Here's the problem, first of all they declared it a cinematic universe before really starting the universe, secondly they started their universe with a reboot of a film franchise that was already beloved by audiences and probably detracted people from wanting to see the movie in the first place. I personally believed if they had started with something that was recognizable but hadn't been in the public consciousness for a while, they probably would have had something, maybe not Dracula since Untold flopped, but maybe have it Kickstart with the invisible Man or creature from the Black lagoon which is a remake that's been in development hell for many many years. This really is the definition of both wasted opportunity and immediate failure
The Wolfman (2010) and Dracula Untold (2014) They were the ideal movies to start the universe, it's a pity they were ignored in order to start with them.
I had a idea personally. Its still on writing but I wrote a roadmap and all the movies that we’re supposed to release. I would start off with frankenstein. Then bride of the frankenstein. After that we can now go to the spin-ofs with Count Dracula and The Mummy.
Bride of Frankenstein could have been an awesome start. I personally enjoyed Dracula untold a lot it didn't flopped, but it was not successful either. The mummy with Tom Cruise really ruined everything. I was looking forward to seeing the monsters. 🥺
If I had a cinematic universe, I wouldn't rush it, I would start with a movie on its own along with sequels. Then when it's time for spin offs, then do a shared universe
@@DedricSilva they should've stayed the course with Dracula Untold as THE 1st film for The Dark Universe and also why have a new franchise centered around a man pushing 60 when there are other actors such as Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Justin Long, and more. Plus, there was no need to get that circus midget since The Mummy was going to female would have made the film modest, half of the reason why The Dark Universe didn't do too well is because Alex Kurtzman didn't want Dracula Untold in the shared universe as well as let Tom Cruise take control of The Mummy which he destroyed with his ego which I am not surprised at. Because R. Lee Ermey even said that Tom Cruise destroyed Stanley Kubrick's last film Eyes Wide Shut with his ego.
Well, after that they gave up and just decided to make those films, but unrelated to themselves. That's how we got "The Invisible Man", and it was a success
The film universe may have died, but there is a new theme park of the same name coming soon to Universal Studios Florida as part of Universal's Epic Universe! And theme composer Danny Elfman will return to make new music for the attraction!
I figured they wouldn’t (and they didn’t), but i had my fingers crossed they would stick this logo in front of THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020) just to mess with people
The logo and concept are admittedly really cool and I would've loved to have seen what became of it all. Too bad the Mummy flopped harder than a dead fish.
It's a shame that they never made the Johnny Depp version of The Invisible Man but due to the cancellation of the Dark Universe and Johnny Depp's controversy with his ex-wife, we never got to see the original version of the Johnny Depp Invisible Man.
I think it mainly had to do with failure of The Mummy, I could just imagine him sitting in the audience thinking "God damn it what did I get myself into this time ?"
We can be certain that whatever it was, it would've been far worse than the fantastic Invisible Man that we got. I can live without Russell Crowe showing up to recruit...
Honestly I'm glad we got the one we did, a focused well made movie not hampered by the need to fit into bigger thing. Having him played by a super famous name would also be pretty distracting since he only shows up like three times and we only get a good look at him in the ending.
I would like to say that this idea of a dark universe already started out wrong due to the films' proposal. Because both Dracula Untold and The Mummy by Tom Cruise are just generic action movies with monsters. Like, you want to start a shared universe of monsters and instead of making gothic horror films like the classic monster films from both Universal and Hammer, you'd rather make a generic Lord of the Rings with Dracula and a Mission: Impossible with Mummies. It was a project doomed to failure.
It’s a shame they never figured this out. If they wanted to emulate this style of franchise then they should’ve done a League of Extraordinary Gentleman style movie and just do individual films for each character then bring them together like that movie did. Do it’s own thing or whatever but same style. There was potential with that invisible man movie. They could’ve tied another flick into that one and bring the victims together to combat the monsters like some The Boys shit. There were ways to make it work….just needed to make a good movie to sell the concept first and they didn’t.
