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'''The Minecraft Universe''' ('''TMU''') is an upcoming Australian [[Media franchise|multimedia franchise]] and [[Shared universe|shared universe]] of [[Film|films]]. It was conceived and created, written, and produced by [[Alex Brow]]. The plot centers around the characters from the video game ''Minecraft'' (2011).
The '''Dark Torment Universe''' ('''DTU''') is an upcoming Australian [[Media franchise|multimedia franchise]] and [[Shared universe|shared universe]] of [[Short film|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 June 2025.
The franchise's first installment will be ''Agent Derp'', is scheduled to be released on July 6, 2024.


==Development==
==Development==
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 21, 2024, with the other four films to follow in early June 2024.
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==
==Films==
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|+Overview of planned films in The Minecraft Universe
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! scope="col" | Film
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! scope="row" | ''[[Agent Derp (2025 film)|Agent Derp]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Agent Derp (2025 film)|Agent Derp]]''
| June 2025
| July 6, 2024
| [[Alex Brow]]
| [[Alex Brow]]
|Alex Brow, [[Natalie Kingsley]], [[Oliver Greenfield]]
|Alex Brow, [[Natalie Kingsley]], [[Oliver Greenfield]]
| Alex Brow and [[Xavier Langley]]
| Alex Brow and [[Xavier Langley]]
| rowspan="5" | In-development
| Post-production
|-
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! scope="row" | ''Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure''
! scope="row" | ''[[Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure]]''
| 2026
| August 10, 2024
| TBA
| [[Elara Thorne]]
|TBA
|Alex Brow and Elara Thorne
| rowspan="3" |Alex Brow
| rowspan="3" |Alex Brow
|Filming
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! scope="row" | ''The Knightingale''
! scope="row" | ''The Knightingale''
| 2027
| November 2, 2024
| TBA
| TBA
| TBA
| rowspan="2" |Pre-production
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! scope="row" | ''Darkman: Evil Knight'' ''of the Night''
| January 2, 2025
| TBA
| TBA
|TBA
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! scope="row" | ''Minecraft the Block Wars''
! scope="row" | ''Untitled Crossover Film''
| 2028
| June 20, 2025
| [[Ivan DeLuca]]
| [[Ivan DeLuca]]
|Alex Brow and Ivan DeLuca
|Alex Brow and Ivan DeLuca
|Alex Brow and Xavier Langley
| rowspan="5" |In-development
|-
! scope="row" | ''Agent Derp in the Multiverse of Madness''
| September 24, 2025
| TBA
|TBA
| rowspan="4" |Alex Brow
|-
! scope="row" | ''Knightingale: The City of Gotham''
| November 19, 2025
| TBA
|TBA
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''Minecraft the Nether Wars''
! scope="row" | ''The Evil Captain America''  
| 2029
| July 10, 2026
| colspan="2" | Alex Brow
| colspan="2" | Alex Brow
|Alex Brow and [[Xavier Langley]]
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! scope="row" | Untitled ''Steve x Alex'' film
| December 2, 2026
| TBA
|TBA
|}
|}


==== ''Agent Derp'' (2024) ====
==== ''Agent Derp'' (2024) ====
{{Main|Agent Derp (2025 film)}}
{{Main|Agent Derp (2025 film)}}
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.
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 in 2025.
The film is scheduled to be released on July 6, 2024.


==== ''Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure'' (2026) ====
==== ''Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure'' (2024) ====
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.
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'' (2027) ====
==== ''The Knightingale'' (2024) ====
A film based on Alex Stonecutter was announced in May 2024.
A film based on Alex Stonecutter was announced in May 2024.


==== ''Minecraft the Nether Wars'' (2029) ====
==== ''Untitled Crossover Film'' (2025) ====
In May 2024, it was announced that the franchise would lead into the cross-over film titled "''Minecraft the Nether Wars''", which is planned to be released in 2029. Brow confirmed he will be writing and directing the film by himself. He confirmed the film would see all the characters from every film released before it.
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.  
 
In March 2024, the culmination of the franchise in the form of a cross-over film was announced with the official title of ''Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble''. The plot will reportedly include characters from each of the preceding installments, as the murderous versions of characters from childhood' fairytales team-up to hunt down the individual survivors of their massacres and seek to destroy the world in the process. The team of nightmarish monsters will include returning characters Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, Bambi, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and Pinocchio; while also introducing Rabbit, Sleeping Beauty, and the Mad Hatter to the group. Rhys Frake-Waterfield will serve as director, in addition to producing alongside Scott Jeffrey, and Scott Chambers. The movie is slated to release in 2025.


==== Other potential projects ====
==== Other potential projects ====
Brow pubically confirmed that there would be more films than the ones that have already been announced, whilst hinting at more each year.
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==
'''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.
* <sup>A</sup> indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
* <sup>C</sup> indicates a cameo role.
* <sup>P</sup> indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
* <sup>S</sup> indicates an appearance through use of special effects.
* <sup>Y</sup> indicates a younger version of the character.


==Recurring cast and characters==
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+Cast and characters in The Twisted Childhood Universe films
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!scope="col" align="center" | ''Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure''
!scope="col" align="center" | ''Steve's Wonder Land of Adventure''
!scope="col" align="center" | ''The Knightingale''
!scope="col" align="center" | ''The Knightingale''
!''Minecraft the Block Wars''
!''Untitled Crossover film''
!''Minecraft the Nether Wars''
!''Agent Derp 2''
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!scope="col" |2025
!scope="col" |2024
! scope="colgroup" | 2026
! scope="colgroup" | 2024
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!scope="row"| DerpAgent Derp
!scope="row"| Derp{{br}}<small>''Agent Derp''</small>
| colspan="2" |[[Scott Menville]]
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| colspan="1" |Scott Menville
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!scope="row"|[[Steve Stonecutter]]
!scope="row"|[[Steve Stonecutter]]
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| colspan="4" | [[Jack Black]]
| colspan="3" |[[Jack Black]]
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!scope="row"|Alex Stonecutter
!scope="row"|Alex Stonecutter
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| colspan="4" | [[Amy Poehler]]
| colspan="4" | [[Amy Poehler]]
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!scope="row"|TBA
!scope="row"|Angel of Death
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|colspan="1"|[[Matt Doherty]]
| TBA
|colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}
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|TBA
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 22 May 2024


The Dark Torment Universe
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Currenty "universe" logo
Created byAlex Brow
OwnerAlex Brow
Years2024

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]

Overview of planned films in the Dark Torment Universe
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.
Cast and characters in The Twisted Childhood Universe films
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.

References[edit | edit source]