Universal should reboot THE MUMMY...

[Wor-Gar]

Why does it have to be a comedy?

That was one of the problems I think people had with the recent Baywatch and Chips movies, they were made into comedies when the shows themselves were not.

Abbott and Costello worked, but Universal should make these straight up horror movies with some adventure in them. Then again beyond the house of horrors the originals gave us, not sure what a modern monster team-up of these characters is supposed to do. Are these monsters supposed to fight against the humans or against some other force?

I think Monsters should be driving fast cars...

Fast and the Frankenstein

 

[Khev]

This film made it clear that they are going to have to have some monsters on their side, so I'd think Frankenstein would be on the good side rather than the bad. I could see the Invisible Man playing both sides. Wolfman would probably be similar to Dr. Jekyll with fighting inner demons, but being on the good side while at least being Talbot. Got to imagine Creature is bad as would the Phantom. Again, Dracula could easily go either way. I'd love to see the Bride of Frankenstein on the bad side to give Frankenstein some personal stake in the fight. Maybe even throw Dr. Frankenstein in there for good measure. There is a LOT of potential here IMO and I'd hate to see this new universe die before it even gets a chance to grow. The Mummy certainly isn't the biggest name monster they could have started with and they shouldn't let the whole universe lie in the hands of this one film.

Can't wait to see Bride of Frankenstein switch sides when they all clash at the airport. I've been proven wrong before but it seems so goofy to be going full "Team Dracula/Team Jekyll - which side are you on?" with what were once respected horror icons. I guess there's precedent with League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and the Jackman Van Helsing but I always saw those films as examples of what not to do.

 

[nexus]

they just couldn't get the humor to click at all in this.Not like the 1999 Brendan Fraser Mummy.And Patricia Velasquez was way hotter than Sofia Boutella.And Arnold Vosloo was a far better Mummy.Effects were nothing special at all.Too bad.

I think Fraser's Mummy and Mummy II were more watchable than this Mummy. I've been a fan of Cruise in most of his movies -- Risky Business, Top Gun, Born on the Fourth of July, Interview with the Vampire, Vanilla Sky, Mission Impossible, Oblivion, and so on. But he was simply not the right choice for this role, and I think his casting ended up doing much more harm than good. Sort of along the lines of how Jennifer Lawrence is hurting the X-Men franchise. Replace Cruise with maybe someone like Matt Bomer, Alex Perryfer, or Luke Evans (yes I know he was Dracula), and it both opens up the storytelling options and saves a bucketload of cash. However since Cruise was probably one of the producers there might not have been much of a choice. But good grief.

I'd say Patricia and Sofia are a tossup. Both are incredibly hot. I agree the makeup effects in the first Mummy were better. This one was a cross between Lifeforce and Hellraiser. In fact there were a number of things in this movie that felt "borrowed" from other flicks.

I would say the Universal Dark Universe has stumbled out of the gate. The movie is tanking in the US, although Global box office will probably salvage it. We'll see where things go, but safe to say Marvel and DC aren't feeling any heat.

 

[Wor-Gar]

it seems so goofy to be going full "Team Dracula/Team Jekyll - which side are you on?" with what were once respected horror icons.

The world is all about "Us vs Them" right now. A conservative pull-back reaction to globalization that moved too fast and created a vast chasm between haves and have-nots. "Civil War", Batman vs Superman" and the world versus meta-humans theme are just a few mainstream examples.

"What Team are you on?" has a very scary subtext.

 

[a-dev]

So...should Universal reboot The Mummy?

 

[karamazov80]

So...should Universal reboot The Mummy?

The Mummy's dead (literally). Bury it.

Or, don't unearth it I guess.

 

[Wor-Gar]

So...should Universal reboot The Mummy?

In two years, along with the next Batman reboot.

In fact, maybe they should do: Batman vs the Mummy.

 

[crows]

So...should Universal reboot The Mummy?

dont forget that Dracula Untold was supposed to be the beginning of the Dark Universe and they already kinda semi rebooted their dark universe with THIS mummy movie

 

[karamazov80]

In two years, along with the next Batman reboot.

