Dark Universe: 10 Ways The Monster Mash-Up Can Redeem Itself
1. Fast-Track A Jekyll & Hyde Movie
Universal needs to push a Jekyll & Hyde movie into production posthaste.
Not because we couldn't get enough of Russell Crowe's take on the character in The Mummy, for the sole reason that Dark Universe will be incohesive without one.
Jekyll's SHIELD-like organisation Prodigium is the common thread that will bind the movies together, but without a standalone film explaining its nature and origins, the world building process is bound to feel clunky and disjointed.
Everything we know about Prodigium comes from a combination of exposition and easter eggs in The Mummy and the whole thing feels rushed already.
By bringing us everything we need to know about the organisation and shining the spotlight on Jekyll's own personal battle with evil in a scene-setting film, Dark Universe would have solid ground to build from and stronger ties to bind its movies together.