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‘The Mummy’ – ’90s Hit Starring Brendan Fraser Returning to Theaters for 25th Anniversary!

April 5, 2024 John Squires Brendan Fraser, Movies, The Mummy

While the original classic The Mummy just celebrated its 90th anniversary, the blockbuster hit remake from the late 1990s is celebrating its own 25th anniversary here in 2024. Universal Pictures today announced the U.S. theatrical re-release of the blockbuster action-adventure, The Mummy, in celebration of its 25th anniversary. The film, directed by Stephen Sommers and […]

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Monsters Among Us: Why ‘The Mummy’ Endures 90 Years Later

November 30, 2022 Brian Keiper Boris Karloff, Editorials, Gods and Monsters, Movies, The Mummy

Following the release of Frankenstein, Boris Karloff, at nearly 45 years of age and having spent twenty years as a professional actor, became an overnight sensation. As the film was still raking in its rewards, Universal signed him to a star contract and immediately began searching for a property for him. As it turned out […]

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Luca Guadagnino Proposes a Remake of ‘The Mummy’ That Goes Back to Classic Horror Roots

November 9, 2022 John Squires Luca Guadagnino, Movies, The Mummy, universal monsters

Released in 2017 in the wake of the Brendan Fraser movies, the Tom Cruise-starring The Mummy was intended to kick-start Universal’s “Dark Universe,” but we all know how that worked out. The film’s under-performance at the box office spelled the swift end of the planned universe, and we haven’t heard a peep about any Mummy-related […]

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‘The Mummy 4’? Brendan Fraser is Open to Returning!

October 12, 2022 John Squires Brendan Fraser, Movies, The Mummy, The Mummy 4

Before Tom Cruise was cast in a similar role as part of Universal’s failed “Dark Universe,” it was of course Brendan Fraser who was the lead of The Mummy franchise, starring as the heroic Rick O’Connell in The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor between 1999 and 2008. Fraser led the films to massive box office […]

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Director Alex Kurtzman Reflects on ‘The Mummy’: “The Biggest Failure of My Life”

April 25, 2022 John Squires Alex Kurtzman, Dark Universe, Movies, The Mummy, Tom Cruise

Back in 2017, The Mummy was intended to kick off Universal’s “Dark Universe,” but when the film wasn’t as big of a hit as Universal had hoped, well, it wasn’t long before the entire “Dark Universe” was completely dismantled. Universal is on a much-improved path with their Universal Monsters at the moment, but the failure […]

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Watch a Retro Commercial for NECA’s Universal Monsters x TMNT Mashup – Michelangelo as The Mummy! [Video]

February 19, 2022 Brad Miska NECA, The Mummy, tmnt, Toy Fair, Toy Fair 2022, Toys, Videos

Last October, NECA gave us a first look at a new toy line that mashes together the Universal Monsters and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the first time since the 1990s, with the first reveal turning Raphael into Frankenstein. The second figure revealed turned Leonardo into The Hunchback Ygor from the world of “Frankenstein”. Out of the New York Toy Fair, NECA […]

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NECA’s ‘The Mummy’ Gets His Own Sarcophagus Accessory Set

February 18, 2022 Brad Miska NECA, The Mummy, Toy Fair, Toy Fair 2022, Toys

NECA is working on a new line of Universal Monsters action figures based on the original classics, with Frankenstein’s monster, The Wolfman, The Mummy, and Dracula confirmed. Not only are they each getting full-color and classic black & white versions, but also accessory sets! The first major reveal comes out of the virtual Toy Fair with AFi sharing first details and photos […]

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NECA Celebrating 90 Years of ‘The Mummy’ With Black & White Boris Karloff Action Figure [Images]

December 8, 2021 John Squires NECA, The Mummy, Toys, universal monsters

NECA is working on a new line of Universal Monsters action figures based on the original classics, with Frankenstein’s monster, The Wolfman, The Mummy and Dracula confirmed. They’re each getting full-color and classic black & white versions, and this week NECA has unwrapped the official image gallery for their black & white version of The Mummy. “For the 90th anniversary […]

‘The Scorpion King’ Reboot Still Being Actively Developed at Universal

November 17, 2021 John Squires Dwayne Johnson, Movies, The Mummy, The Scorpion King

A spinoff of the Brendan Fraser-starring Mummy franchise, 2002’s The Scorpion King starred Dwayne Johnson as Mathayus, the titular Scorpion King, spawning its own film franchise that to date includes five installments. Johnson returned for precisely none of them, but he will be on board as producer for a brand new reboot on the way from Universal Pictures. As we […]

BendyFigs Brings Universal Monsters Figures from the Parks to a Retailer Near You!

October 15, 2021 Brad Miska Bride of Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula, Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, Toys, universal monsters, wolfman

Yesterday we told you about new Universal Monsters action figures from Jada Toys, and today we learned that BendyFigs also has its own interpretations that have hit retailers across the country. I first caught wind of BendyFigs, finely crafted collectible figures from The Noble Collection, while attending this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios […]

Universal Monsters Heading to ‘Fortnite’, Starting With Frankenstein’s Creature

October 5, 2021 Mike Wilson Epic Games Store, fortnite, Fortnitemare, Frankenstein, Nintendo Switch, PC, playstation 4, The Mummy, Video Games, xbox one

Well, since everyone and anyone is joining Fortnite these days, and since it’s October, it was only a matter of time before the classic Universal Monsters started to pop up. Noted Fortnite leaker HYPEX dropped news that The Creature will be the latest addition to Fortnite‘s library of skins. Fortnite will be rolling out the […]

Looking Back at the Horror Movies and Their Monsters That Inspired “Castlevania”

September 1, 2021 Luiz H. C. Bram Stoker, Castlevania, Dracula, Editorials, Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Hammer Horror, House of Dracula, Symphony of the Night, The Mummy, The Wolfman, universal monsters, Video Games

My first console was a second-hand Super Nintendo, and before I was even old enough to process what a “videogame” was, I was already begging my parents for more “playable movies” to put on the TV. While that’s a pretty reductive way of looking at gaming, it’s also not entirely inaccurate. In fact, legendary developer […]

NECA Unwraps The Mummy from Their New “Universal Monsters” Line of Action Figures! [Images]

August 18, 2021 John Squires NECA, The Mummy, Toys, universal monsters

NECA is working on a new line of Universal Monsters action figures based on the original classics, with Frankenstein’s monster, The Wolfman, The Mummy and Dracula confirmed. Tonight, NECA has fully unwrapped the upcoming figure of The Mummy! The company details, “In anticipation of the 90th anniversary of the extraordinary silver-screen classic, NECA announces The Mummy will be joining […]

How Clive Barker’s Original ‘Hellraiser III’ Pitch Evolved Into ‘The Mummy’

July 15, 2021 Nat Brehmer Clive Barker, Editorials, featured, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, Movies, The Mummy, topnews

Clive Barker’s The Mummy is a pretty well known unmade horror at this point, I think, especially with Barker talking about it in more detail during a recent guest appearance on Mick Garris’ Post Mortem podcast. Barker was hired in 1990 to write and direct The Mummy for Universal and wrote a script with Garris […]