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Directed by Alex Kurtzman
Screenplay by David Koepp
Christopher McQuarrie
Dylan Kussman
Christopher McQuarrie
Dylan Kussman
Story by Jon Spaihts
Alex Kurtzman
Jenny Lumet
Alex Kurtzman
Jenny Lumet
Directed by Alex Kurtzman
Screenplay by David Koepp
Christopher McQuarrie
Dylan Kussman
Christopher McQuarrie
Dylan Kussman
Story by Jon Spaihts
Alex Kurtzman
Jenny Lumet
Alex Kurtzman
Jenny Lumet
Wikipedia
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The Mummy (2017 film) - Wikipedia
5 days ago - The Mummy premiered at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia on May 22, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 9, 2017. It received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $410 million worldwide, losing $60–95 million due to high production and marketing costs. Intended to kick-start the Dark Universe, a shared universe based on the classic Universal Monsters film series, the film's poor box office performance led to the cancellation of the shared universe.
Dark Universe Wiki
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Is the Dark Universe that Universal tried to launch with The Mummy(2017) completely DOA?
Yes. The Invisible Man that didn't feature Johnny Depp shows they've moved past the Dark Universe, or at least the version featuring the actors accounced almost a decade ago More on reddit.com
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August 2, 2022Fixing The Mummy (and probably the Dark Universe in general)
You’re only issue here is Henry Cavill, he’s already tied to the DCEU as a major character and is unlikely able to take another large project like this while under contract. I would actually say have Tom Hardy be Cruise’s character and have the Wolfman be Nic Cage. More on reddit.com
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September 23, 2017The Dark Universe- Outlining a proper universe of fresh monster movies, with an emphasis on *horror* (Part 7, The Mummy)
Good as usual. Looking forward towards the Star Wars sequel revamp More on reddit.com
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April 18, 2022How would've you pitched the Dark Universe, starting with The Mummy?
I think I'd make the first movie a period piece, cast Imhotep as the hero, the queen and him in actual love and the Pharoh as the villain.
That way when he is cursed by the king at the end and doomed to unlife, as a walking dead its a real gut punch because you root for him, he's not a bad guy, but the isolation and torture for thousands of years of being sealed in a sarcophagus has driven him mad which sets him up as one of the main bad guy in the series as a whole.
I've noticed in a lot of the stories humans are the really bad guys so show how these new Monsters didn't just drop out of the sky we created them and use them as Harbingers of the apocalypse aka The four horsemen.
Mummy : Death
Dracula : Famine
Wolfman : War
Frankenstein's Monster : Conquest
They each fit a theme, and tie it into the breaking of the seals of the Christian book of revelations and you got a decent post apocalyptic thriller series for phase 2.
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Reddit
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r/movies on Reddit: Is the Dark Universe that Universal tried to launch with The Mummy(2017) completely DOA?
August 2, 2022 -
The Mummy isn't a great film. I actually don't mind it as a Friday night beer and pizza movie, but it's highly forgettable.
However there are several obvious points with which they were trying to launch a franchise narrative: Russell Crowe as Jekyll/Hyde, the vampire skulls on display in the facility they keep the Mummy in, and a good few others. Subsequent films with better writing and villains might have been worth watching. Have Universal dropped it altogether?
(Aside: Master & Commander, coincidentally also with Crowe, must be the greatest "unfulfilled potential" series)
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Yes. The Invisible Man that didn't feature Johnny Depp shows they've moved past the Dark Universe, or at least the version featuring the actors accounced almost a decade ago
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Yes. It is dead. IMO, a fourth Mummy movie with Brendon Fraser is the best way to revive it though… just saying.
IMDb
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The Mummy (2017) ⭐ 5.4 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
June 9, 2017 - The character that he plays here is is a thieving treasure hunter, much like Nathan Drake from "Uncharted" games, but all you see on the screen instead is special agent Ethan Hunt desperately trying to be someone he's not. By the end of "The Mummy" you're going to have second thoughts about anticipating the next installment of this Dark Universe, and you're going to want to wish Brendan Fraser had still been around.
TIME
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The Mummy Sets Up Dark Universe of Monster Movies | TIME
June 9, 2017 - To compete with Disney, Warner ... filled with monsters. Dubbed the “Dark Universe,” the series kicked off this summer with a reboot of The Mummy starring Tom Cruise....
