The first film, Tom Cruise’s The Mummy, was supposed to be followed not long after by a new Bride of Frankenstein from director Bill Condon, and an Invisible Man starring Johnny Depp (at least in theory; if he’s invisible who knows how that works).
This was supposed to be Universal’s attempt to launch a massive, multi-franchise cinematic universe starring their classic monster characters.
Sure enough, Deadline reports that Bride of Frankenstein has been put on “pause” just as pre-production was ramping up ahead of a start of production next April.
The movie grossed $400 million worldwide, but just $80 million in the U.S., and earned some of the worst reviews of Cruise’s career.