The Mummy reboot has been clawing at the walls of its cinematic tomb since 2012, when producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci signed a production deal with Universal Pictures. After going through two directors and collecting dust, the movie is finally finding its way into the light, as a new director for the film has been announced, one who is already deeply invested in the project.
According to THR, Universal has looked to Alex Kurtzman to helm The Mummy reboot, which is set for an April 22nd, 2016 release. Kurtzman is already a producer on the project and has been a major contributor along with fellow producer Chris Morgan in planning out an interconnected cinematic environment with Universal's classic monsters. Kurtzman and his writing collaborator Roberto Orci have worked on the script penned by Jon Spaihts (Prometheus). Universal's decision to hire Kurtzman to helm The Mummy reboot (Kurtzman has directed one prior feature film, 2012's People Like Us) was influenced by his involvement in mapping out the legendary character's next film. In addition to this project, Kurtzman is also set to take on directing duties for Sony's Venom, which does not have a release date at this time.
Universal's plans to create a shared monster universe could mean that we'll be seeing characters like Dracula, the Wolf Man, Frankenstein, and other monsters in future films of their own. Universal's upcoming Dracula Untold is likely not included in this forthcoming shared cinematic world, as The Mummy reboot has been announced as the first film in the new canon.
It's also been revealed that the new Mummy film will take place in the present and won't be a hardcore horror film, as it's set to be an action-adventure film with horror sprinkled throughout, perhaps in a similar fashion to Stephen Sommers' The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001). Both Len Wiseman (Total Recall remake, Underworld) and Andy Muschietti (Mama) had previously been attached to direct The Mummy reboot.
We'll keep Daily Dead readers posted on further updates with The Mummy reboot. Alex Kurtzman is pictured below on the left.
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