Dracula Untold has already film most of the film in third quarter 2013 then at the time of the franchise universe announcement was in post-production. Kurtzman and Morgan were consulted about additional late June 2014 pickup shoots that may place the film in the monster universe, while some insider indicated that the pickups were to add an reasonable ending to the love story. Since the release of Dracula Untold, however, the connections to the shared universe have been downplayed and The Mummy has been re-positioned as the first film in the series.[1][3]