The Mummy: Quest for the Lost Scrolls - Movie Reviews (2024)

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The Tom Cruise Sequel Was Never Confirmed

While The Mummy 2 was never officially confirmed, the positioning of Tom Cruise and Boutella as two of the central cast members of the Dark Universe meant they were expected to continue portraying their respective roles in future installments.

It's not a great movie, but it is fun to watch and I thought the ending was very good. It felt a bit like a B- Movie in the beginning, but I still enjoyed it.

The Mummy Returns certainly isn't for everyone. It has a fair bit of violence with both guns and hand-to-hand weapons, but the most graphic exchanges take place between humans and mythological creatures and no blood is shown. Some imagery in this film may be a bit frightening for some, but nothing too extreme.

The ending of The Mummy (2017) sets up a shared universe team-up that never happened due to the film's box office flop and critical lashing. Nick stabbing himself with the Dagger of Set doesn't accomplish Ahmanet's plan because he resists and gains control of his own body and powers.

Fast-forward 18 years and we have a film of the same title - 'The Mummy' - only starring Tom Cruise in the role of Nick Morton, a treasure hunting renegade who stumbles upon a 5,000-year curse. The only problem is, this film is far inferior to the original.

Weisz simply did not like the script enough to sign on. Rumours circulated that Weisz chose not to be seperated from her (toddler) son at the time, but she has since made it clear that this had no impact on her decision whatsoever, and pointed to two other films that she starred in that very year.

The original Mummy movie stands as the best of this original series, and even then, it does so without feeling like quite as much of a classic as the original Dracula, Frankenstein, or Invisible Man movies in their respective series.

After such a great performance, many have questioned why the actor fled Hollywood for so long. But Fraser has his reasons; issues with his own health and his mothers who has since passed away, personal issues, and being the target of sexual harassment have been cited as reasons he left and stayed away.

It was also reported at the time (via Cinema Blend) that the reason for Weisz's departure from The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was due to problems with the script. Apparently, Weisz felt it did a disservice to the Evie character, making her not want to return to the role.

Why did the Mummy 3 fail? ›

Fraser explained that the reboot was simply not “fun” — a key factor in what made Sommers' franchise successful. “It is hard to make that movie,” he said. “The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn't see in that film, was fun. That was what was lacking in that incarnation.

Why is The Mummy trilogy leaving Netflix? As it will be six months to the day that the films have been on Netflix, the streaming service would only have had a six-month contract in place. This isn't unusual for Netflix to sign short term licenses but typically Netflix would license titles for of least 12 months.

A third Top Gun film is in the works at Paramount, and Cruise is believed to currently be filming Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two, production of which was delayed by Covid, and which is due for release in May 2025.

Is Brendan Fraser returning for The Mummy 4? No, Brendan Fraser is not returning as Rick O'Connell for The Mummy 4, and neither is Rachel Weiz as Evelyn Carnahan. The film isn't happening! “It's kind of an open-ended question for some time now.

The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy and was distributed by Universal Pictures. The Mummy Returns inspired the 2002 prequel film The Scorpion King, a spin-off that is set 5,000 years prior and whose eponymous character, played by Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), was introduced in this film.

The Dark Universe, an attempt to create a cinematic universe based on Universal Monsters, failed to gain momentum and was ultimately abandoned. The Dark Universe aimed to emulate the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but lacked the confidence to embrace the unique qualities of classic monster characters.