Cruise Mummy Into Universal Pictures’ Dark Universe Announcement
May 22nd, 2017 by Aaron Neuwirth
We are just a few weeks away from the release of The Mummy (AKA Cruise Mummy), starring Tom Cruise and serving as the introduction to the newly dubbed “Dark Universe“. Yes, this press release from Universal Studios highlights the idea of using this upcoming (potential) blockbuster as the starting point of a new cinematic universe that updates all of Universal’s classic Monsters. Complete with a logo, theme by Danny Elfman and casting/director announcements that includes Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem and Bill Condon, read on to learn more about what Universal has in store for this franchise.
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