In fact, maybe they should do: Batman vs the Mummy.

Batman Vs. the Mummy? Batman is the mother ****ing Mummy! That's the route they should have used for the reboot all along!

 

[Snake Plissken]

 

[EVILFACE]

Fraiser? Hasn't been in anything in years. Maybe waiting on Encino Man 2?

 

[Snake Plissken]

 

[EVILFACE]

Statement.

 

[**16k**]

Fraiser? Hasn't been in anything in years. Maybe waiting on Encino Man 2?

Well, technically speaking, "Fraiser" has never done anything!

 

[MedievaL]

I dozed off twice in this movie..

 

[olbertfrog]

A movie by the numbers.
Nothing new nothing to be so upset about.
Next.

 

[RIDDICK]

 

[LIBBY1957DOG]

couple of posts swiped from the mego boards ,could explain a few things

Variety were reporting that Cruise had an "excessive amount of control" over the picture and allegedly made substantial changes (article via Yahoo news):


The Mummy has reached the international box-office, taking huge amounts in China and becoming Tom Cruise’s biggest international taking with a $142 million opening weekend.

However, with a rumoured budget exceeding $190 million, plus marketing costs over more than $100 million, the first Dark Universe franchise instalment may struggle to make back its money.

One factor has been the critics’ negative reaction, many heralding the film as a disaster. Of course, studio executives are looking for someone to blame, with many pointing to leading star Tom Cruise.

According to Variety, the former Top Gun had an ‘excessive amount of control’ over the project, making significant changes.

The damning report, which cites numerous sources, describes what happened as another ‘textbook case of a movie star run amok’.

They claim Universal contractually guaranteed Cruise huge amounts of control, including script approval, post-production oversight, and decisions regarding marketing.

As mentioned previously, Cruise brought numerous new writers on board after signing onto the project, even being asked to give director Alex Kurtzman the go-ahead.

In perhaps one of the most revealing passages from the report, sources claim ‘as Kurtzman struggled to adjust to scope of the project, it felt more like Cruise was the real director, often dictating the major action sequences and micro-managing the production.’

Cruise's role was also beefed up by the new writers: whereas his character and the titular Mummy shared equal time initially, they made him more central. Also, a huge character twist towards the film's end, one the studio 'weren't thrilled about', was added by the writers.

Supervising art director Frank Walsh said of The Mummy: “This is very much a film of two halves: before Tom and after Tom. I have heard the stories about how he drives everything and pushes and pushes, but it was amazing to work with him.

"The guy is a great filmmaker and knows his craft. He will walk onto a set and tell the director what to do, say ‘that’s not the right lens,’ ask about the sets, and as long as you don’t fluff what you’re saying to him… he’s easy to work for.”

Universal have issued a statement on the report, saying: “Tom approaches every project with a level of commitment and dedication that is unmatched by most working in our business today.

“He has been a true partner and creative collaborator, and his goal with any project he works on is to provide audiences with a truly cinematic moviegoing experience.”

Over the past decade, Hollywood has seen the gradual progression from star-power selling tickets, or brand power. Marvel, Star Wars, and DC are making huge amounts despite having relatively unknown director and stars helming projects. Whether a good or bad thing remains to be seen.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7BhcH-_Lqw/Rph52zHLjQI/AAAAAAAAAWY/IRQJUp3saOs/s200/Hulk.jpg

That's Universal in CYA mode. It doesn't deal with how Kurtzman originated the MCU swipe idea and then tossed two directors in the process so he could direct, or how he brought Cruise in, (they worked together on a Mission film), who backed him as director. I'm not a big Tom fan, but the people he brought in, (McQuarrie for example), are way more proven.

Kurtzman was doing what Lindelof tried to do with Alien, which is follow the Abrams/Trek model: Take over a property you really don't care about and turn it into a sandbox for your friends. I mean, Abrams tried handing the Trek directing reigns over to Kurtzman.

 

[ironwez20]

Lemme guess tom cruise becomes the mummy at the end right? If so the point of this movie would be silly.

 

[Buttmunch]

Lemme guess tom cruise becomes the mummy at the end right? If so the point of this movie would be silly.

Nope