On the heels of director Bill Condon ’s remarks thathis upcoming Bride of Frankenstein film would have “ nothing to do with ” Universal ’s Dark Universecomes word that the pic will not begin shooting early next twelvemonth as planned . Instead , the yield is taking a fourth dimension out to rework its script .
As Deadline first reported , pre - yield was already underway in London , with actors Javier Bardem and Angelina Jolie ( as Frankenstein ’s Monster and Bride ) in talks to headline the moving picture ’s stamp . Filming on Bride of Frankenstein was supposed to begin February 1 , but that start out date is off the table now , with the script back in writer David Koepp ’s paw for retooling . However , the film is merely “ hold over , ” accord to a statement from Universal :
“ None of us need to move too rapidly to meet a spillage date when we bed this extra movie needs more prison term to come up together . Bill is a film director whose enormous talent has been proven fourth dimension and again , and we all seem forward to continuing to ferment on this film together . ”
Deadline also notes that the postponement does n’t mean Bardem and Jolie will give up the projection ; they ’re just waiting to see what bechance with the script before they make it official .
That sure enough sounded promising at the clock time , but that was before anyone had seen The Mummy — a truly horrific moviemet with such derision that it put the future of Universal ’s much - hyped “ Dark Universe ” of monster movies in dubiety . evidently , Universal want to protect the future tense of this potentially valuable franchise , so the next moving picture in this share universe will need to be both a critical and box - office staff knock . Hopefully , bumping the production start date — the film was in the beginning slated to come out February 14 , 2019 ; as of today , it ’s officially off the schedule — will give all involved enough time to ensure Bride is truly ready for take - off .
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