The Mummy
Directed byAlex Kurtzman
Written byJon Spaihts
Produced by
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Edited byGina Hirsch
Paul Hirsch
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09) (US)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Mummy is an upcoming American action-adventure fantasy film directed by Alex Kurtzman and written by Jon Spaihts, a reboot of the 1999 film of the same name from The Mummy franchise[1] and the second installment of the rebooted Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe, following Dracula Untold. The film stars Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, and Jake Johnson. The film will be released on June 9, 2017.

Cast

Production

On April 4, 2012, Universal Studios announced that they are developing the reboot of The Mummy franchise, with Jon Spaihts to write the film and Sean Daniel who produced the three films, will be returning as producer.[9] On May 1, 2012, Universal has signed on with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman a two-year deal to produce the Mummy reboot through their K/O Paper Products banner.[10] On September 24, 2012, it was announced that Universal has set Len Wiseman to direct the film.[11] In December 2012, it was being said that The Mummy reboot will be different from the classic trilogy, it'll be a completely new take on the mythology, and it will be set in present day.[12] On February 14, 2013, Universal set The Hunger Games' writer Billy Ray to write a competitive draft for the Mummy reboot against Spaihts written script.[13] On July 31, 2013, director Wiseman has left the film project due of schedule conflicts.[14] On September 13, 2013, news reported that Mama's director Andrés Muschietti is in talks to direct the film.[1] In October 2013, Orci has spoken to IGN, hinted that both The Mummy and Van Helsing reboots will have a shared universe.[15] On May 6, 2014, director Muschetti left the film due to creative differences, which Spaihts wrote the latest draft of the script, which reimagined The Mummy franchise in modern day with new characters not seen in previous iterations and a protagonist imbued with a human personality.[16]

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.[17] The first film they will develop together will be The Mummy, for which they had begun the meetings.[17] So on July 30, Kurtzman was set to direct the film.[18] In mid-October 2015, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the new Mummy film might be based on a female character.[19] On November 24, 2015, Tom Cruise was reportedly in talks to play the lead role in the film as a special forces soldier.[3][6] On December 8, 2015, THR reported that Sofia Boutella was in talks to sign on to play the titular role in the film, which confirmed previously news about the female protagonist.[4] In January 2016, it was confirmed that Cruise and Boutella had officially signed on to star in the film.[2] On March 8, 2016, Annabelle Wallis was cast in the film to play an archaeologist,[5] and following her Jake Johnson also joined the cast of the film to play a military soldier, the role was specifically written for him.[6] On March 14, Marwan Kenzari was also cast in the film for an unspecified role.[7] On April 15, 2016, Courtney B. Vance was cast in an unspecified role.[8]

Principal photography on the film began on April 3, 2016 in Oxford, England.[20][21]

Release

Universal Pictures will release the film on June 9, 2017, after moving down from the previously scheduled March 24, 2017.[2] Before that the film was also scheduled for several dates like April 22, 2016 and then June 24, 2016, when Universal announced the April 22 for The Huntsman.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ a b Kit, Borys (13 September 2013). "'Mama' Director in Talks to Helm 'Mummy' Reboot for Universal". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Kroll, Justin (January 21, 2016). "Tom Cruise's 'The Mummy' Gets New Release Date". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (November 24, 2015). "Tom Cruise in Talks to Star in 'The Mummy' Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Kit, Borys; Ford, Rebecca (December 8, 2015). "'Kingsman' Actress Sofia Boutella in Talks to Star in 'The Mummy' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (March 8, 2016). "Tom Cruise's 'Mummy' Reboot Casts Annabelle Wallis". Variety. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Kit, Borys (March 8, 2016). "'New Girl' Star Jake Johnson Joins Tom Cruise in 'The Mummy' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (March 14, 2016). "Marwan Kenzari Joins Tom Cruise in 'The Mummy' Reboot". Variety. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Sneider, Jeff (April 15, 2016). "'People v. O.J.' Star Courtney B. Vance Joins Tom Cruise in 'The Mummy'". The Wrap.
  9. ^ Gallagher, Brian (4 April 2012). "'The Mummy' Gets Reboot from 'Prometheus' Writer Jon Spaihts". movieweb.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Universal Signs Kurtzman And Orci; Pair Takes On 'The Mummy' And 'Van Helsing'". deadline.com. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  11. ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (24 September 2012). "Len Wiseman Wrapping Up Deal To Helm Universal Reboot Of 'The Mummy'". deadline.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  12. ^ "The Mummy Remake to Be an Epic Horror Movie Set in Present Day America". movieweb.com. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  13. ^ Brodesser-Akner, Claude (14 February 2013). "Starving for Mummy Reboot, Universal Hires Hunger Games Screenwriter to Pen Competing Script". vulture.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  14. ^ Sneider, Jeff (31 July 2013). "Director Len Wiseman Exits 'The Mummy' Reboot at Universal". thewrap.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  15. ^ Tilly, Chris (18 October 2013). "Bob Orci Discusses Van Helsing Reboot". ign.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  16. ^ Sneider, Jeff (6 May 2014). "'Mummy' Reboot Loses 'Mama' Director Andy Muschetti". thewrap.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  17. ^ a b Fleming Jr, Mike (16 July 2014). "Universal Taps Alex Kurtzman, Chris Morgan To Relaunch Classic Movie Monster Franchises". deadline.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  18. ^ Kit, Borys (30 July 2014). "Alex Kurtzman to Direct 'The Mummy' Reboot". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  19. ^ Ford, Rebecca (October 14, 2015). "New Mummy in Universal's Monster Universe Might Be Female". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  20. ^ "PICTURES: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise films in Oxford". Oxford Mail. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  21. ^ "Mummy Set Photos Featuring Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis". ComingSoon.net. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  22. ^ Perlman, Jake (July 31, 2014). "Universal to release 'The Huntsman' in 2016, pushes back 'The Mummy'". ew.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
  23. ^ "Universal Dates 'The Mummy' Reboot For April 2016, Pushes 'Warcraft' Out Of 'Star Wars' Slot". deadline.com. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
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