1 February 2024 - Universal has announced that Johnny Depp and Javier Barden have joined the studio's Dark Universe as Frankenstein's monster and The Invisible Man.Universal Pictures

22 May 2017 - Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella and Russell Crowe, The Mummy (in theaters June 9) kicks off the Dark Universe, and Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem have boarded the franchise as the Invisible Man and Frankenstein's Monster respectively (who ...

7 November 2019 - But the trailer also has people wondering… whatever happened to the Johnny Depp Invisible Man movie? Good question! Basically, it got invisible. Invisible-d. Invisi… eh, it’s dead. A few years back, Universal announced ambitious plans to reboot its classic monsters -- the Mummy, Frankenstein, the Wolf Man, and so on. This new shared universe was dubbed the Dark Universe, and high-profile names were attached to several projects.

22 May 2017 - Scary talented! Johnny Depp (first from the right) and Javier Bardem (seated) are slated to join Universal's Dark Universe monster franchise.

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1 January 2025 - Although the project was never outright canceled, Depp didn't return for the planned reboot after the Dark Universe fell through, and director Leigh Whannell took over.

22 May 2017 - Tom Cruise, Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe and Sofia Boutella all feature in a new image of the Dark Universe casts. See it at Empire.

31 May 2017 - Universal is finally bringing “Dark Universe” to fruition, and the studio gathered its group of over-40 male leads into one room to snap a pic with their only female co-star. Russell Crowe! Javier Bardem! Tom Cruise! Johnny Depp! Sofia Boutella! Imagine it: the chatter behind the scenes, the witty banter, the growing rapport.

22 May 2017 - Actors Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe will be at the center of Universal's Dark Universe series of monster films.

17 December 2022 - Johnny Depp and Amber Herd are like the Two Girls One Cup of abuse, honestly. Continue this thread Continue this thread ... I’m just gonna say this out loud….the reason the Dark Universe failed so badly is because they didn’t cast John Cena as Invisible Man

23 May 2017 - Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe, Javier Bardem and Sofia Boutella will star in Universal’s Dark Universe, based on classic monsters.

24 November 2023 - One of the recent examples of a failed shared universe was Universal’s Dark Universe which had several projects canceled due to The Mummy’s failure. ... Russell Crowe, Javier Bardem, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Sofia Boutella posing in the Dark Universe promo.

22 May 2017 - "The Mummy" is apparently just ... classic monster icons. Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem have joined a franchise that already includes "The Mummy" stars Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe and Sofia Boutella, the studio announced ...

22 May 2017 - Actors, from left, Geoffrey Rush, ... to play monsters in Universal’s new ‘Dark Universe’ film series, a reboot of sorts of classic monster movies....

22 May 2017 - The studio also released a photo revealing that joining Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, and Sofia Boutella in the Dark Universe will be Johnny Depp as the Invisible Man and Javier Bardem as Frankenstein’s Monster.

While previously announced, the stars of both imminent and future Dark Universe projects are gathered for the first time in the attached photo: The Invisible Man and Frankenstein’s Monster will be played by, respectively, blockbuster icon Johnny Depp and Academy Award® winner Javier Bardem, ...

22 May 2017 - The studio has also officially confirmed that The Invisible Man and Frankenstein’s Monster will be played by, respectively, Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem, who will join Tom Cruise as Nick Morton and Russell Crowe as Dr.

23 May 2017 - Now Universal have revealed the ... 'Mummy' and 'Jekyll/Hyde' as well as Frankenstein's Monster(Javier Bardem) and The Invisible Man(Johnny Depp)....

24 November 2019 - "Welcome to a new world of gods and monsters. #DarkUniverse," the movie studio said on Twitter. Award-winning actors Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem are the latest superstars to hop on the franchise.

22 May 2017 - Universal Pictures has unveiled its very first look at the stars of its Dark Universe, which unites infamous movie monsters like The Mummy, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man. ... In the photo above, you can see Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella from The Mummy, Russell Crowe of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Javier Bardem (aka the latest Frankenstein's Monster) and the next Invisible Man Johnny Depp.