As discussed and presented on a couple of trailer posts already, there is a brand new Mummy film to enjoy and it is opening today at theaters across the country. This ancient evil will go head to head against Tom Cruise and be the first film in a series of connected films by Universal Pictures under the branding of “Dark Universe”. I’ve posted the theatrical poster below with some reminder of premise and cast.
About The Film:
The Mummy is an upcoming American action-adventure horror film directed by Alex Kurtzman and written by Jon Spaihts. It is a reboot of The Mummy franchise and the first installment in the Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe. The film stars Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance and Russell Crowe. The film is scheduled to be released on June 9, 2017. (from Wiki).
The Cast:
Tom Cruise as Nick Morton
Sofia Boutella as Ahmanet/The Mummy
Annabelle Wallis as Jenny Halsey
Jake Johnson
Courtney B. Vance as Colonel Gideon Forster
Russell Crowe as Dr. Henry Jekyll
Javier Botet as Set
Selva Rasalingam as King Menehptre
Dylan Smith as Lorenzo Montanari
Rez Kempton as Foreman
Marwan Kenzari
Chasty Ballesteros as Kira Lee
PiercingMetal Thoughts: I enjoyed the trailers for the film but am not sure that I am going to catch this one right away despite my saying that I was considering it. It looks good but so do a lot of films and you end up leaving disappointed and I’ve only just seen “Wonder Woman” and still need to write about that and the two conventions along with the rest of it. Whew. So you might have seen me refer to this as a “Dark Universe” film and that is because the company just announced this as the official title a couple of weeks ago. They also announced that three more monsters will be joining this universe with The Hunchback, Phantom Of The Opera and Dracula. Interesting to see those joining the ranks and let’s cross our fingers that they can make this whole thing pan out. What do you readers think of this one? Are you catching it at some point today or giving it a little bit of a wait? Let me know in the comments section below.
Official Film Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(2017_film)
Official UMCU Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Monsters_(2017_film_series)