Dark Army Will Be a "True Monster Film" – /FILM

Paul Feig has offered an update onDark Army, his somewhat secretive new Universal monster movie. In a new interview, the filmmaker reveals hes currently working on a script rewrite, and he hopes that the film will be his next if all goes according to plan. On top of that, Feig spoke a bit about what hes going for withDark Army not so much a horror movie, but more like an old school true monster film from the classic Universal days.

Whats going on with Paul FeigsDark Army? A rewrite. Speaking with Collider, Fieg said: I wrote a draft and got thoughts from the studio, and now Im in the middle of a rewrite on that right now, and so hopefully thatll be my next movie. If its not, itll be the one after whatever I do next. But yeah, Im very excited about it, too. Its just, you want to get it right.

Much ofDark Army remains in darkness, but its been rumored that the movie will feature both classic Universal monsters and new characters as well. And Feig more or less confirms that, stating that hes aiming for something that recalls the old school vibe of the Universal movies, and that hes bringing characters over from old movies:

I really want this to bring the same feeling that those old monster movies that I loved growing up watching [did]. Im not as interested in doing a horror movie as I am in doing a true monster film. So, hopefully that will see the light of day. You never know in Hollywood these days, but I love it. Im very excited about it. Im excited about the characters that Ive created and about some of the ones that Ive been able bring over from the old movies.

Dark Army is part of Universals new plan to try to revive their classic monsters. After their Dark Universe idea went up in smoke withThe Mummy, the studio went back to the drawing board and decided to take a more individual approach to things instead of a big cinematic universe. They haveThe Invisible Man opening this year, and are currently planning theDracula spin-offRenfield andThe Invisible Woman (which wont be connected to The Invisible Man, despite its title). And a story the other day revealed that there were still hopes to get aBride of Frankenstein remake made at some point. The studio isalso working onThe Monster Mash.

As a fan of the Universal Monsters, Im all for all of this. If Universal can hire interesting filmmakers to craft new takes on classic tales, Ill happily watch them. Theres a lot of material to work with, provided they dont screw it up again.

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