More Mummy Casting to Get Wrapped Up In
Steve Barton
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Another actor is set to star in Universal’s rebooting of The Mummy franchise as Variety is reporting that Marwan Kenzari has joined the flick.
He joins the previously announced Tom Cruise as a special forces soldier (or former soldier) and Sofia Boutella, who will play the iconic monster. Jake Johnson (Jurassic World) is also on board to play a member of the military. Annabelle Wallis is in talks to play the film’s female lead, an archaeologist, but has yet to confirm.
The studio tapped Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan last summer to help develop a monster universe for Universal with rebooted versions of classic monster movies. Kurtzman is also on board to direct and will produce alongside Morgan and Sean Daniel.
Jon Spaihts is penning the script. Plot details are vague other than the fact that the film will be set in the present day, unlike the previous three installments starring Brendan Fraser.
Universal executive VP of production Jon Mone and VP of development Jay Polidoro will oversee the project for the studio.
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