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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
1 week 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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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....
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 1, 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.
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.
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IMDb
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The Mummy (2017) ⭐ 5.4 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
June 9, 2017 - This was supposed to be a new trilogy series that Universal was making called the Dark Universe, and they were remaking all the original Universal horror movies-The Mummy, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, and Dracula.
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.
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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Universal Monsters - Wikipedia
3 days ago - The film's connections to the new ... with The Mummy (2017) repositioned as the official start of the shared film universe. In May 2017, the slate of reimagined incarnations of titular monsters was officially titled Dark Universe...
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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.
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The Mummy: Dark Universe Stories
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Digital Spy
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The Dark Universe explained - what's next after The Invisible Man
February 28, 2020 - Ah yes, the Dark Universe – remember that? It began in 2014 with Dracula: Untold, and then again in 2017 with The Mummy (no Brendan Fraser in sight) directed by Alex Kurtzman, who was also set to helm the universe.
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Alex Kurtzman Talks Painful The Mummy Experience, Dark Universe
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.
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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.
Dark Universe Wiki
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Dark Universe | Dark Universe Wiki | Fandom
3 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.
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3 days ago - 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.
Entertainment Weekly
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The Mummy: Dark Universe producers, writers leave franchise following box office bomb
November 8, 2017 - The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella, was meant to mark the beginning of the Dark Universe, Universal’s shared cinematic universe of monster movies. The studio announced in May additional plans for Johnny Depp as The Invisible ...
Quora
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Did Tom Cruise single-handedly kill the entire Dark Universe franchise with his interpretation of The Mummy? - Quora
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 ...
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.
Polygon
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The Dark Universe did not end with a single flop
October 8, 2023 - Universal’s Dark Universe movies, starring Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and more, may have officially ended as a shared universe, but it lives on through these movies.