In 1999, Tom Cruise auditioned for the lead role in Stephen Somers’ fantasy adventure film The Mummy. But eventually the role was given to Brendan Fraser, who became world famous thanks to his huge commercial success and his two sequels.
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However, for Tom Cruise, this is just a reprieve. A reboot of the saga began in 2017 under the direction of director Alex Kurtzman. This time, the actor takes on the lead role and faces the terrifying antagonist of the title: an Egyptian princess returned from the dead to sow terror.
The director tapped Franco-Algerian artist Sofia Boutella for Kingsman: Secret Services, even before Tom Cruise was part of the project, for her ability to give the mummy real humanity. In addition, the actor was able to use being a professional dancer, a discipline he practiced since childhood, for the physical scenes, especially the one where he is chained to the ground.
Unfortunately, The Mummy did not achieve the expected success when it was released. If Universal Pictures toyed with the idea of creating its own expanded universe, the failure of the film changes all the cards. The latter brings in “only” $409 million worldwide for a budget of $125 million (not counting the marketing budget of at least $100 million).
With an average viewer rating of 2.4/5, mummy One of the lowest-rated feature films in the filmography of Tom Cruise (who also won a Razzie Award for Worst Actor) by AlloCiné internet users.
mummy Alex Kurtzman with Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis…
from the age of 10
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