Yesterday we brought you some comments from Alex Kurtzman, director of The Mummy, who responded to the critical backlash against the Dark Universe-launching reboot, where he towed standard the “we made it for the fans, not the critics” line.Well, it seems that the fans haven’t responded to the movie as well as Universal would have […]
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 […]
Wonder Woman crosses $500 million, Spider-Man spin-offs in MCU, Duke Nukem movie update and more – Weekend News Roundup
SUCCESS WOMANAfter a fantastic opening weekend and even better follow-up (where it only fell 45%), Wonder Woman was finally knocked off the top of the US box office this weekend by Cars 3. However it wasn’t all bad news. The movie earned another $40 million and its worldwide total is now $571 million. It’s currently […]
Tom Cruise And Why Top Gun 2 Should Be Canned
Neil Calloway says it’s time Hollywood started saying no to Cruise…It’s a cliché to say success has many fathers while failure is an orphan, but it’s no less true for that. The most recent example of this in Hollywood is everyone disowning The Mummy and blaming its poor box office on star Tom Cruise having […]
Reports say Tom Cruise had too much control over The Mummy, and is to blame for its failings
The Mummy was supposed to be the launching pad for Universal’s Dark Universe, a inter-connected world that brought together the classic Monsters from the studio’s history. However a trashing by the press [read our reviews here and here, although Luke Owen loved it on the Flickering Myth Podcast] and a tepid domestic opening of $32 million […]
Michelle Monaghan returning for Mission: Impossible 6
Christopher McQuirrie’s Mission: Impossible 6 will see another returning face to the franchise. The director posted a picture of Michelle Monaghan to his Instagram account without a comment, but it’s quite clear she’s on the set of the latest film.Monaghan was introduced in J.J. Abrams’ Mission: Impossible 3 as Julia Meade, the fiance to Tom Cruise’s then-retired IMF agent […]
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… the […]
The Mummy gives Tom Cruise his biggest ever global opening with $174 million worldwide
Universal kicked off its Dark Universe this weekend with the release of The Mummy, and despite mostly negative reviews, the film has given star Tom Cruise his biggest ever global opening at the box office.Domestically, The Mummy disappointed with just $31.5 million, coming second behind Wonder Woman, but it pulled in an estimated $142 million internationally […]
Tom Cruise says Top Gun 2 could have another volleyball scene
With Top Gun 2 – a.k.a. Top Gun: Maverick – finally looking like it’s set to become a reality, with talk of production taking place next year, Tom Cruise has spent much of the promotional campaign for The Mummy talking about the sequel to the 1986 cult classic. And, during an interview with Entertainment Tonight, […]
Second Opinion – The Mummy (2017)
The Mummy, 2017. Directed by Alex Kurtzman Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Marwan Kenzari, and Russell Crowe. SYNOPSIS: An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. To say that The Mummy is […]
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