‘Dark Army’ Will Be A “True Monster Film”, Says Director Paul Feig
Paul Feighas offered an update onDark Army, his somewhat secretive new Universal monster movie. In a new interview, the filmmaker reveals he’s currently working on a script rewrite, and he hopes that the film will be his next if all goes according to plan. On top of that, Feig spoke a bit about what he’s going for withDark Army– not so much a horror movie, but more like an old school “true monster film” from the classic Universal days.
What’s going on with Paul Feig’sDark Army? A rewrite. Speaking withCollider, Fieg said: “I wrote a draft and got thoughts from the studio, and now I’m in the middle of a rewrite on that right now, and so hopefully that’ll be my next movie. If it’s not, it’ll be the one after whatever I do next. But yeah, I’m very excited about it, too. It’s just, you want to get it right.”
Much ofDark Armyremains in darkness, but it’s been rumored that the movie will feature both classic Universal monsters and new characters as well. And Feig more or less confirms that, stating that he’s aiming for something that recalls the old school vibe of the Universal movies, and that he’s bringing characters over from “old movies”:
“I really want this to bring the same feeling that those old monster movies that I loved growing up watching [did]. I’m not as interested in doing a horror movie as I am in doing a true monster film. So, hopefully that will see the light of day. You never know in Hollywood these days, but I love it. I’m very excited about it. I’m excited about the characters that I’ve created and about some of the ones that I’ve been able bring over from the old movies.”
Dark Armyis part of Universal’s new plan to try to revive their classic monsters. After their Dark Universe idea went up in smoke withThe Mummy, the studio went back to the drawing board and decided to take a more individual approach to things instead of a big cinematic universe. They haveThe Invisible Manopening this year, and are currently planning theDraculaspin-offRenfieldandThe Invisible Woman(which won’t be connected toThe Invisible Man, despite its title). And a story the other day revealed that there were still hopes to get aBride of Frankensteinremake made at some point. The studio isalsoworking onThe Monster Mash.
As a fan of the Universal Monsters, I’m all for all of this. If Universal can hire interesting filmmakers to craft new takes on classic tales, I’ll happily watch them. There’s a lot of material to work with, provided they don’t screw it up again.
