The film became a critical and commercial failure, causing all the future planned films in the Dark Universe to be cancelled. The film began production in April 2016 located in Oxford, England. In March 2016, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Annabelle Wallis and Jake Johnson are in talks for a role of an archaeologist and a member of the military respectively. It was announced that Cruise and Boutella will star in the reboot with a June 9, 2017, release date. On December 8, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Sofia Boutella is in talks for the female Mummy role in the reboot. Variety also reports that Cruise was not expected to produce, but he will play a major part in development. On November 24, 2015, Variety reports that Tom Cruise is in talks to star in the film. On October 14, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Kurtzman and Spaihts has two scripts with a male and a female mummy villain. The film's plot is set in Iraq and follows a Navy SEAL and his team that battle mummies led by Ashurbanipal. Next day, the film's release date was pushed back to March 27, 2017, when Universal announced the April 22 for its new film The Huntsman. So on July 30, Kurtzman was set to direct the film. The first film they developed together was The Mummy, for which they had begun the meetings.
#The mummy movie series movie
On July 16, 2014, Universal announced that they had tapped Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to develop all classic movie monsters which include Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy. On May 6, 2014, director Muschetti left the film due to creative differences. November 2013, Universal set the film to release on April 22, 2016. In October 2013, Orci hinted that both The Mummy and Van Helsing reboots would have a shared universe. In September 2013, news reported that Mama's director Andrés Muschietti was in talks to direct the film. July 2013, Wiseman left the film project due to schedule conflicts. In February 2013, Universal asked The Hunger Games' writer Billy Ray to write a competing draft against Spaihts written script. In December 2012, it was reported the film would use different mythology and would be set in the present. In September 2012, Universal announced it hired Len Wiseman to direct the film. In May 2012, Universal also signed a two-year deal to produce the film with K/O Paper Products.
#The mummy movie series series
In April 2012, Universal Studios announced they were developing a reboot of the series with writer Jon Spaihts, and with Sean Daniel returning as producer. Critical and public response Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore The Mummy 61% (101 reviews) 48 (34 reviews) B The Mummy Returns 47% (141 reviews) 48 (31 reviews) A- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 12% (177 reviews) 31 (33 reviews) B- The Mummy (1999) The first two films received mixed to positive reviews, while the third one received mostly negative reviews. The film became a box office success spawning two sequels, several video games, a spin-off series, and an animated television series. This film switches genres from the emphasis on horror to adventure, concentrating more on action sequences, special effects, comedy, and a higher element of Egyptian lore. In 1999, Stephen Sommers wrote and directed a remake of The Mummy, loosely based on the original film of 1932. Barker's take was "dark, sexual and filled with mysticism", and that, "it would have been a great low-budget movie". Barker's vision for the film was violent, with the story revolving around the head of a contemporary art museum who turns out to be a cultist trying to reanimate mummies. Originally a proposed remake of The Mummy would have been directed by horror filmmaker/writer Clive Barker. Running time 368 minutes Country United States Languages EnglishĪrabic Budget $323 million Box office $1.415 billion 1944 The Mummy's Ghost The Mummy's Curse 1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Eddie Parker The Mummy (1932) Year Film The Mummy actor 1932 The Mummy Boris Karloff 1940 The Mummy's Hand Tom Tyler 1942 The Mummy's Tomb Lon Chaney Jr. The series of films is part of the larger Universal Classic Monsters series. as Kharis and lastly Eddie Parker, who played Klaris, a cousin of Kharis. The original series of films consisted of six installments, which starred iconic horror actors such as Boris Karloff (only in the original one, as Imhotep) Tom Tyler and Lon Chaney Jr. 8 References Original series (1932–1955).3.5.5 The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018).3.5.4 The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015).3.5.3 The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012).