The Mummy starring Tom Cruise

[Moonhawk]

Looks a bit meh! if i'm honest.

[ajprice]

Trailer released with messed up audio, lots of Tom Cruise grunting and screaming
https://youtu.be/y-foORZXMT0

If this video disappears, search YouTube for the mummy audio, Universal are playing whack a mole with the uploads, trying to get rid of it.

[jmorgan]

He used to be a good audio recordist......

[Halb]

boxst said:

The original Mummy was very good and even looks good today, so I'm not sure why they feel the need to remake it. They could have just called it something different. Of course it'll never be as good without Rachel Weisz

Everyone wants a shared universe. The monster one is a good one, and the Mummy would have to be part of this.

[SpeedBash]

New trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T55Ir1I7GX4

[Halb]

First bit looks good, but second bit looks boring, yawn, another danger against the world. It would be really better if it was a much smaller story, it looks like it'll tank and the trailer is another mash of revealing too much and cgi over content.

[D-Angle]

boxst said:

The original Mummy was very good and even looks good today, so I'm not sure why they feel the need to remake it. They could have just called it something different. Of course it'll never be as good without Rachel Weisz

They're remaking it as one of a series of films that will form a shared 'monster universe' for Universal Studios, apparently. They are also planning Invisible Man, Wolfman, Van Helsing, Creature From The Black Lagoon, and Bride of Frankenstein movies that will all take place in the same cinematic universe, a la Marvel.

[Halb]

I did think they were gonna be pat of the other monster universe, but I guess KOng/Mothra/Godzilla would just step on the mummy.

[ClockworkCupcake]

D-Angle said:

They're remaking it as one of a series of films that will form a shared 'monster universe' for Universal Studios, apparently. They are also planning Invisible Man, Wolfman, Van Helsing, Creature From The Black Lagoon, and Bride of Frankenstein movies that will all take place in the same cinematic universe, a la Marvel.

Ironically, the "monster universe" pre-dates the Marvel cinematic universe. I think the old Hammer monster films were all ostensibly the same universe?

But, yes, doubtless the rationale for re-launching the monster universe is because the Marvel cinematic universe films have been so commercially successful and they want some of that.

[Halb]

It's the in thing, how many have we got now, around half a dozen shared universe franchises.
Ha! Greedy fks.

[motorizer]

Halb said:

It's the in thing, how many have we got now, around half a dozen shared universe franchises.
Ha! Greedy fks.

Then they will reboot all the shared universes into one big shared universe

[Jimmy Recard]

Halmyre said:

Let me guess, he's a mummy hunter, used to be a pretty good mummy hunter...

snigger

[SpeedBash]

The Mummy Sneak Peek

Meet the Mummy

First Look at Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Tom Cruise, Stuntman

Edited by SpeedBash on Tuesday 16th May 12:58

[Pesty]

Looks like they remade hellboy without hellboy and the monster is a mummy.

[Halb]

Tom has looked good ever since the mid 80s, and still does, but does anyone think he is starting to look a lil creaky?

[p1doc]

pretty sure universal own fast and furious franchise........
mummy/dracula vs dom's crew pmsl but actually could be a cracking film

[Guvernator]

Not sure what people are moaning about or expecting, It's a Tom Cruise film and baring the odd divergence, he's been pretty much using the same formula throughout his whole career so switch off brain and while away a few hours as he does his stuff, lots of OTT stunts done by Tom himself, Tom getting angry, Tom getting flung around by explosions, saving the day, getting the girl and most importantly lots of what Tom does best...running, because no one runs like the Cruiser. If he also has a crisis of confidence along the way that will be the icing on the cake.

He is like the McDonald's of Hollywood, not the greatest of culinary delights but unaccountably satisfying given the quality of the ingredients and you always know what you are getting.

[Electronicpants]

He's ever so slightly starting to age, but not much, hard to believe that Tom's a year older than Russel Crow from that trailer.

[Total Restore Alloys]

boxst said:

The original Mummy was very good and even looks good today, so I'm not sure why they feel the need to remake it. ]

I couldn't agree more. If we learnt anything from the Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, its that no good can come of revamping this classic

[Halb]

p1doc said:

pretty sure universal own fast and furious franchise........
mummy/dracula vs dom's crew pmsl but actually could be a cracking film

Wow, it's number 6 on the list!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-gros...

Latest one showing signs of diminishing returns though, the formula can't be getting old after only 8 films surely... :Spin:
I guess it sells in China. Don't see much room for crossover though. A monster universe could provide...what, 20 films? MCU is currently up to 15.