Russell Crowe Says THE MUMMY Is “Designed to Seriously Scare the Shit Out of You”
When it comes to the upcoming slate of films that are rebooting the Universal Monster Universe, I haven’t been getting my hopes up for anything amazing. Then Russell Crowe confirmed that he was going to be in The Mummy and said this about film in an interview with Collider:
“This one is kind of more designed to seriously scare the shit out of you.”
That is exciting to me! That is the first thing I’ve seen or heard about the movie that has actually put a spark of excitement in me. I’m really curious to see exactly how they are going to pull that off.
The actor is set to play Dr. Henry Jekyll, who is a Royal Society fellow. He joins Tom Cruise, who is playing a Navy Seal out hunting terrorists. New Girl star Jake Johnson and The People v. O.J. Simpson actress Courtney B. Vance have also joined the project. Here’s the recent synopsis that was released:
Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.
From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.
Crowe also talked about director Alex Kurtzman and how he has already offered up ideas on the project. The director has already picked up on some of those ideas and Russell when on to say:
“It’s very interesting, what they’re gonna do with that stuff. I’ve had a couple of chats about it with the director.”
The actor then went on to joke about his past relationship with Cruise, saying:
“I’ve known Tom Cruise since 1992, or something like that. When he was married to an Australian, I was really good friends with him. But when he got divorced, I was part of the settlement package, and I went to Nicole [Kidman].”
The Mummy opens in theaters on June 9th, 2017 and I really hope it turns out as scary as Crowe is making it out to be.