THE MUMMY Will Tell Two Origin Stories

The 2017 version of The Mummy aims to tell two origin stories. Director Alex Kurtzman says that while the film will serve as a reboot to the popular Mummy films of the past, it will also tell a different story, one which Entertainment Weekly thinks could spur the Universal Movie Monsters franchise...

“There’s an origin story happening on two different fronts...I won’t tell you too much more than that, other than to say: One of the things that I think has defined Tom Cruise movies, for 30 years, is that Tom Cruise always saves the day. You know whenever you’re in a Tom Cruise movie that he’s gonna figure out a way to save the day. And that’s great, and it’s why I pay my money to see his movies. However, in the context of a monster movie, it’s challenging, because monster movies are about characters who are often very out of control, and don’t know how to save the day. The first thing I said to Tom was, ‘It’ll be scarier if we can take away the fundamental knowledge that you’re gonna solve the problem.'”

I would love if The Mummy didn't lead to a series that only showed off "The Mummy" if that makes sense. Considering that Russell Crowe is playing Dr. Jekyll, I think it's possible that Cruise's character discovers a force that's driving multiple monsters worldwide! I'm sure I'm reaching a bit, but the idea sounds a lot cooler than "let's make The Mummy again, but this time it's serious." Wouldn't you love to see a Tom Cruise led series that resurrects all the former Universal movie monsters?