Warner Bros. May Sue Universal Over its Dark Universe

Turns out 'Dark Universe' is quite popular.

By Lucy O'Brien

Warner Bros. is reportedly considering legal action against Universal over its 'Dark Universe' monster movie franchise.

Last week it was announced that Universal Pictures' classic monsters shared universe is now officially known as the 'Dark Universe' franchise, and THR reports that Warners is "mulling" legal action (via a studio source), as its very own 'Dark Universe' banner encompasses its upcoming Justice League Dark movie - currently working-titled Dark Universe - and a series of comic books.  You can see how it might get...confusing.

Dark Universe's core creatives are The Mummy director Alex Kurtzman, Chris Morgan (producer behind The Fast and the Furious Franchise), Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation director), and David Koepp (writer of 2002's Spider-Man). The Tom Cruise-starring The Mummy will be the first out of the gate, followed by Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man.

Lucy O'Brien is an editor at IGN’s Sydney office. Follow her ramblings on Twitter.

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