Production is underway in London on Universal Pictures’ reboot of The Mummy, part of their new shared universe. The official synopsis has just been released.
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennium and terrors that defy human comprehension.
From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinth under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.
Tom Cruise stars alongside Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World), Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story), and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) as Dr. Jekyll.
Alex Kurtzman is directing The Mummy, penned by Jon Spaihts. Kurtzman and Chris Morgan. Sean Daniel will produce with Bobby Cohen serving as executive producer.
The original 1932 black and white film starred Boris Karloff and was directed by Karl Fraud. Other Universal horror classics, The Wolf Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man and Van Helsing will be rebooted next the new universe. The Mummy is set to premiere in theaters on June 9, 2017.
