Versus Movies: A Short-Lived Trend That Should Make A Return
In a world that is so dominated by iconic characters, it seems strange that the big studios never want to see them fight to the death anymore. The concept briefly brought a few huge films to life with mixed results, but it seems like the countless fan suggestions will never see the big screen.
Versus movies take a couple of beloved characters from existing film franchises and see them meet as enemies. It's a special kind of crossover that lets icons of a genre meet while also scratching the same itch as shows like Deadliest Warrior or Death Battle. Though it's rarely about who would win, the fun of the fight speaks for itself.
Dumbledore Vs. Gandalf The Grey: Who Would Win In A Fight?
Arguably, the origin of the versus movie concept began way back in the 40s with the Universal Monster movies. Comic book superheroes had made cross-overs and clashes between icons common, but that phenomenon rarely made its way outside that medium. After a few successful horror films, Universal put out Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, which saw werewolf Lawrence Talbot seek out Frankenstein's monster. That film ends with a battle between the two classic horror figures, and it inspired several other «Monster rallies» of its kind over the following few years. The third of these films was originally entitled Wolf Man vs. Dracula but was eventually released under the name House of Dracula. The idea of horror movie monsters doing battle was made popular here and only grew larger over the years.
The next big development in this film concept was unquestionably the kaiju boom that followed Godzilla. Ishiro Honda's 1954 horror classic about the existential peril of the atomic bomb was followed by several comparable giant monster movies with much kinder
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