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According to genre lore, a mummy is a creature buried for hundreds of years before being discovered in modern times, where it starts chasing after the people who found it. In Hollywood, the mummy only has to be buried for around 5 years before being unearthed.
Still focused on making franchises out of its classic movie monster characters, Universal is ready to reboot The Mummy, four years after it completed a trilogy of movies starring Brendan Fraser that started with 1999's The Mummy and ended with 2008's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Variety reports that Universal has hired Prometheus screenwriter Jon Spaihts to pen the reboot for producer Sean Daniel, who worked on the trilogy of Mummy movies as well as Universal's failed 2010 reboot of The Wolfman. "I see it as the sort of opportunity I had with Prometheus: to go back to a franchise’s roots in dark, scary source material, and simultaneously open it up to an epic scale we haven’t seen before," said Spaihts about The Mummy reboot.
Speaking of The Wolfman, that too has received a reboot, initially titled Werewolf, but was later referred to as Untitled Werewolf Thriller when Universal announced the production start last October. That reboot is expected to go directly to DVD this October.
Posted 04.05.12 by Ryan -
Still looking for a gift for the musical theatre fan in your household? You're in luck: Mamma Mia!, the blockbuster adaptation of the ABBA-themed Broadway hit, arrives on DVD and Blu-ray today. Pick up a copy and witness the humiliating depths to which Pierce Brosnan has fallen in his post-Bond career. Take heed, Daniel Craig.
Also debuting on today: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, the third -- and hopefully final -- chapter of Brendan Fraser's Indy-lite action franchise; The House Bunny, starring the perpetually underrated Anna Faris; and Don Cheadle's uneven political thriller Traitor.
Posted 12.16.08 by reelz -
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Posted 08.04.08 by reelz -
The blockbuster Mummy franchise is back -- and with a dose of Far East flavor, for good measure -- with The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. In the latest action-packed adventure, Brendan Fraser's danger-seeking explorer Rick O'Connell travels to China to take on an undead Han Emperor (played Jet Li) and his massive army of Terra Cotta warriors. Maria Bello, Luke Ford and Michelle Yeoh also star.
Is the third chapter of the Mummy saga as good as its predecessors? Check out our The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor review.
Posted 08.01.08 by reelz -
Last night we were at the first showing of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and got early fan reactions. See if the first fans concur with the current 14% positive rating from Rotten Tomatoes.
See also: our review
Next Tuesday night, August 5th, we'll be at the first showing of the weed action comedy Pineapple Express.
Posted 08.01.08 by reelz -
Like an Egyptian Pharaoh brought back from the dead, the once-dormant Mummy franchise returns to thrill moviegoers this week with The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. We recently talked to star Brendan Fraser about his experience reprising the role of adventurer Rick O'Connell in the latest chapter of the blockbuster action/adventure saga. Check out our Brendan Fraser interview.
Posted 07.31.08 by reelz -
The third installment of The Mummy series hits theaters this August, but a new trailer is out now. It features star Brendan Fraser fighting ancient Chinese mummies amid slick effects. Who knew?
Check out the the new trailer for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor on director Rob Cohen's site.
Posted 06.20.08 by reelz -
Bloody-Disgusting reports that Universal is rounding out the casting for The Mummy 3: Curse of the Dragon.
The third installment of the 1999 Brendan Fraser blockbuster The Mummy is set in China. It's been known that Fraser will once again be reprising his role, joined by Luke Ford, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh. Actors Alex Pettyfer, John Hannah, Anthony Wong, and Isabella Leong have also joined the cast.
Production, which has already started in Canada and Asia, should go through November.
Posted 07.21.07 by reelz