical monsters way better than the human kind!
Diana xo
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I prefer the kind that come when you have a lisp … think about it … 🙂
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Yeah…I got nothing!
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Yeah, I had a brain cramp. A reverse lisp, maybe … Mythical to mystical. Never mind. I blew it. 😉
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I wouldn’t have gotten it the other way either… 🙂
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Monsters make nightmares.
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Yup. Me, too.
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That picture coming up on my reader was truly horrid! So glad I don’t look like that. I loved Monsters Inc. especially the line where the blob, who has no brain, explains ‘ turns out you don’t need one’. Of course,being a kids film they aren’t scary, which is how I like my monsters.
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Yup. I agree, Rachel.
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i like stand-alone monsters myself, if they are well done, they are a handful all by themselves. as for my favorite monster, i love godzilla the best, he really knows how to put on a show. i would definitely take a young person to see the jesse owens film, as long as they were of an age to understand it, i think it would be a tremendous experience and lesson for both of us.
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I remember when I was a kid going to see a film called “Destroy All Monsters,” Beth, that I believe was Godzilla and King Kong and scared the holy heck out of me. And yes, kids old enough to understand need to meet the principle of Jesse Owens.
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Personally I think Monsters should all be kept individual – it would scare me too much to think of them all sitting around having a beer and plotting how to best attack me enmasse. Link them together and you come up with a Monster Conspiracy. No thanks – one Monster at a time please.
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No group Monster imbibing. Noted, Paul.
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