Brendan Fraser has spoken out about Tom Cruise’s The Mummy reboot, insisting there was a “big mistake” in the 2017 film which was intended to kick off a new monster universe
Brendan Fraser has weighed in on why Tom Cruise’s 2017 film ‘The Mummy’ tanked, suggesting it was missing a vital ingredient: fun.
The 56 year old actor, famous for his role as treasure hunter Rick O’Connell in Stephen Sommers’ Mummy trilogy, shared his thoughts on the failed reboot at Fan Expo Denver.
Fraser stated: “I know Tom Cruise tried to make his movie and it ain’t easy! We all know how hard this movie is to make.”
He highlighted the key difference between Sommers’ films and Cruise’s, saying: “With the exception of three [The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor], the thing with all of these films is that, at least it was fun, it was a thrill ride, and you wanted to do it again.”
Fraser emphasized the importance of delivering what audiences crave, warning: “The answer is you’ve just got to give everybody what they really, really want. If you stray from that path..”
Notably, Sommers, who directed the first two instalments of Fraser’s Mummy series and produced the third, had previously expressed his disappointment with the reboot, revealing that the filmmakers behind the 2017 version never reached out to him for guidance or advice.
Chatting with The Hollywood Reporter, he revealed: “I was kind of insulted because the writers and director of that Tom Cruise one, no one ever contacted me.”
He elaborated: “I contact people if I was going to take over somebody’s thing. The third one, which Rob [Cohen] directed, it’s kind of my baby. I didn’t want to step on his toes, so I helped produce it. But I had nothing to do with the Tom Cruise one. They never contacted me or called me. I was doing other things, and it’s not like I sat crying. I just think it’s common courtesy.”
Meanwhile, a fresh reboot of The Mummy is on the horizon courtesy of Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin. His version of the cursed Egyptian monster is slated to be released through New Line in April 2026, marking the first time a Mummy film hasn’t been distributed by Universal Pictures.
Cronin promised that his unique take on the movie will be a far cry from previous incarnations. “It will be unlike any Mummy movie you’ve ever laid eyeballs on before,” he claimed.
Moreover, he teased, “I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening.”
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