Fresh from his role as Johnnie Cochran in FX’s TV series American Crime Story: The People v O.J. Simpson, Deadline is reporting that Courtney B. Vance has signed on to appear in Universal’s reboot of The Mummy. Vance will join a cast that includes Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation), Annabelle Wallis (Annabelle), Jake […]
Alex Kurtzman says he didn’t make The Mummy for critics
The Mummy didn’t exactly have the warmest welcome when it released earlier this month, with critics absolutely savaging the movie. It currently sits at a 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the general consensus stating that “The Mummy suggests a speedy unravelling for the Dark Universe.” There have even been rumors, in a frantic attempt to […]
Director Alex Kurtzman intended The Mummy to be a Tom Cruise movie that felt “different and interesting”
The Mummy is officially in theaters, and is currently being mummified by critics (apologies for that). Many reviews have stated that the The Mummy is simply a series of mind-numbing action set-pieces strung together into a feature-length film. Worst of all, reviews have stated that Tom Cruise actually seems bored in the movie. That’s right. Tom Cruise… […]
Batgirl next for DC, The Mummy to open huge, new Avengers: Infinity War cast member and more – Daily News Roundup
WHO’S THE GIRL? With the huge success of Wonder Woman seemingly getting the DCEU back on track, it’s been revealed that Warner Bros. are putting plans into place for their next outing to possibly go into production by the end of the year. One of those options is Justice League Dark – which currently doesn’t […]
Universal unleashes the Classic Monsters with The Legacy Collection
As Universal Pictures prepares to launch its shared Monster universe with the upcoming release of The Mummy, the studio has opened the vault and unleashed the Classic Monsters with the release of the Legacy Collections, four Blu-ray box-sets for The Mummy, Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man, which features 27 classic movies, 22 of which have […]
Brendan Fraser is “all in” for returning to The Mummy if the opportunity arises
Brendan Fraser has expressed interest in returning to The Mummy franchise and reprising his role as Rick O’Connell if the opportunity arises in the future. Before Tom Cruise was cast in the lead of 2017’s The Mummy in Universal’s failed Dark Universe, Brendan Fraser was the leader of this franchise, starring as O’Connell in The Mummy trilogy including The Mummy, The Mummy […]
Dark Universe producer talks about the franchise’s failings
Chris Morgan, a producer for The Mummy, has discussed the failings of the Dark Universe. Universal has access to a tremendous catalog of iconic movie monsters so it came as no surprise when they tried to start a shared universe featuring new incarnations of the likes of Dracula and the Mummy. Unfortunately, the Dark Universe’s […]
Tom Cruise – Unstoppable
Helen Murdoch on Tom Cruise and his continued success… With the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise being released at the end of July, it got me thinking about the enigma of Tom Cruise and why regardless of how crazy he seems in real life, I always go and watch his films. My love […]
Could the Dark Universe rise from the dead? “Monster things” apparently in the works
It’s alive! Or at least, it might be. A recent social media posting from an artist has suggested that Universal might still be searching for life in the rigid corpse of its Dark Universe, hinting at “monster things in the works”. The wheels have continued to come off the Dark Universe ever since Tom Cruise […]
The Cinematic Universe Fascination: A Bigger Picture Obsession
Tom Jolliffe on Hollywood’s fascination with the shared cinematic universe… Marketing, labelling, packaging. It’s everywhere. In cinematic terms it’s more important than ever. Everything is governed by men with clipboards. Or the modern equivalent. I suppose it’s all tablets now. I’m a cave dwelling Cro-Magnon man, so I wouldn’t know but there’s an inherent need […]
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