It's been roughly eight years since the last installment of 'The Mummy' franchise hit theaters, and as the fans demand, the series needs to be given a gritty reboot, which is also as part of a Cinematic Universe. The up and coming new Mummy movie replaces Brendan Fraser for Tom Cruise and fun action-filled adventure for a grim apocalyptic threat.
About the teaser
Universal has recently released a quick first look at Tom Cruise in summer 2017 movie, The Mummy. Dubbed with a "new world of gods and monsters," the picture is part of the studio's return to the classic monster universe.
In the said teaser, which folks can ponder on until the full trailer is released on Sunday, Sofia Boutella makes eyes as an ancient princess who is awakened from her deep slumber on her desert tomb towards the present-day, bringing along with her an army of evil and terror that will defy human comprehension.
About the movie
The Mummy is now the official beginning of the Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe, which will eventually spin off into other movies featuring the likes of The Invisible Man and Frankenstein. There are even rumors that they are going to collaborate and work with Russell Crowe, who will be appearing in the film as a certain Dr. Henry Jekyll, though there's no telling if his notorious alter ego will show up too.
About the UMCU
It is also worth noticing that this movie is technically the second start towards the Universal Monsters Universe, having Dracula Untold as the first one. The 2014 bomb of an origin story, entered some reshoots to drop baneful hints about things to come in these movies.
'The Mummy' is going to be epic
Alongside Cruise and Boutella in the Alex Kurtzman-directed film are Annabelle Wallis, Courtney Vance Jake Johnson, and Russell Crowe. Christopher McQuarrie and Jon Spaihts orchestrated the script with Kurtzman, Chris Morgan, and Sean Daniel producing. Earlier this year, Universal has already set a June 9, 2017, release of the movie.
