‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ Writer Shuffles Forward With ‘Spider-Man’ Writer David Koepp
By Angie Han/Dec. 17, 2015 3:00 pm EST
In any case, Jolie won’t make a final decision on the project until a script is in, so Koepp has been hired to take care of that step. He’s worked with the studio many times before, dating back to the 1990s when he worked on films like Jurassic Park, Death Becomes Her, The Paper, and Carlito’s Way for them. His other credits include the first Spider-Man movie, the first Mission: Impossible movie, and the War of the Worlds reboot.
Bride of Frankenstein will be part of the Universal Monsters shared universe, along with 2017’s The Mummy and 2018’s The Wolf Man. New versions of Van Helsing, Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Invisible Man are also in various stages of development. Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan are heading up a writers room for the franchise that also includes Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners), Noah Hawley (FX’s Fargo), and Ed Solomon (Men in Black).
Plot details are being kept under wraps for now, but we know it’ll be set in the modern day to facilitate potential crossovers. There’s been some question of whether these would be action-adventure movies, as reported early on, but Kurtzman has clarified that the franchise will remain rooted in horror. And the monsters themselves will be examined closely. “This is not a heightened world,” said Morgan. “We’re exploring issues of family identity and questions of, ‘Where do I belong in the world?’”
Bride of Frankenstein doesn’t yet have a release date, which means it’s probably a few years out still. That should give you plenty of time to get caught up with the 1935 original starring Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff.
