Despite Tom Cruise taking the lead role, 2017’s The Mummy was a failure that stopped the Dark Universe from progressing, but why did it flop?
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT 2017's reboot of The Mummy was meant to launch a new franchise for Universal called the Dark Universe, but it failed for several reasons and was ultimately scrapped. That came as a huge shock, especially with megastar Tom Cruise in the lead role, fellow A-lister Russell Crowe on board, and a talented supporting cast including Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, and Marwan Kenzari.
7 The Mummy Wastes Tom Cruise The lead should have guaranteed its success Cruise an iconic and exceptional actor. Cruise has received three Academy Award acting nominations for Born on the Fourth of July, Jerry Maguire, and Magnolia. Although he's failed to win, that takes some talent. Sadly, The Mummy completely wastes his involvement by having play a paper-thin character with very little substance.
5 Unfavorable Comparisons To Previous Versions The Mummy couldn't live up to its predecessors Any reboot, remake, or sequel risks being compared unfavorably to its predecessors, and 2017's The Mummy always had a tough road ahead in that regard. The classic Universal series starring the likes of Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr. and even the horror comedy Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy are widely revered.
3 Its Comedy Is Weird And Misplaced Tom Cruise tries too hard and too often Cruise has proven many times that he has perfectly passable comedy chops. 1983's Losin' It and Risky Business, 1988's Cocktail, 2008's Tropic Thunder, 2010's Knight and Day, and 2017's American Made are just some movies in which Cruise has shown his funny side. However, in The Mummy, on the few occasions he engages in dialogue, he tries too hard to be funny and does it too often.
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