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Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame etc Join Dark Universe

posted 8 years ago by mikeyp (146)
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Thoughts?

[–] Orestes97 (100) 8 years ago

I just hope to God that they're faithful adaptations and not action flicks like The Mummy looks like it will be.

[–] mikeyp (146) 8 years ago

Hopefully they will make the other films darker to a'lot darker in tone, I do think though that they should of done this as a mini series or TV Show-Guess we will have to wait and see

[–] Orestes97 (100) 8 years ago

Phantom could work well in this universe as a proper gothic horror story and with a good script, director, and cast could definitely be put in modern times and still be faithful to its source. I don't think Hunchback belongs in this shared universe at all. The novel wasn't a horror story, but was an analysis of church politics and the prejudices of medieval Europe. I would love to see a faithful interpretation, but as a standalone drama. I actually think it would be cool if Disney did a film of their recent stage production.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (17855) 2 years ago

I think it was a commendable idea but poor execution.