THE MUMMY teaser trailer – Tom Cruise wants Russell Crowe to show him the mummy

THE MUMMY teaser trailer – Tom Cruise wants Russell Crowe to show him the mummy

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I know, and I’m sorry… couldn’t resist using a title like that. Everything that was old is new again. With the current Hollywood trend of sequels and reboots, Universal Pictures has decided to reboot their classic monsters with a series of new films, including updates on Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, The Wolf Man and The Invisible Man. All of this in under the guidance of FAST & FURIOUS franchise writer/producer Chris Morgan, with the hope of it building a shared universe similar to what Marvel is doing with the characters. The first in that series is a new version of THE MUMMY directed by Alex Kurtzman (his second movie as director after 2012’s PEOPLE LIKE US). Tom Cruise headlines the film, with Sofia Boutella (STAR TREK BEYOND, KINGSMAN) plays “Ahmanet”, the new Mummy. Russell Crowe plays Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the cast also includes Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Javier Botet and Courtney B. Vance. Check out the first teaser trailer below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.

Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy. Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters. Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, television’s Peaky Blinders), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator). The creative team on this action-adventure event is led by director/producer Alex Kurtzman and producer Chris Morgan, who have been instrumental in growing some of the most successful franchises of the past several years—with Kurtzman writing or producing entries in the Transformers, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible series, and Morgan being the narrative engineer of the Fast & Furious saga as it has experienced explosive growth from its third chapter on. Sean Daniel, who produced the most recent Mummy trilogy, produces alongside Kurtzman and Morgan.

THE MUMMY opens June 9th, 2017

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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff.