Hollywood actor Brendan Fraser, who immortalised (pun intended) ‘The Mummy’ franchise, feels that the 2017 reboot of the film with Tom Cruise as the lead, was no “fun”. When Universal rebooted ‘The Mummy’ in 2017, Fraser wasn’t invited back to the party, reports Variety.
Instead, it was Tom Cruise who was left to deal with the consequences of unearthing an ancient tomb. Brendan told Variety: “It is hard to make that movie. The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn’t see in that film, was fun. That was what was lacking in that incarnation. It was too much of a straight-ahead horror movie. ‘The Mummy’ should be a thrill ride, but not terrifying and scary.”
“I know how difficult it is to pull it off,” Fraser added. “I tried to do it three times,” he added.
Fraser also shared that he’s open to revisiting the...
Instead, it was Tom Cruise who was left to deal with the consequences of unearthing an ancient tomb. Brendan told Variety: “It is hard to make that movie. The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn’t see in that film, was fun. That was what was lacking in that incarnation. It was too much of a straight-ahead horror movie. ‘The Mummy’ should be a thrill ride, but not terrifying and scary.”
“I know how difficult it is to pull it off,” Fraser added. “I tried to do it three times,” he added.
Fraser also shared that he’s open to revisiting the...
- 10/13/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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