Rachel Weisz and Brenden Fraser in The Mummy
The Big Picture Celebrating its 25th anniversary in theatrical re-release style, it’s never been clearer: everyone loves The Mummy. Nostalgia-colored glasses can often be deceptive, but there's precious little to not love in writer-director Stephen Sommers' grand, heartfelt, and warmly silly remake of Universal Studios's 1932 film of the same name.
Release Date May 7, 1999 Director Stephen Sommers Cast Brendan Fraser , Rachel Weisz , John Hannah , Arnold Vosloo Runtime 124 minutes Main Genre Adventure Writers Stephen Sommers , Lloyd Fonvielle , Kevin Jarre ‘The Mummy’ Spent Years in Development Hell Circa the early 1990s, The Mummy was the only Universal Monsters property the studio had left to reboot.
‘The Mummy’s Cast and Crew Were Injured Close Finally, Stephen Sommers’s adventure romance with splashes of horror was victorious. Ironically, Sommers's popcorn fare needed more money than the studio wanted to spend. Sommers's go-big-or-go-home concept swayed them. He hit the ground running, telling Entertainment Weekly in 2019: "I've always wanted to do a version of The Mummy. When I was 8 years old, I saw the old Boris Karloff one.
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