The Mummy (2017)

An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Director:

Alex Kurtzman

Writers:

David Koepp (screenplay by), Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay by)

Stars:

Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis

6 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Cruise	...	Nick Morton
Russell Crowe	...	Henry Jekyll
Annabelle Wallis	...	Jenny Halsey
Sofia Boutella	...	Ahmanet
Jake Johnson	...	Sgt. Vail
Courtney B. Vance	...	Colonel Greenway
Marwan Kenzari	...	Malik
Simon Atherton	...	Crusader
Stephen Thompson	...	First Man
James Arama	...	Second Man
Matthew Wilkas	...	Reporter
Sohm Kapila	...	Reporter
Sean Cameron Michael	...	Archaeologist
Rez Kempton	...	Construction Manager
Erol Ismail	...	Ahmanet's Warrior

Storyline

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

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Plot Keywords:

archaeologist | princess | egyptian mythology | tomb | egypt | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to a New World of Gods and Monsters

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, action and scary images, and for some suggestive content and partial nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Baltasar Kormákur was offered the opportunity to direct, but turned it down.

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Goofs

Just after the bird strike, when the plane is going down, the co-pilot says to the captain "We've lost thrust on both engines." The C-130 has four engines.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Cross Rail Worker: [having just broken through with their drill] What the hell is this?
Construction Worker: I don't know.
Cross Rail Worker: [stepping inside] Whoa! Bloody hell!
Reporter: The Crossrail is the biggest construction project in Europe, carving 26 miles of new commuter train tunnels beneath the surface of London. But today, an ancient tomb filled with the coffins of Crusader knights...
Archaeologist: People don't realize that London is a giant graveland. A modern city built on centuries of death.
Reporter: Because of the proximity to the Thames, half the space is ...

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Crazy Credits

Despite being filmed in Panavision, the "Filmed with Panavision Cameras & Lenses" credit was used instead.

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Connections

Version of The Mummy (1999)

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Soundtracks

Bang Bang You're Dead
Written by Didz Hammond (as David Hammond), Carl Barât (as Carl Barat), Gary Powell, Anthony Rossomando
Performed by Dirty Pretty Things
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Critics be damned!

This is a good start for the rebooting of the Universal Dark Universe, if you're expecting a remake of the 1990's Mummy films then you've got the wrong idea. The first thing you should know is that this has NOTHING to do with those movies and are completely unrelated. This is a re-imagining of Mummy's Hand (1940) that started the Mummy series of movies but with a whole new agenda. This time Universal are making these films to link in with all their other monster movies, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolfman etc so comparing it with any other Mummy film before it like the critics keep doing is utterly pointless.

The movie is a high entertaining fantasy horror film, its not the glossy action comedy level of the Brendan Fraser films, its darker and a lot more violent but still full of spectacle and a decent amount of humour that doesn't completely dominate the dramatic content as many film allow these days. Only Disney's Goofy or Loony Toon's Wild E Coyote can take the level of battering Tom Cruise gets in this movie and still stay standing. The Mummy is an exotic beauty who can hit like a Mack Truck. There are elements reminiscent of An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Lifeforce (1985) that forge this version of the Mummy and Russell Crowe's Dr Jekyll makes his glorified entrance half way through to remind you this is a shared monster universe so expect more of the same.

Quite simply you either like this sort of stuff or you don't, if you listen to critics they'll convince you this is the worst movie ever made, it's not. It's actually really good fun and nothing more, it won't suddenly change your life and have you buying movie merchandise like a Star Wars film or Marvel franchise flick but it will entertain you if you're not already going into the cinema armed with a critical gun ready to shoot it down for daring to star Tom Cruise like the average Hollywood critic and their anti-Tom Cruise agenda.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA China Japan

Language:

English Egyptian (Ancient)

Release Date:

9 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Mummy Reboot

Filming Locations:

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,688,375, 11 June 2017

Gross USA:

$80,227,895

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$409,231,607

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Dark Universe, Perfect World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Auro 11.1 Dolby Atmos (Dolby Atmos+Vision) Dolby Surround 7.1 DTS (DTS: X) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1