Russell Crowe has joined Universal Pictures upcoming reboot of "THE MUMMY", Crowe will be playing a Jekyll-type character... The film will be directed and produced by: Alex Kurtzman... Cast includes: Tom Cruise, Jake Johnson, Sofia Boutella, Courtney B. Vance, Marwan Kenzari and Annabelle Wallis...
Plot: Navy SEAL Tyler Colt, who goes on a mission in the Iraqi desert to find a group of terrorists hiding out in a bunker. However their prey turn out to be mere grave robbers who have all magically died, and when they go inside the bunker Tyler and his team also succumb to some mystical forces out of their control, which is when they realise they are actually in an ancient tomb.
While his men end up turning on each other, Tom's character is the only one make it all the way deep within the tomb alive and find an ominous black iron sarcophagus. After he tries to open it he is stabbed in the palm and his mind is cursed with visions of The Mummy...
THE MUMMY' will land in theaters June 9th, 2017...