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. The Mummy 2 was never officially confirmed, but Tom ...

4 days ago - Thelma Adams of the New York Observer writes, "You only have to watch the trailer to know that Producer-Director Alex Kurtzman's reboot of Brendan Fraser's once-charming mummy movies is full of embalming fluid."[17] Alison Willmore of BuzzFeed News writes, "The Mummy promises a fantastical world of supernatural beings colliding and collaborating, forgetting that if no one cares about any one of these beings in particular, they're not going to be sold on seeing them together, either."[18] Brian Lowry of CNN.com writes, "The Mummy is a mess, a movie in such a hurry to introduce more monsters under Universal's "Dark Universe" banner that it comes awkwardly wrapped in impenetrable layers of exposition."[19]

November 4, 2025 - The Dark Universe may be dead, but The Mummy is eternal; as such, the film series is set to return, not as a reboot, but as a sequel to Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz's first two films.

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March 3, 2024 - 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. The Mummy 2 was never officially confirmed, but Tom ...

June 9, 2017 - The new movie takes place in present day, and the Mummy is female instead of male. Some original Mummy fans are upset that Fraser was replaced as the franchise’s star, but he seems to be okay with it.

June 13, 2017 - 2 over the weekend with a mere $32.2 million haul, marks the studio’s second disappointing stab at launching its Dark Universe—a collection of films drawing on the studio’s original horror franchise, Universal Monsters.

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May 22, 2025 - I'm not sure if they could not have doubled down and made a 2nd movie. Maybe this time actually make a decent movie. Not great, just good enough for people to be like "yeah, I could go for some more in a year or two". But fair play. They did what DC never learnt and just stopped before every movie becomes a reshoot money grave. More replies ... Man, I love the Dark Universe. I will watch that Mummy movie one day.

January 9, 2019 - Producer, writer, and director Alex Kurtzman reflects on 'The Mummy' and admits the film is not what he wanted to be, confirming he's not involved with the Dark Universe anymore.

March 10, 2025 - It is the seventh film in the podcast's Dark Universe, the first film of Phase 2 and Dalton's first sequel pitch for the show. The Mummy Returns (not to be confused with Stephen Sommer's 2001 film The Mummy Returns) is a sequel to the actual ...

19 hours ago - The Mummy Returns was released in late 2001 for the PlayStation 2, developed by Blitz Games, along with a Game Boy Color version developed by GameBrains; both versions were published by Universal Interactive. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was released in 2008, developed by Eurocom for the PlayStation 2 and the Wii, while the Nintendo DS version was developed by A2M; all published by Sierra Entertainment. In March 2012, a massive multiplayer online game known as The Mummy Online was released. The Mummy Demastered and The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories, based on the 2017 film The Mummy were released that same year.

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4 days ago - The Mummy intended as the fourth launch effort failed and the entire concept was shelved until Universal Studios' 2025 revamp reintroduced Dark Universe as the portal for its classic monsters.

The best thing about the previous The Mummy trilogy was the campiness. The current The Mummy reboot feels confused about what it wants to be. Personally, I would’ve preferred Universal to give us an R-rated franchise with iconic monsters.

Answer (1 of 4): No. Tom Cruise was just a symptom, but not the problem itself. Universal’s vision for their Dark Universe was all wrong. In an attempt to jump on the shared cinematic universe bandwagon before the craze was over, they opted for the big Summer blockbuster route, rather than ...

1 day ago - Muschietti intended to follow the previously established darker tone, but a newer family friendly action adventure-approach was favored by the producers, leading to his departure. In April 2014, Orci would depart from his producing duties in order to focus on directing the third Star Trek film, while Kurtzman would continue developing The Mummy. Universal then paired Kurtzman with Chris Morgan, credited for "rebooting" the Fast & Furious franchise, to oversee a new shared universe featuring the Universal Monsters.

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.