The Making of the Dark Universe was a Sh*t Show

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Making monsters is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Universal’s Dark Universe, from abandoning Dracula Untold as a franchise starter, to 2017’s Mummy burying the shared universe before it could begin. 📺 | Watch or Listen! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow 💸 | Support us! https://www.patreon.com/itwasashtshow 🔗 | Follow us! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow 👕 | Buy our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/itwasashtshow In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - Universal’s Monster House 01:14 - The First Cinematic Universe 01:50 - Monster Comedy & Hammers 02:40 - Remaking the Classics 03:17 - The Mummy’s Successful Revival 04:17 - Van Helsing’s Messy Mashup 05:10 - Failure to Remake 06:33 - Rebooting into a Shared Universe 08:55 - Dracula Drama 11:05 - Dracula Untold released Oct 10, 2014 11:31 - The New Universe Starts with The Mummy 13:04 - Bride of Frankenstein’s Legacy 14:13 - Universal vs the Monster Men 16:00 - Tom Cruise Usurps Director Alex Kurtzman 18:45 - Last Ditch Marketing Effort 19:36 - The Mummy releases Jun 9, 2017 20:32 - Death of the Bride and the Dark Universe 22:02 - Blumhouse and The Invisible Man Remake 22:49 - Honoring a Legacy without a House Sources: Cinefantastique: https://bit.ly/4ihYk02 Collider: https://bit.ly/42V0AFY https://bit.ly/42TwyCr https://bit.ly/44g1K03 Deadline: https://bit.ly/4d03KvJ https://bit.ly/4cxJgtO Den of Geek: https://bit.ly/4k3jb8L Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4lGNNOX https://bit.ly/4jk7Oc7 Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/43Ktzgz https://bit.ly/4ifbjQ8 http://bit.ly/3YF5ZhK https://bit.ly/44d8rQl https://bit.ly/3Y8umnY IGN: https://bit.ly/3R7P7fG IndieWire: https://bit.ly/3XV9q3E https://bit.ly/3RQEldR Metro: https://bit.ly/4iwusgy The Playlist: https://bit.ly/3Rdypvr https://bit.ly/3EuWniP ScreenRant: https://bit.ly/4i6BiZI /Film: https://bit.ly/3YbuzH0 Variety: https://bit.ly/43K3fTQ https://bit.ly/3GeFcTe https://bit.ly/42mIRXS https://bit.ly/4i8sti5 https://bit.ly/42SAJ07 https://bit.ly/4jZ4XWm Vulture: https://bit.ly/4jV06VV Collider: http://y2u.be/eMNvXdpjZ10 Fandom: http://y2u.be/3mzZcLJzKt4 Flicks in the City: http://y2u.be/cV1JcAlTdFw HeyUGuys: http://y2u.be/rYfwByztMhg IGN: http://y2u.be/oevUS1Nun-M Featured Footage: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Cocktail (1988) Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Dracula (1931) Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) Dracula Untold (2014)* Frankenstein (1931) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) Gods and Monsters (1998) House of Dracula (1945) House of Frankenstein (1944) The Invisible Man (1933) The Invisible Man (2020) The Monster Squad (1987) The Mummy (1932) The Mummy (1999) The Mummy (2017)* The Mummy Returns (2001) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) The Shape of Water (2017) What We Do in the Shadows (2014) The Wolf Man (1941) The Wolfman (2010) Van Helsing (2004) Young Frankenstein (1974) *and special features Music: Alan Silvestri - Van Helsing OST The Book of Mormon - Two by Two Brian Tyler - The Mummy (2017) OST Jerry Goldsmith - The Mummy (1999) OST Ramin Djawadi - Dracula Untold OST Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme #itwasashtshow #themummy #tomcruise