Imagine a horror genre collection called "Universal Horror Universe". Now, each letter of the Universal logo features a scene from a horror movie: U: Dracula (1931), with the scene "I am Dracula". N: Erick the phantom being unmasked by Christina I: Chucky with the ruler saying: "You've been very naughty, Miss Kettlewell!" V: Henry Frankenstein saying "It's alive!" E: Chris from "Get Out! (2017)" trying to break free from the restraints. R: The Wolf Man's roar from the 1941 version. S: The shark eating Quint in "Jaws (1975)". A: Screaming Bride of Frankenstein's Monster. L: Candyman spitting out bees in the 1992 film.
Outside of this universe floping hard, this is one of my favorite intros of ALL TIME. How it changes the music, the atmpsphere...it really made you feel you were entering into darkness.
They were already a universe in the 30s and 40's with Dracula, Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster (to mention a few) appearing in films together and making sequels together.
At least Warner Bros and DC Comics established the DC Extended Universe with _Man of Steel_ and _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice._ Whether the establishment was properly executed is debatable. Universal Pictures killed its Dark Universe the moment it hyped up a subpar remake of _The Mummy._
The biggest problem, IMO, is that they tried to stuff too much into the "first" movie, and a lot of it was obviously rushed and poorly done, particularly the scenes with Jekyll and Hyde.
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RIP Dark Universe......(2017-2017)
It’s rip du 2017- 2024
Edit: the worlds most outdated comment in the world
It died before doing another film
More like Shit Universe
It was basically an abortion
But why did it died out really quick and fast?
Here's the problem, first of all they declared it a cinematic universe before really starting the universe, secondly they started their universe with a reboot of a film franchise that was already beloved by audiences and probably detracted people from wanting to see the movie in the first place. I personally believed if they had started with something that was recognizable but hadn't been in the public consciousness for a while, they probably would have had something, maybe not Dracula since Untold flopped, but maybe have it Kickstart with the invisible Man or creature from the Black lagoon which is a remake that's been in development hell for many many years. This really is the definition of both wasted opportunity and immediate failure
The Wolfman (2010) and Dracula Untold (2014) They were the ideal movies to start the universe, it's a pity they were ignored in order to start with them.
I had a idea personally. Its still on writing but I wrote a roadmap and all the movies that we’re supposed to release.
I would start off with frankenstein.
Then bride of the frankenstein.
After that we can now go to the spin-ofs with Count Dracula and The Mummy.
Nailed it. Truth be told, the Mummy with Tom Cruise wasn't actually THAT bad. It's that it had to go against Brendan Fraser's iconic series.
Bride of Frankenstein could have been an awesome start. I personally enjoyed Dracula untold a lot it didn't flopped, but it was not successful either. The mummy with Tom Cruise really ruined everything. I was looking forward to seeing the monsters. 🥺
@@jlei1995why skip frankenstein and go directly to bride. Awful idea.
This is honestly a brilliant logo, shame the circumstances surrounding it were bad
Universal should've stayed The Course with Dracula Untold and also, they made The Mistake of giving Tom Cruise full control as well.
Lotta confidence for a new brand.
Here's the problem with this. There declaring it the dark universe. It's a bit to early to officially call it a cinematic universe.
That is true.
If I had a cinematic universe, I wouldn't rush it, I would start with a movie on its own along with sequels. Then when it's time for spin offs, then do a shared universe
@@DedricSilva Like Marvel Studios did since 2007.
@@Blu_X_RE Exactly.
@@DedricSilva they should've stayed the course with Dracula Untold as THE 1st film for The Dark Universe and also why have a new franchise centered around a man pushing 60 when there are other actors such as Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Justin Long, and more. Plus, there was no need to get that circus midget since The Mummy was going to female would have made the film modest, half of the reason why The Dark Universe didn't do too well is because Alex Kurtzman didn't want Dracula Untold in the shared universe as well as let Tom Cruise take control of The Mummy which he destroyed with his ego which I am not surprised at. Because R. Lee Ermey even said that Tom Cruise destroyed Stanley Kubrick's last film Eyes Wide Shut with his ego.
