Universal's "Dark Universe"

Yep, that's really what they're calling their new monster cinematic universe...ugh. Although I love a lot of the classic Universal Monster movies and think this new cinmatic universe is a good idea on paper, it feels really forced. Every studio seems to be jumping on the cinematic universe trend and it's unnecessary. It makes more sense for comic book based properties like Marvel and DC to be doing it, but Universal...I don't know. Sure they've done some monster crossover flicks in the past, but a shared universe is harder to pull off. In regards to how the "Dark Universe" is shaping up already, The Mummy looks rather blah and like just another Tom Cruise action flick. Why it's set in modern day too is beyond me as well.

What are your thoughts if any on this?