Universal Horror Revival

Universal Horror Revival is a title referring to Universal Studios and their plans to remake several of their notable films from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. The first remake was  Creature from the Black Lagoon directed by Eli Roth with  Guillermo del Toro and  Clint Eastwood starring.

Further films in development include  The Mummy,  The Invisible Man,  Frankenstein and  Bram Stoker's Dracula.

2011

 *  Creature from the Black Lagoon: Directed by Eli Roth with  Guillermo del Toro and starring  Clint Eastwood. It is a faithful remake of the original  Creature from the Black Lagoon released in 1954 and directed by Jack Arnold.

2012

 *  The Invisible Man: Directed by Guillermo del Toro in collaboration with  Terry Gilliam, and to star former  Doctor Who actor  David Tennant as the voice of Dr. Jack Griffin, with  Christopher Lee,  Emily Blunt and  Tony Curran. Based off of the 1933 film  The Invisible Man.  Slated for February 13th 2012.


 *  The Mummy: Directed by Matthew Vaughn and to star  Michael Fassbender as the protagonist and  Alan Rickman as the titular Egyptian pharaoh, Imhotep. Based off of the 1932 film  The Mummy. Slated for Halloween 2012.

2013

 *  Frankenstein: Directed by Tim Burton and to star  Michael Keaton as Dr. Frankenstein and  Johnny Depp as Frankenstein's Monster. Based off of the 1931 film  Frankenstein.


 *  Bram Stoker's Dracula: Directed by Guillermo del Toro, also directing The Invisible Man. It is based off of the 1931 film  Dracula.

Directors

 * Eli Roth;  Creature from the Black Lagoon


 * Guillermo del Toro;  The Invisible Man,  Bram Stoker's Dracula


 * Matthew Vaughn;  The Mummy


 * Tim Burton;  Frankenstein

Creature from the Black Lagoon

 * Clint Eastwood as Dr. Carl Mayer (based on Dr. Carl Maia)
 * Doug Jones as the Creature/ Gill-man
 * Naveen Andrews as Dr. David Raya (based on Dr. David Reed)
 * Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kathryn Lawrence (based on Kay Lawrence)
 * Josh Brolin as Dr. Ed Thompson
 * Michael Biehn as Mark Williams
 * Julia Adams as Kay Lawrence, Kathryn's mother and a tribute to Adam's original role

The Invisible Man

 * David Tennant as Dr. Jack Griffith - The Invisible Man (voice)
 * Emily Blunt as Flora Cranley
 * Christopher Lee as Dr. Arthur Kemp
 * Tony Curran as Rodger Forsythe, an invented character and secondary antagonist
 * Doug Jones as The Invisible Man (body)

The Mummy

 * Michael Fassbender as Louis Lawrence, the protagonist
 * Alan Rickman as Imhotep, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh
 * Kate Beckinsale as Mary Roth, Louis' fiancee
 * Derek Mears as Imhotep (body)

Frankenstein

 * Michael Keaton as Dr. Frankenstein
 * Johnny Depp as Frankenstein's Monster

Bram Stoker's Dracula

 * Max von Sydow as Gabriel van Helsing
 * Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Harker
 * Lily Cole as Mina Harker