Months ago, Universal announced that they would be rebooting their classic monster franchises into a connected universe ala Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. The first film for this reboot is going to be Alex Kurtzman’s treatment of The Mummy, but it looks like Dracula Untold will help get the party started early. Dracula Untold has been ready for awhile and will debut on October 10th, but it sounds like it has been reworked to offer up some connection with a last-minute tie-in Easter egg. It seems rather odd that this interpretation of Dracula seems highly unlikely given the unfavorable depiction. I can’t say I’m pleased if this is the new version of Dracula which hopefully it is not. There’s isn’t much detail revealed on the Easter egg, but chances are it may tie-in to The Mummy if we’re going for a chronological connection here. Here’s the full synopsis on that film:
A legend that has endured since the dawn of man is reborn in THE MUMMY, Universal Pictures’ all-new epic action-adventure. THE MUMMY is conceived with dramatic intensity by an imaginative creative team led by director/producer Alex Kurtzman and producers Roberto Orci, Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious series, Wanted) and Sean Daniel (The Mummy trilogy, The Best Man series). Jon Spaihts (Prometheus) wrote the screenplay, and Bobby Cohen executive produces.
No word yet on when The Mummy will hit theaters in the future.
Source: Badass Digest