The Mummy (1999) follows adventurer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead. He unintentionally awakens Imhotep, a cursed prime priest with supernatural powers. The film also stars British actress Rachel Weisz.The Mummy was once theatrically released on May 7, 1999. Despite mixed critiques from critics, it used to be a business success and grossed over $416.4 million worldwide.
The movie's success spawned two sequels, The Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). In 2017, Tom Cruise starred in a reboot of The Mummy, as section of Universal's scrapped Dark Universe series. Cruise stars as U.S. Army Sergeant Nick Morton, a soldier of fortune who by chance reveals the traditional tomb of entrapped Egyptian princess.
But sadly, it received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $410 million worldwide, losing up to $95 million because of top manufacturing and advertising prices.
It’s been 23 years since Brendan Fraser first played Rick O'Connell in The Mummy. In an interview with Variety, Fraser admits he doesn’t know what form a fourth Mummy film would take, however would like to revisit his starring function if the basis felt proper. But what are his ideas on why the 2017 series reboot starring Tom Cruise failed to take off?
Brendan Fraser Bowed Out Of Hollywood For A Number Of Years Due To Injuries From On Set Stunts
Brendan Fraser was once a familiar face on our monitors for decades. He grew a legion of lovers in roles such as The Mummy, George of the Jungle and Bedazzled. But the actor took a surprising spoil from appearing in the Hollywood blockbusters. In an interview with GQ in 2018, the 53-year-old shared that he suffered years of accidents from the stunts he performed in his various starring roles. It ended in many surgical procedures and had a long-lasting impact on his well being.
"By the time I did the third Mummy picture in China I was put together with tape and ice," he informed GQ. "Screw-cap ice packs and downhill-mountain-biking pads, 'cause they're small and light and they can fit under your clothes. I was building an exoskeleton for myself daily," he said of the filming the 2008 installment of the franchise.
Eventually, all of Fraser's injuries required more than one surgeries: "I needed a laminectomy. And the lumbar didn't take, so they had to do it again a year later." He even needed to have his vocal cords repaired and used to be in and out of sanatorium for nearly seven years.
Brendan Fraser Has A Theory About Why Tom Cruise's Bombed At The Box Office
Tom Cruise headlined a reboot of the Mummy franchise in 2017, nevertheless it was poorly received. Director Alex Kurtzman went as far to call it the “biggest failure” of his life. Brendan Fraser, who starred in the original trilogy, has his own opinion on why the movie tanked. The Bedazzled actor told Variety that it wasn’t as “a laugh” as the unique films and leaned into a extra serious tone.
“It is hard to make that movie,” Fraser explained. "The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn’t see in that film, was fun. That was what was lacking in that incarnation. It was too much of a straight-ahead horror movie. ‘The Mummy’ should be a thrill ride, but not terrifying and scary.”
Brendan Fraser Took Exception To The Cancelation Of A Recent Project
These days Brendan Fraser is winning rave reviews and even Oscar buzz for his performance as an extremely obese man seeking to reconnect with his estranged daughter in the forthcoming film, The Whale. But it doesn't mean he is not deeply upset that Warner Bros. canceled Batgirl - a film he was due to also star in.
Brendan Fraser has known as the cancellation of his planned movie Batgirl "tragic." He had filmed his scenes before the project was shelved.
“It’s tragic,” he told Variety. “It doesn’t engender trust among filmmakers and the studio." The megastar went on to call Batgirl megastar Leslie Grace "fantastic", elaborating: "She’s a dynamo, just a spot-on performer."
"Everything that we shot was real and exciting and just the antithesis of doing a straightforward digital all green screen thing," Fraser added.
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