"The Mummy" franchise is going to be rebooted

[DarkDragon]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...ies_Around_The

The "Mummy" reboot you've been waiting for has finally arrived? Variety reports that Jon Spaihts will write the script for "The Mummy," which was last seen onscreen in 2008.

Spaihts also wrote "Prometheus" (though Damon Lindelof, credited as "Prometheus" co-writer, has been getting the lion's share of pre-release buzz), and he told Variety that the new version of "The Mummy" would be "dark" in nature. His only other screen credit is the 2011 bomb "The Darkest Hour," which came and went from theaters with little audience interest last December.

Like "The Amazing Spider-Man," "The Mummy" is another recently successful franchise rebooted for a new audience that might still enjoy the previous efforts. The film emerged as a popular franchise for Universal in 1999; starring Brendan Fraser, "The Mummy" earned $415 million worldwide. Two sequels followed -- "The Mummy Returns" ($430 million worldwide) and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ($410 million worldwide) -- plus a spin-off, "The Scorpion King," with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a starring role.

Last year, The Huffington Post wondered if mummies were overtaking zombies as the go-to monster for horror aficionados, after three museum exhibitions opened within weeks of each other. The success of "The Walking Dead" might have dimmed that hope, but perhaps this new "Mummy" franchise will ignite things again.

"The Mummy" began as one of Universal's original monster features alongside "Frankenstein" and "Dracula." The 1932 film starred Boris Karloff as the titular bandaged baddie. No word yet on cast or directing options for this new version.

[The Jackal]

Really, yet ANOTHER remake? This time of a movie that's not even that old or even needs one? Fuck you Hollywood, seriously fuck you.

[eddiespruce]

Really, yet ANOTHER remake? This time of a movie that's not even that old or even needs one? Fuck you Hollywood, seriously fuck you.

Indeed.

[Cornholio857]

I wonder if the Mummy is going to be of alien origin like another certain remake/reboot.

[DarkDragon]

Im only in favor if its in the spirit of the old movies and not the remakes. Horror instead of action adventure. Otherwise forget it.

[QuickSciFi]

I understand rebooting old, decrepit films (albeit The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor being decrepit all on its own). What's with the current desire to reboot last year's films? Keep doing books, hollywood. And concentrate on the good ones.

[NeoVamp]

Im only in favor if its in the spirit of the old movies and not the remakes. Horror instead of action adventure. Otherwise forget it.

Hollywood and serious movies? hah! as if.

You know they'll be making it and some Hollywood bigshot will be all like "can we put a kid in there with an attitude? our fake tests have clearly shown that people love sassy kids!"

[The Jackal]

I wonder if the Mummy is going to be of alien origin like another certain remake/reboot.

Oh god, Hollywood have a thing for that of late. Not only TNMT, but the new film based on the Battleship board game has aliens in it:



A game based on naval warfare and Hollywood's only way of turning it into a film is by having aliens thrown into the mix; talk about creativity.

[DarkDragon]

Well they did reboot the Wolfman as an R rated horror movie so theres hope for the Mummy.

[DarkDragon]

A game based on naval warfare and Hollywood's only way of turning it into a film is by having aliens thrown into the mix; talk about creativity.

It also has Rhianna in it whos not even a real actor. How could it NOT suck.

[TrekkiesUnite118]

Why in gods name would you even make a movie about Battleship? That's like making a movie about the universe of hopscotch. There's nothing to go off of there.

The only way that could work would be if they did it like the old movie War Games where the game battleship is actually war simulator that makes the government go into a panic when it gets turned on because they think it's really happening.

[Iron Lizard]

How can they remake a movie that's only 13 years old or so?

[TrekkiesUnite118]

They are obviously hoping we all have poor memories.

[DarkDragon]

How can they remake a movie that's only 13 years old or so?

Their excuse probably is that they cant take risks anymore because of piracy so they have to go "safe" with established/brands franchises.

[ThugsRook]

Hollywood sucks