This logo (which is actually pretty cool) was the best part of The Mummy (2017) movie.
Danny Elfman Composed The Dark Universe Theme
It’s the only best part of the 2017 version of The Mummy
Edit: Don’t forget Sofia Boutella
1st film set in the Dark Universe: * begins playing*
Me in the audience: "Can't wait for the sequels!"
the irony
Well, after that they gave up and just decided to make those films, but unrelated to themselves. That's how we got "The Invisible Man", and it was a success
The film universe may have died, but there is a new theme park of the same name coming soon to Universal Studios Florida as part of Universal's Epic Universe! And theme composer Danny Elfman will return to make new music for the attraction!
I figured they wouldn’t (and they didn’t), but i had my fingers crossed they would stick this logo in front of THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020) just to mess with people
I would have rather they did a logo like _Cape Fear:_ no fanfare, the sound of the water and the logo turns watery
The logo and concept are admittedly really cool and I would've loved to have seen what became of it all. Too bad the Mummy flopped harder than a dead fish.
I really wish this can works.
All movies set in the end of 1800s to early 1900s.
That's a good idea 💡
DUDE YES
It's a shame that they never made the Johnny Depp version of The Invisible Man but due to the cancellation of the Dark Universe and Johnny Depp's controversy with his ex-wife, we never got to see the original version of the Johnny Depp Invisible Man.
I think it mainly had to do with failure of The Mummy, I could just imagine him sitting in the audience thinking "God damn it what did I get myself into this time ?"
We can be certain that whatever it was, it would've been far worse than the fantastic Invisible Man that we got. I can live without Russell Crowe showing up to recruit...
Honestly I'm glad we got the one we did, a focused well made movie not hampered by the need to fit into bigger thing. Having him played by a super famous name would also be pretty distracting since he only shows up like three times and we only get a good look at him in the ending.
What was the Johnny Depp version of _The Invisible Man_ gonna be about?
@@CBMOA The first Invisible Man from the 1930s
I got so high that this logo switch scared tf out of me I thought the world was ending 🤣
I’m still eagerly waiting to see the next movie in this promising franchise
Damn, such a shame. That DU logo looked so badass
I would like to say that this idea of a dark universe already started out wrong due to the films' proposal. Because both Dracula Untold and The Mummy by Tom Cruise are just generic action movies with monsters. Like, you want to start a shared universe of monsters and instead of making gothic horror films like the classic monster films from both Universal and Hammer, you'd rather make a generic Lord of the Rings with Dracula and a Mission: Impossible with Mummies. It was a project doomed to failure.
It’s a shame they never figured this out. If they wanted to emulate this style of franchise then they should’ve done a League of Extraordinary Gentleman style movie and just do individual films for each character then bring them together like that movie did. Do it’s own thing or whatever but same style. There was potential with that invisible man movie. They could’ve tied another flick into that one and bring the victims together to combat the monsters like some The Boys shit. There were ways to make it work….just needed to make a good movie to sell the concept first and they didn’t.
0:40 Zurg is not dead
I wish the Dark Universe franchise was not canceled.
Oooh, spooky!
Lucy Loud: wicked!
There was more effort put into this logo than the actual movie.
Still think this could work, especially now that folks are getting tired of Super Hero films
Imagine a horror genre collection called "Universal Horror Universe". Now, each letter of the Universal logo features a scene from a horror movie:
U: Dracula (1931), with the scene "I am Dracula".
N: Erick the phantom being unmasked by Christina
I: Chucky with the ruler saying: "You've been very naughty, Miss Kettlewell!"
V: Henry Frankenstein saying "It's alive!"
E: Chris from "Get Out! (2017)" trying to break free from the restraints.
R: The Wolf Man's roar from the 1941 version.
S: The shark eating Quint in "Jaws (1975)".
A: Screaming Bride of Frankenstein's Monster.
