Frankenstein

Lakeshore Entertainment has purchased the script for Kevin Grevioux's comic book, I, Frankenstein and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans director, Patrick Tatopoulos will be helming the project.

Grevioux's comic, issued by Darkstorm, combines classic monsters like Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde in re-imagined and contemporary settings. The story follows Frankenstein's Monster as the heroic figure who is humanity's only hope against an uprising of supernatural creatures.

"When Kevin Grevioux and Robert Sanchez presented us with I, Frankenstein we knew immediately that this was a great and original franchise that could best utilise Patrick's extraordinary talent and vision," said Lakeshore president Gary Lucchesi.

Grevioux has stated the script will maintain a film noir feel, similar to The Crow and Dark City, combining CGI and great practical effects. He hopes "Frankenstein will be portrayed as the ultimate action hero," which sounds pretty freaking fantastic to me! I love Frank in just about any incarnation. Who is your pick to play the big guy?

Good evening all. Let me just say that it was not my intention to have all the news on which I reported revolve around The Wolfman, but he we are again. Today, I have a wonderful piece of news to report that is only marginally related to the remake. If you are anything like me, you have a great deal of reverence when it comes to Universal and horror. This is the studio that gave us the legends: Dracula, Frankenstein('s monster), the Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Bride of Frankenstein, and the original Wolfman. Well, in celebration of their upcoming revamp, Universal has unveiled a website devoted to the legacy of their rogue's gallery of monsters and madmen.

I cannot say enough about this site. It not only looks amazing, but is the best online treatment of the Universal Monsters I have ever seen. The intro video is a great reminder as to why horrophiles like us love this era and there is a constant stream of gorgeous scores playing from the films themselves. Each movie offers a synopsis and the background changes with each selection. You can scroll through the time-line of releases, admiring original posters or even watching clips. I'm nerding out just thinking about it. It's like an online shrine to classic horror royalty.

Universal made a very wise decision loosely linking the new film to this site. There is a brief mention below the montage and a small link at the top to the new movie's site. I'm glad they didn't try to shoehorn the remake into the gallery, and thus insinuate comparison. The limelight stands focused on the true titans; quelling any potential backlash. Well done!

Go see it now!

By: Kevin Kelly

If you're a fan of the classic Universal Studios movie monsters, including Dracula, Frankenstein, the Werewolf, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Mummy, and more, then you've probably found yourself haunted by a severe lack of ginormous books that focus on your obsession. With Halloween just around the corner, Michael Mallory's Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror arrives just in time.

It's chock full of over 300 black and white and 25 color behind-the-scenes photos, original movie posters, publicity shots, and articles from people like James Whale (director of Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and many more), makeup marvel Jack P. Piece, FX man John Fulton, and more. It's officially endorsed by the studio, so I'm not sure if this will be the Bela Lugosi tell-all expose that you're looking for.

The whole package is 252 pages long, and at 9" by 12 ", it can double as a blunt object if you need to brain anyone. Check out an exclusive pic from the book just after the break.