Courtney B. Vance Wrapped Up in The Mummy
Steve Barton
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More casting news has arrived for the latest reboot of The Mummy, as Deadline is reporting that Courtney B. Vance (“The People vs. OJ Simpson”) has joined the cast of the Universal Pictures flick.
The Mummy is touted as being the first film in the studio’s new production endeavor that will expand and unify a network of classic monsters.
Vance joins the previously announced Tom Cruise as a special forces soldier (or former soldier); Sofia Boutella, who is on board to play the iconic monster; Annabelle Wallis as the film’s female lead, an archaeologist; and “The New Girl’s” Jake Johnson.
The studio tapped Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan 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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