L: Candyman spitting out bees in the 1992 film.
Outside of this universe floping hard, this is one of my favorite intros of ALL TIME.
How it changes the music, the atmpsphere...it really made you feel you were entering into darkness.
This is from The Mummy (2017) a movie that cancelled Dark Universe
Universal's Dark Universe that never was thanks to a horrible performance from The Mummy (2017)😡😠😒
lol aww they thought this was really going to kick off.
jesus this gave be the chills
Taken from the mummy 2017
Universal trying to make a Cinematic Universe out of their Classic Monsters was never a good idea. Stand-alone films are better!
Facts and the Invisible man is a proof of that
You do realize they did do that in the 1930s and 1940s, right?
They were already a universe in the 30s and 40's with Dracula, Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster (to mention a few) appearing in films together and making sequels together.
Dark Universe is back! Well, sort of.
Theme park
universal's archenemy
Taken from The Mummy. (2017.)
Idk how Dark Universe can be a Logo I thought it was only universal
WaaaaaaaaaHhhhhh!!!!!!
The Murder Drones Movie Opening Credits be like:
I still say The Mummy 2017 is a thoroughly enjoyable film. I am in shock that it wasn’t well received. And no - I didn’t make it. 😂
Una pena q esto no se llevara a cabo muy triste ojala universal tome esto de otra forma y pueda llevarse a cabo
The first film in the Dark Universe Sega, but unfortunately didn’t go very well
At least Warner Bros and DC Comics established the DC Extended Universe with _Man of Steel_ and _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice._ Whether the establishment was properly executed is debatable.
Universal Pictures killed its Dark Universe the moment it hyped up a subpar remake of _The Mummy._
But DCEU went downhill after the JOSSTICE league destroyed their momentum to build up their Universe.
DRAK UNIVERSE
They could have saved this logo for Renfield.
5 years later & the logo still is the only good thing about The Mummy. 😆
Dork Universe
Taken From Batgsu
Distributed By Universal
Dark Universe + Illumination
Dark Universe is Bowser’s Homeland
What does this mean LMAOOOO
@@User-bl5cw it’s a joke, cause the NEW Mario Movie was made by Universal
Such a wasted opportunity
bring it back 😡
Twentieth Century Fox, Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Walt Disney Pictures
pese a que el Dark universe fue un fracaso hay que admitir que esa presentacion si que es buena xd
ユニバース一作目の成功例であるアイアンマン1やゴジラ2014を見るにユニバース一作目に大事なのは次の作品への色気などではなく単体の作品としての面白さであることは明白
それなのにジキルとハイドを登場させたりして他のモンスターの要素がごった煮になってたのが本当に残念だった
そもそも肝心のミイラがイムホテップみたいな恐ろしい化け物じゃなくてセクシーで可愛い女の子ってのもちょっとね・・・
なんにせよ無難に面白い作品にするべきだったと思う
I didn’t know half of the world was evil
You mean to tell me there’s a good half of the world?!?
@@BradyTheAlien you know what good point
blumhouse now resurrected dark universe.
Maybe they revamp the dark universe and make it better. Just look at the success of The Invisible Man
The biggest problem, IMO, is that they tried to stuff too much into the "first" movie, and a lot of it was obviously rushed and poorly done, particularly the scenes with Jekyll and Hyde.
What could’ve been
I HAVE A POWER
Waaaaaaahhhhhh
Taken From
Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) If Dark Universe Released it instead of 20th Century Studios
Dark universe Is in the mummy film
WOW
😂
❤️✌️❤️✌️🤔✌️❤️✌️❤️✌️❤️✌️❤️✌️✌️
DARK UNIVERSA
Real😮
How to make something flop
Who wants the ressurection of the dark universe?
Walt Disney picture Dark universe Corpse bride
bunch of universeDoings DOINGS
Bootleg it’s bad ugly
Why did i say this?
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Such a waste of a really cool logo/transition.
What a ripoff. That's just sad they didn't go along with this all because of Tom Cruise's Mummy Flop.