Reports are coming in that Universal Pictures are looking in the directing of Channing Tatum for the Van Helsing remake, which will form part of their Monster’s Universe, the Dark Universe. The new comes from the direction of The Hollywood Reporter who state that the studio are moving ahead with the series of remakes, despite the soft performance of this summer’s The Mummy with Tom Cruise.
Bill Condon (Beauty and the Beast) will direct the next Dark Universe movie hich will be Bride of Frankenstein, set for release on Thursday, February 14, 2019.
The studio are still after Angelina Jolie to play the the tile character in Bride of Frankenstein, while Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem will star as The Invisible Man and Frankenstein’s monster. Russell Crowe is playing Dr. Henry Jekyll, who appeared in The Mummy, while Dwayne Johnson is being considered to play The Wolfman. Stand-alone movies featuring the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Phantom of the Opera and the Hunchback of Notre Dame are also planned.
Hugh Jackman last played the character of Van Helsing in the 2004 big-budget movie.
There’s not much information other than that regarding Tatum’s courting for the new version, but of course we’ll keep you posted.
