Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise.
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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.
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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 currently has a 3.25 out of 5 ComicBook User Anticipation Rating, ranking it 36th on the list of ComicBook.com readers’ most anticipated upcoming movies. Let us know how excited you are about The Mummy after watching the new trailer by giving the film your own ComicBook User Anticipation Rating below.
The Mummy is both a reboot of The Mummy franchise and the first installment of a new Universal Monsters shared movie universe.The reboot of
The reboot of The Mummy franchise, specifically inspired by the Brandon Fraser-led The Mummy trilogy from the late 1990s and early 2000, was first announced in 2012. The film began coming together in 2015 when Tom Cruise came onboard as the film’s lead and plans were put into place to launch the new shared universe.
Principal photography on The Mummy began in England in April 2016. In July, production moved from England to Namibia for a two-week shoot. Principal photography wrapped on The Mummy in August 2016.
The Mummy opens in theaters June 9, 2017.
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