![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Universal wants their own extended universe franchise. I get it. Marvel shows that can be done well. DC shows that, even if not done well, that can be done profitably. And, it should be noted that Universal has done this before. Way back when we were just getting into those Universal Movie Monsters, Dracula met the Wolfman. Dracula met Frankenstein (well, really the monster but the guy needs a name). The Mummy met Abbot and Costello.
(And, Abbot and Costello were monsters. Make no mistake. Dracula can just hypnotize you and drain your blood. Abbot and Costello had truly Lovecraftian powers. They had the power to twist math and make 13X7=21. Though, I don't think they'll make it into the extended universe.)
It's worked for them before. It will work for them again. And, I have no doubt that they'll try it again. I don't see why they shouldn't. But, they should take care. First, to take it one movie at a time. Secondly, they should make use of the opportunities such an attempt would provide them.
In that vei... In that effort, I'll start with Dracula.
( Read more... )
(And, Abbot and Costello were monsters. Make no mistake. Dracula can just hypnotize you and drain your blood. Abbot and Costello had truly Lovecraftian powers. They had the power to twist math and make 13X7=21. Though, I don't think they'll make it into the extended universe.)
It's worked for them before. It will work for them again. And, I have no doubt that they'll try it again. I don't see why they shouldn't. But, they should take care. First, to take it one movie at a time. Secondly, they should make use of the opportunities such an attempt would provide them.
In that vei... In that effort, I'll start with Dracula.
( Read more... )
