2023-09-04 08:37:29
This week it transpired that the legendary film studios Hammerfounded in 1934, were acquired by the renowned British theater magnate John Gorean applauded piece of news provided for the first time by Variety. Famous for its link to terror, suspense and science fiction, with a filmography that includes gothic horror films dedicated to Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy, the company has more than 300 films. Its most glorious decade was that of the 50s of the last century, with titles that have gone down in film history such as the curse of frankenstein (1956), dracula (1958) o The Mummy (1959), and its sequels, with unforgettable performances by Peter Cushing y Christopher Lee.
Hammer Films returns to production
After this golden age, the Hammer returned to production in the new millennium with Let me in (2010), US version of the original 2008 Swedish vampire film, and Black woman (2012), a classic ghost story with Daniel Radcliffe directed by James Watkinswhich had a sequel in 2015, The angel of Death.
Revitalizing the firm is now the task of John Gore and his new team, and the first projects will be announced soon, but now the priority is “Invest significantly in Hammer Films to breathe new life into the studio, combining its nostalgic charm with modern filmmaking flair and innovation, while preserving its legacy and catalog”.
Dark Universe
But not only of the Hammer classic monsters live, and Universal Pictures keep betting on them. The iconic Hollywood studios, founded in 1912, soon turned their attention to horror stories and their greatest successes in the genre came in the 1930s at the hands of Frankenstein, dracula, The Mummy y The invisible manin the 40s with The werewolf y The Phantom of the Operaand in the 50s with the creature from the black lagoon of The woman and the monster.
Javier Botet is Dracula in ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’, premiering in August.
More than a century later after its founding, Universal’s monsters continue to terrorize the public from the screen and in mid-August saw the light Demeter’s last voyagebased on the seventh chapter of the novel dracula of Bram Stokerwhich deals with the vampire’s trip to London with the Spanish Javier Botet like the bloody Count.
With a release date in our country scheduled for September 22, the feature film by André Øvredal has not met the commercial expectations of Universal, which continues to search for a way to offer these stories and characters to the new generations. recent titles like The werewolf (2010), Dracula. the legend never told (2014) o The Mummy (2017) thwarted what is known as the “Dark Universe” and Renfield (2023) didn’t get as far as they hoped either, but nonetheless The invisible man (2020) of Leigh Whannell reinvented the original with great success. Renfield by Chris McKay. (c) Universal Pictures
Untitled Monster Thriller for Universal Pictures Project
For now, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin y Tyler Gillettsigning as Radio Silenceare working on a monster project for Universal Pictures, with no confirmed title, although at first it was known as Dracula’s Daughter. The creators of the last two installments of the saga Screamand responsible for Wedding night (2019) are based on a script by Stephen Shieldsreviewed by Guy Busick, about a group of kidnappers who capture the wrong victims. In the cast, prominent names such as Dan Stevens (The Apostle, The Guest), Melissa Barrera (Scream), Giancarlo Esposito (Mandalorian), Kathryn Newton (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) or the young Alisha Weir (Matilda, de Roald Dahl: El musical).
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