Javier Bardem Comments on the Collapse of Universal’s “Dark Universe” and His Desire to Play Frankenstein
Remember the “Dark Universe“? It was only a handful of years back that Universal had decided to reboot their iconic monster properties with big budgets and big name actors including Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Javier Bardem, but those plans of course came crashing down with the box office underperformance of the new universe’s starter film, The Mummy. While Universal’s current plans for the Universal Monsters are a whole lot stronger, it’s interesting to wonder what could’ve been had the “Dark Universe” continued on as planned… For starters, Javier Bardem...