WIRED
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Even If 'The Mummy' Is Not Your Thing, the Dark Universe Could Still Be OK | WIRED
June 9, 2017 - If he can survive that thing with the couch, he can survive anything. But the failure-to-launch of The Mummy would jeopardize more than careers and studio marketing budgets. The movie is supposed to start up the Dark Universe, Universal Studios’ multi-movie franchise starring its monsters of yore.
ScreenRant
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7 Dark Universe Movies That Didn't Happen Because Of 2017's The Mummy Failure
March 3, 2024 - While The Mummy 2 was never officially confirmed, the positioning of Tom Cruise and Boutella as two of the central cast members of the Dark Universe meant they were expected to continue portraying their respective roles in future installments. When 2017's The Mummy released in the Dark Universe, an image was revealed highlighting the core cast members of the imagined shared universe with Cruise and Boutella among the other actors.
Director Alex Kurtzman
Wikipedia
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The Mummy (franchise) - Wikipedia
2 days ago - The Mummy was originally developed as the first entry of the new shared universe franchise titled Dark Universe by Universal Pictures, who hired Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to develop all classic movie monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, ...
Rotten Tomatoes
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The Mummy (2017) | Rotten Tomatoes
June 9, 2017 - Lacking the campy fun of the franchise's most recent entries and failing to deliver many monster-movie thrills, The Mummy suggests a speedy unraveling for the Dark Universe.
The Geekiary
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“The Mummy” Review – A Weak Start To The “Dark Universe” With Tom Cruise – The Geekiary
It felt nice to see an actress of color being hailed as an important character in the Dark Universe. However, this movie did no justice to Sophia. She played Princess Ahmanet in this film, who immediately comes across as a one-dimensional villain. She was a bad person before being mummified and ends up being bad after being resurrected.
Critical Hit
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Theory: How The Mummy's ending sets up the rest of Universal's Dark Universe
June 14, 2017 - And this is where my crazy theory for the future of the Dark Universe comes in. I think what we just witnessed in The Mummy was actually the origin story of its Big Bad. We know that Morton is out there now, trying to figure out who/what he is, all while keeping his darker side at bay.
Fandom
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December 2, 2025 - It is a reboot of The Mummy franchise and the first installment in the Dark Universe film series. The film stars Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis,Sofia Boutella, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance and Russell Crowe.
MovieWeb
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Dark Universe: All the Canceled Films Planned
February 1, 2024 - While technically, The Dark Universe began with the unceremonious kick-off of 2014's Dracula Untold, it was not until the release of The Mummy in 2017 starring Tom Cruise that things really began to take shape.
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The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories
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The Guardian
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Oh Mummy! Why Universal's Dark Universe already seems cursed | Universal Pictures | The Guardian
May 17, 2018 - There is a moment in The Mummy, Alex Kurtzman’s fumbled attempt to breathe life into Universal’s “Dark Universe”, when it becomes abundantly clear the studio hasn’t really grasped the fundamentals of this whole “cinematic universe” thing. Russell Crowe has just been introduced as Dr Henry Jekyll, the Nick Fury-like head of monster-hunting agency Prodigium, Universal’s answer to Marvel’s SHIELD.
Dark Universe Wiki
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The Mummy: Dark Stories | Dark Universe Wiki | Fandom
December 2, 2025 - The Mummy: Dark Stories is a web manga based on The Mummy.[1] To be added. To be added. Ahmanet Earth England London To be added. To be added. Humans Mummies To be added. To be added.
Glide Magazine
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'The Mummy' Unravels Universal's Dark Universe (FILM REVIEW) - Glide Magazine
June 9, 2017 - In concept, the prospect of a shared monster universe—what they’re now billing as the Dark Universe—sounds pretty great. Bringing together classic monsters like The Wolfman, The Invisible Man, Frankenstein’s Monster, and yes, The Mummy has, on paper, a lot of merit.
Collider
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What Went Wrong With Universal's Dark Universe?
February 12, 2024 - Specifically, folks like Morgan believed that audiences would be enamored with and even relate to the darker sensibilities of figures like Dracula and The Wolfman, especially compared to the perfect physicality and heroics of typical Marvel superheroes. This same month, Tom Cruise signed on to headline The Mummy, establishing a precedent for buzzy big-name leads that future Dark Universe projects would lean into.
IMDb
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7 Dark Universe Movies That Didn't Happen Because Of 2017's The Mummy Failure - IMDb
The failure of 2017's The Mummy led to the cancellation of seven planned movies in Universal's Dark Universe franchise, making it a shared cinematic franchise that should not have happened.