[airik625]

Remake to be a modern day "Epic Horror Film"

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/dire...ic-horror-film

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Recently, it was announced that director Len Wiseman would be taking on Universal's franchise for THE MUMMY, but other than that we knew very little. Initially called a reboot, it now seems to be more of a re-imagining. Speaking to MovieWeb, Wiseman had this to say about the new take on the long-running franchise and if there was any hesitation from the studio in hiring him after the failure of his reboot of TOTAL RECALL:

"There was skepticism. The difference between the two, if THE MUMMY is to be the next movie for me, is that THE MUMMY is a completely different film. It is a modern day take. It doesn't have anything to do with the Brendan Fraser films, and it is not a remake of any kind," said Wiseman.

He went on, touching on the historical precedence of The Mummy, most famously played by Boris Karloff in 1932:

"THE MUMMY is one of Universal's long standing, iconic characters, well before the Brendan Fraser movies... This is such a different thing. What was attractive to me...There is still a script to be written, and all of that....But the pitch was to go with a much different tone. It was a Mummy like I'd never heard of before. Its nothing like what you would expect, at all, oddly. I was picturing Egypt, and the sand swept settings. The mummy wrappings. When I heard what they were wanting to actually do with it, it was shocking..."

Wiseman added: "It's horror. Its epic. It's more of a modern day version of what would happen if we came across a mummy in our world today. It is pretty fascinating."

So, a modern-day horror flick centered on a Mummy. I can dig it, I suppose. In all honesty, I'm not exactly dying to see a new Mummy movie, but I'm glad they're not making a carbon copy of the Brendan Fraser films, which were stupid, fun, and cheesy as hell. This sounds like a more bold direction. Hopefully, Wiseman will find room for his lovely wife, Kate Beckinsale, in the remake/reimagining, as she tends to be the best thing about his movies.

Don't think we need an actual remake. I don't mind them using a similar theme/idea, but go with a different name.

Thoughts?

[popdisaster00]

Loved The Mummy (Brendan Fraser version) when I was growing up. Have little to no interest in this project, but we'll see what the trailer brings when it eventually comes.

[sammyboy516]

[popdisaster00]

Originally Posted by sammyboy516

[sammyboy516]

Originally Posted by popdisaster00

[popdisaster00]

[Gaugzilla]

[airik625]

Yeah the original was alright. The sequel was just okay. But the third one was terrible. I nearly walked out of the theater.

[sjb2k1]

there's actually a demand for these to be remade? wtf

[Whalejaw]

Vampires and zombies are played out. Clearly this is the direction to go.

[tyler2tall147]

Originally Posted by sjb2k1

there's actually a demand for these to be remade? wtf

http://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=mummy.htm

The Brendan Fraiser Mummy movies have all made over 400 million worldwide.

[Shakriel]

Always really enjoyed the first two Fraser Mummy movies; never bothered with the third.

[popdisaster00]

[sjb2k1]

Originally Posted by tyler2tall147

http://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=mummy.htm

The Brendan Fraiser Mummy movies have all made over 400 million worldwide.

i mean the first one was good but the other two, ehhhhh...i guess i'm down if it's gonna be true horror and not "big budget action flick"

[nhoium]

Originally Posted by popdisaster00

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Definitely burst out laughing in the theater during this big reveal. What were they thinking?