The Dark Torment Universe
| The Dark Torment Universe | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Alex Brow |
| Owner | Alex Brow |
| Years | 2024 |
The Dark Torment Universe (DTU) is an upcoming Australian multimedia franchise and shared universe of short films. It was conceived and created, written, and produced by Alex Brow. The plot centers around the characters created by Brow.
The franchise's first installment will be Agent Derp, is scheduled to be released on July 6, 2024.
Development[edit | edit source]
Since there will be no filming of each project, the "Director" will overlook each script and decide what is good and what might need changing. It was pubically announced that the exact release date of Agent Derp would be announced on May 19, 2024, with the other films release dates revealed on May 20, 2024.
In the format this fanon is being made in, each page is worth around $2,500 in fictional budget.
At the annual "Brow's Convention", Brow revealed the future of the universe as being a totally "dark and horror" driven franchise maybe introducing various superheroes turned into villains. On May 21, 2024, it was announced Agent Derp 2 was delayed until 2026 alongside the untitled Crossover film.
Films[edit | edit source]
Upcoming[edit | edit source]
| Film | UK release date | Director | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Derp | July 6, 2024 | Alex Brow | Alex Brow, Natalie Kingsley, Oliver Greenfield | Alex Brow and Xavier Langley | Post-production |
| Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure | August 10, 2024 | Elara Thorne | Alex Brow and Elara Thorne | Alex Brow | Filming |
| The Knightingale | November 2, 2024 | TBA | TBA | Pre-production | |
| Darkman: Evil Knight of the Night | January 2, 2025 | TBA | TBA | ||
| Untitled Crossover Film | June 20, 2025 | Ivan DeLuca | Alex Brow and Ivan DeLuca | Alex Brow and Xavier Langley | In-development |
| Agent Derp in the Multiverse of Madness | September 24, 2025 | TBA | TBA | Alex Brow | |
| Knightingale: The City of Gotham | November 19, 2025 | TBA | TBA | ||
| The Evil Captain America | July 10, 2026 | Alex Brow | |||
| Untitled Steve x Alex film | December 2, 2026 | TBA | TBA | ||
Agent Derp (2024)[edit | edit source]
In June 2020, a film based on the character Derp from Squared Media was announced to be in development by Alex Brow. The script was written by Brow and will combine elements from various superhero films, whilst being strictly a "horror film which is driven by comedy". A report article in May 2024, part of Brow's efforts to announce future projects, stated the film wasn't being worked on during 2021–2023, though would be picked up once again. Scott Menville was cast as the titular character Derp, with the film having a budget of $120,000.
The film is scheduled to be released on July 6, 2024.
Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure (2024)[edit | edit source]
In May 2024, a film based on the Squared Media character Steve Stonecutter was in development, with a heavy focus on his backstory and building the universe.
The Knightingale (2024)[edit | edit source]
A film based on Alex Stonecutter was announced in May 2024.
Untitled Crossover Film (2025)[edit | edit source]
In May 2024, it was announced that the franchise would lead into the cross-over short film, which is planned to be released in 2025. Brow confirmed he will be writing and directing the film by himself. He confirmed the project would see all the characters from every film released before it.
Other potential projects[edit | edit source]
Brow pubically confirmed that there would be more films than the ones that have already been announced, whilst hinting at more each year.
Recurring cast and characters[edit | edit source]
List indicator(s)
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
- C indicates a cameo role.
- P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
- S indicates an appearance through use of special effects.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
| Character | Films | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Derp | Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure | The Knightingale | Untitled Crossover film | Agent Derp 2 | |
| 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2026 | 2026 | |
| Derp Agent Derp |
Scott Menville | Scott Menville | |||
| Steve Stonecutter | Jack Black | ||||
| Alex Stonecutter | Amy Poehler | ||||
| Angel of Death | Matt Doherty | TBA | |||
Notes[edit | edit source]
| In-development | Planning stage |
| Pre-production | Outling stage to write script |
| Filming | Being written |
| Post-production | In the process of rewrites |
| Released | Out for everyone to see. |