Dracula Untold fared better financially but not critically. The Wolfman, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Benicio del Toro, was an outright misfire. Van Helsing, starring Hugh Jackman as the title vampire hunter, failed to capture the same interest as The Mummy reboots, also directed by Stephen Sommers. Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Wolfman were all much-loved films from the 30s and 40s, but previous efforts to bring them into the 21st century had delivered mixed results. This was, after all, Universal’s latest attempt to update its pantheon of classic movie monsters for a new era. We can only imagine the headaches the leak must have caused The Mummy‘s marketing team – particularly when the movie had so much riding on it.
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