Step 5: Name A New Universe Boss

While it's Alex Kurtzman who brought The Mummy, and the Dark Universe, to the dance, it's clear that a new steward is needed for the Universal Monsters' modern incarnation. Off the top of our heads, there are two directors who would make fantastic shot callers for all things dark and gothic: Bill Condon and Guillermo del Toro. In the case of Condon, his work on the James Whale biopic Gods and Monsters, as well as his commitment to The Bride of Frankenstein reboot have shown his love of Whale's oeuvre, and his dedication to bringing it to a more modern audience. Meanwhile, del Toro's been connected to other Universal Monster projects in the past, and provided the studio with what could have served as a pre-defined replacement for Prodigium, the B.P.R.D. from Hellboy. Either of these directors would be fantastic, but so long as a filmmaker has a passion for the monsters of the past, and the filmmaking of the future, they shouldn't have a problem fitting into the Dark Universe's creative throne.