Tom Cruise officially accepts to star in the new part of "The Mummy"

In addition to Tom Cruise, the new installment of this box office blockbuster franchise also stars actress Sofia Boutella.

According to Independent, Universal has successfully persuaded Tom Cruise to participate in the reboot of the classic Egyptian Mummy series - “The Mummy”. Accordingly, the actor has officially signed a contract with Universal to take on a role in the new part of “The Mummy” which is expected to be released to audiences in 2017.

Tom Cruise will "resurrect" the mummy.

In addition to Tom Cruise, the new installment of this blockbuster franchise also features actress Sofia Boutella (who is familiar to Vietnamese audiences through her role as a cold-blooded assassin in “Kingsman: The Secret Service”). In the film, Sofia Boutella will play the mummy, marking the first time in Universal history that a woman has played this monster.

Screenwriter Jon Spaihts has completed the script, but has not yet revealed it to the media. Many sources say that the film will not be set in the 1920s like the previous films. In addition, the film also has the participation of production by Chris Morgan and Sean Daniel.

“The Mummy” is a famous series that still has sequels to this day. The film has released 3 parts, the most recent part – “Tomb of the Qin King” in 2008, besides the familiar Hollywood stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, part 3 of the film also has the participation of top Chinese stars Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh.

The new part of “The Mummy” was originally scheduled to be released to audiences on March 24, 2017, however, according to the latest information, the film's release date will be postponed to June 9, 2017.

In addition to the rebooted “The Mummy” project, Universal also revealed that they are developing films based on classic characters such as Frankenstein's monster, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Ghost Bride.../.

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