Channing Tatum joins the Universal Monsters with the makers of The Great Lego Adventure – The Saxon

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After a disgruntled start to say the least, the Universal Studio Monster Universe has not said its last word, and recruits Phil Lord and Chris Miller accompanied by Channing Tatum.

One of the first licenses on an international scale, until it became a shared universe, the Galaxy of Universal Monsters, born in the 1930s, for several decades watered the big screen with the adventures of Dracula, the werewolf, the monster. of Frankenstein and the bad moves of the invisible man. A rich catalog, which logically gained a lot of value when Disney found worldwide success with the MCU, and re-popularized the principle of an extended universe in cinema.

Dr. Jekyll and Mister Swag

However, Universal did not immediately find the recipe for success. Indeed, Dracula Untold then The Mummy , despite massive marketing campaigns, failed to install in the minds of the public a particularly dense agenda, which was to welcome Johnny Depp. Two false starts , until the major had the good idea to ally with Blumhouse, in order to rework these brands with a different approach and less directly inspired by the Marvel charter.

A change of gear with the key to success, that of Invisible Man, a sequel of which is currently under construction. Everything indicates that Universal will continue in this direction, and seek singular voices to carry these projects, as reported by the Deadline site. The latter indicates that the studio has entrusted a feature film, which does not yet have an official title, which will be directed by Chris Lord and Phil Miller, in which Channing Tatum will play.

It is not yet clear who will be the beast in the spotlight, but the site says it will be a daring reinvention of one of the most beloved characters of the Monster Universe .

23 Horror Street?

Lord and Miller are far from being newcomers since the duo staged The Great LEGO Adventure , but also 21 and 22 Jump Street , adventurous comedies willingly meta, which have met with great success. All of this, before they were hired and then fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story , ultimately handed over to Ron Howard. And still according to Deadline, everything indicates that the duo will reconnect with the gently corrosive spirit of its beginnings.

The footage will be a modern, sassy thriller inspired by the classic heritage of the Universal monsters . This is promising wording.

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