Russell Crowe Joins The Mummy
Steve Barton
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More casting news for Universal’s reboot of The Mummy has arrived… Deadline is reporting that Russell Crowe is poised to join the growing legion of big stars taking part in Universal Pictures’ classic monsters universe.
Crowe is in early talks to play a Jekyll-like role opposite Tom Cruise in The Mummy. Cruise is starring as a special forces soldier (or former soldier); he’s joined by 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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