The Monster Mash Movie Coming From Universal – /FILM

RememberThe Monster Mash? You know the hit novelty song in which a bunch of monsters get together to have a graveyard smash? Well, its becoming a movie. Universal Pictures, who seem to be taking a grab-bag approach to their classic monsters at this point, are gearing up to make aMonster Mash movie to serve as the feature debut of music video directorMatt Stawski. Plot details are being kept secret, but we can only hope theTransylvania Twist will be involved in some capacity.

I was working in the lab, late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight: News ofThe Monster Mash movie. Deadline has the scoop, reporting thatMatt Stawski to direct a script from Will Widger. Its not clear if this is going to be an adaptation of theBobby Boris Pickett song you hear every Halloween, or if its just using that as a title. I, for one, hope this movie is as literal an adaptation of that song as possible, with cameos fromWolfman, Dracula, and his son.

Stawski is a music video director (see his work here) whose credits includeCeeLo Greens Fuck You,Paramores Hallelujah, andTrains Hey, Soul Sister. Whether or not that sort of resume can translate into the world of mashing monsters remains to be seen.

Universal is in a weird period right now with their monster titles. They tried to kickstart a Marvel-style cinematic universe with the Dark Universe, but the first film out of the gate The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise was a major disappointment. Rather than keep going, Universal pulled the plug on the Dark Universe (the second film was supposed to be aBride of Frankenstein remake fromBill Condon).

After a brief dormant period, the Universal monsters have crawled from their moldy graves to give it another go. First up will be Leigh WhannellsThe Invisible Man, which is due out at the end of this month. Beyond that, they also have theDracula-adjacent filmRenfield; Paul FeigsDark Army, which is said to feature classic Universal monsters and new characters as well; and the Elizabeth Banks-directedInvisible Woman, which, despite its title, wont be connected to WhannellsInvisible Man.

I adore the Universal Monsters, and Im all for reviving them in some form.Invisible Man looks promising, and this new direction of trying weird new things instead of forcing a shared cinematic universe seems to be the right one. Hopefully.

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