Universal Makes a Date with Tom Cruise and The Mummy!
Steve Barton
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The new crop of Universal monster movies is moving along nicely as Variety is reporting that Tom Cruise has officially signed on for The Mummy! Universal has set a new release date for its reboot, too. You can expect the film to bow on June 9, 2017.
Sofia Boutella is on board to play the classic monster with Alex Kurtzman directing.
The studio tapped Kurtzman and Chris Morgan last summer to help develop a universe for Universal in which its classic monster movie library is front and center. Kurtzman will also produce alongside Morgan as well as Sean Daniel.
Jon Spaihts is penning the script. Plot details are vague other than it will be set in the present day, unlike the previous three installments starring Brendan Fraser.
Characters from the monster universe films are expected to crop up in each other’s installments before culminating in an Avengers-style tie-in film.
Universal’s executive VP of production Jon Mone and VP of development Jay Polidoro will oversee the project for the studio. Cruise isn’t expected to produce, but he will play a major part in development.
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