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Lee Cronin to direct new Mummy movie from New Line

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The Mummy is a franchise Hollywood will never give up on. A new rendition of the iconic movie monster will unwrap in a new Lee Cronin and New Line film. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Cronin will write and direct The Mummy. Atomic Monster, Blumhouse, and Cronin’s banner Doppelgängers are producing. Check out […]

Skybound resurrecting The Mummy for new Universal Monsters series

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Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics have announced that they will expand their Universal Monsters line this March with the four-issue limited series Universal Monsters: The Mummy from Eisner Award winner and New York Times bestselling writer and artist Faith Erin Hicks (Pumpkinheads, The Nameless City Trilogy). “What I enjoy the most about The Mummy is […]

The Universal Monsters join NECA’s Toony Terrors

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NECA has unveiled Series 10 of its Toony Terrors line at the Universal Monsters invade with six-inch versions of the iconic movie monsters The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, and Count Dracula. Check out the promotional images for the figures, which go on sale this October, just in time for Halloween! Bring the fun […]

The Mummy at 25: A Rare Genre Hybrid Action-Adventure That Delivers In Spades

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Hasitha Fernando delves into the story behind 1999’s The Mummy as it turns 25… The Mummy is truly something of an oddity because it cannot be pigeonholed to one particular genre per se. There is action, adventure, suspense, horror, and comedy all bunched together seamlessly to give us one helluva roller coaster ride. As The […]

Franchise crossover game Funko Fusions gets first trailer

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The incredibly popular toy line Funko has unexpectedly released a jaw-dropping first trailer to its upcoming video game, Funko Fusion. Developed by 10:10 Games and partnering with Universal, Funko Fusion is a third person action-adventure multiplayer game with characters and worlds from various movies and TV shows.  Drawing a lot of comparisons to the LEGO […]

Brendan Fraser is ready to face off with The Mummy again

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Universal Pictures’ late 90s action romp The Mummy was a bonafide hit. From fan reception to the box office, the film helped shape Brendan Fraser into the global icon he was then. Could revisiting the cult classic franchise be in the cards? It’s been 14 years since the trilogy closed out with The Mummy: Tomb […]

Hammer classics The Mummy and Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell receiving new limited edition Blu-ray releases

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Second Sight Films has announced the Peter Cushing-starring Hammer Horror classics The Mummy and Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell are set for special limited edition Blu-ray releases in the UK this August; check out the details here…   In 1890s Egypt, a team of British archaeologists, John Banning (Peter Cushing), his father Stephen Banning […]

Alex Kurtzman calls his Dark Universe non-starter The Mummy “the biggest failure of my life”

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“Welcome to a new world of Gods and Monsters” was the optimistically bombastic tagline for the launch of Universal’s ill-fated Dark Universe. An ambitious piece of world-building to rival the DCEU or the MCU using the studio’s legendary monsters, that would bring together Johnny Depp’s Invisible Man, Javier Bardem’s Frankenstein, Angelina Jolie’s Bride, and Tom […]

Universal to showcase Universal Classic Monsters movies for free on YouTube

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For fans of the classic Universal Horror Monsters, you’ll be getting a treat in the new few weeks. In a partnership with Universal, the YouTube account Fear: The Home of Horror will be hosting some of the brand’s most iconic films of all time in a special week-long event this month. For older fans, this […]