The first time movie audiences were introduced to The Mummy was back in 1932. Played by Boris Karloff, the monster formed part of the now iconic Universal Monsters franchise. Now, almost a hundred years later the studio is once again being exhumed. The series looks to have had quite the face-lift as Tom Cruise will now take on the evil Egyptian, this time played by Sofia Boutella.
Directed by Alex Kurtzman, this will be a modern telling of the story and will see Cruise share the screen with Russell Crowe and Annabelle Wallis. Check out the latest trailer now:
As you can see, we really are a long way from the shuffle-and-moan days. This is a bang up to date Cruise action flick that has summer blockbuster written all over it. Kurtzman may be relatively new to the directing world, but he did write the Star Trek reboot, so he has experience bringing an old property up to date.
The Mummy arrives in UK cinemas on 9th June 2017.
Kat Hughes is a UK born film critic and interviewer who has a passion for horror films. An editor for THN, Kat is also a Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic. She has bylines with Ghouls Magazine, Arrow Video, Film Stories, Certified Forgotten and FILMHOUNDS and has had essays published in home entertainment releases by Vinegar Syndrome and Second Sight. When not writing about horror, Kat hosts micro podcast Movies with Mummy along with her five-year-old daughter.
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