‘The Mummy’ Returns: Teaser Trailer and New Poster Arrive

The Mummy Teaser Poster

Tom Cruise took to Twitter to reveal The Mummy‘s super short (15 seconds) teaser for the real trailer which will arrive on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Brendan Fraser’s out and Tom Cruise is in in Universal Pictures’ reboot of the iconic movie monster who was most recently the subject of a film franchise starring Fraser and Rachel Weisz. The new mummy film was directed by Alex Kurtzman from a script by Jon Spaihts and Christopher McQuarrie. In addition to Cruise, The Mummy cast includes Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Star Trek Beyond), Annabelle Wallis (King Arthur, Peaky Blinders), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World, New Girl), Courtney B. Vance (American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Russell Crowe (The Nice Guys).

The Plot: Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy. Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Boutella) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.