#the-mummy-reboot tag

1 week ago

When there was wonder in the world': why Raiders of the Lost Ark is my feelgood movie

Watching Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark provides a comforting sense of nostalgia and escapism through thrilling adventures and romanticized heroism.

Independent films

fromIndieWire

1 hour ago

'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Review: A Bland, Cruel, and Derivative Creature Feature Only Distinguished by Its Rivers of Projectile Vomit

Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy' is a derivative and dull revival of the classic monster, lacking originality and compelling characters.

fromMail Online

2 weeks ago

Mystery of 'second Sphinx' deepens as new footage reveals hidden clues

The footage captured by Trevor Grassi shows dozens of square shafts carved into bedrock, many extending deep underground but primarily filled with sand, raising new questions about what may lie beneath the surface.

OMG science

fromLos Angeles Times

5 days ago

Why is there a giant shovel in the desert outside Coachella? Tom Cruise has the answer

A giant shovel in Indio, linked to Tom Cruise's upcoming film 'Digger', is a notable public artwork near the Coachella festival.

3 days ago

Netflix Just Quietly Added The Best, And Most Important, Mission: Impossible Movie

For the longest time, if a woman were present, it was as either a helpless sexualized object to be overcome like an obstacle, or won like a trophy.

Independent films

Television

4 weeks ago

Carnivale revisited: is this HBO's strangest show?

Carnivale, an HBO series cancelled after two seasons, follows a carnival traveling through 1930s America while weaving parallel stories of a mysterious ex-con and a visionary preacher destined to collide in cosmic conflict.

fromIndependent

3 weeks ago

'First thing I did was bring the team to see the bog bodies in the National Museum' - Hollywood director Lee Cronin on giving his take on The Mummy an Irish spin

Lee Cronin's new take on 'The Mummy' emphasizes personal loss and horror set against a haunting landscape.

4 weeks ago

Fear is good': my scary subterranean journey into Underland, the film of Robert Macfarlane's dazzling book

Filmmaker Robert Petit explores underground spaces through his documentary Underland, discovering that subterranean environments offer people freedom and existential transformation away from surface world constraints.

Independent films

42 Years Later, Schwarzenegger's Underrated Fantasy Series Could Get A Tom Cruise-Style Reboot

Arnold Schwarzenegger is reviving the Conan the Barbarian franchise with Christopher McQuarrie directing, potentially reigniting the sword-and-sandals fantasy genre alongside other '80s action comebacks.

fromKotaku

Arnie's Back As Conan, With Mission Impossible's Director

It's a great story where Conan was 40 years king...and he gets complacent, and he gets forced out of the kingdom, slowly. Then there's conflict, of course, and then he somehow comes back, and then there's all kinds of madness and violence and magic and creatures.

Independent films

18 Years Later, 'The Mummy 4' Is Retconning A Divisive Sequel

Universal is rebooting The Mummy franchise with directors Radio Silence, reuniting Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz to correct the third film's failures by ignoring it canonically.

#brendan-fraser

fromGameSpot

2 months ago

Video games

Brendan Fraser's Comeback Era Includes Getting Wrecked In The Legend Of Zelda

Film

Do plans for a new Mummy film signal the end for the multiverse blockbuster franchise?

fromGameSpot

2 months ago

Video games

Brendan Fraser's Comeback Era Includes Getting Wrecked In The Legend Of Zelda

Film

Do plans for a new Mummy film signal the end for the multiverse blockbuster franchise?

The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: A Guidebook for Surviving the Afterlife

Ancient Egyptian elites equipped lavish tombs and a Book of the Dead to guide and protect the deceased through hazardous afterlife journeys.

Arts

fromArtnet News

2 months ago

Who Is Zahi Hawass, the Controversial Face of Modern Egyptology?

Zahi Hawass is a charismatic, media-savvy Egyptian archaeologist who led major projects, popularized discoveries, and champions further excavations including a likely undisturbed Nefertiti tomb.

Universal's Most Troubled Franchise Is Getting A YA Reboot From A Horror Icon

Netflix and Universal were very kind to let me go direct Scream VII and put some projects on hold. Now I'm focused on those. The first is a TV show based in the Universal monster land. It won't skimp on Williamson's penchant for melodrama, either: he compared the project to an adult Vampire Diaries, which we've not really gotten from him before.

Independent films

143 Years Later, The Original Swashbuckler Is Getting A Slick Reboot

Treasure Island is receiving a new straightforward adaptation with A-list cast members on MGM+ and Paramount+, marking a departure from recent fantastical retellings.

fromThe New Yorker