She’s the Mummy!!!The Mummy has returned yet again. However, this time it is not the Egyptian

Loving the creepy vibe poster… Sofia Boutella’s, clearly furious, ancient princess, her sarcophagus in the first The Mummy poster below.

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When you imagine the wild sands, huge Pyramids and the great Sphinx, the first thing that pops up in the mind is The Mummy, the phenomenal franchise that shook the globe with all three of its movies. While the third was a bit of a hard sell, the franchise is back and brings in its wake the shared monster universe.

With major changes from the original stars of the first three/two films – Brendan Frazier and Rachal Weisz are no more. Stepping into their Rick and Evelyn hole-sized shoes are Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis.

Crossing the wild, windy sands of the Middle East to hidden labyrinths styled-tombs under modern-day London, the fourth film I the series had underwater spectacular set-pieces too!

Universal Monsters Cinematic Universe has released a teaser for The Mummy, which is the first installment of the series that is a spin off of The Mummy Trilogy by filmmakers Stephen Sommers and Rob Cohen. The new Mummy series stars Tom Cruise in the lead role and he will be seen battling The Mummy in this action-packed horror adventure.

The teaser hooks you right at the start as you see a group of men pulling up an ancient casket from a fissure in Earth, with the help of ropes (no JCB’s here, folks!). The tension the escalates quickly as we see Cruise’s character in the next shot mouthing the words, “I saw her. She is real.”

The next shot sees The Mummy come to life. However, her resurrection is not depicted like that of The Undertaker sitting up in a casket (for all ya WWF fans out there). It is smartly and rather effectively portrayed through her eyes. The iris in her eyes turn golden brown and ‘bud’ out. The budding symbolises her assuming the power of regeneration while the colour gives out a hint of the supernatural. Also, the idea of keeping her eyes as the focal point of her resurrection attaches a feminine quality to The Mummy.

The rest of the teaser is predictable as all hell breaks loose. The final shot sees Sofia Boutella, who plays The Mummy, at her furious best. There are dark blue ancient imprints all over her body and her fingertips are also done up in dark blue. She does look like a lifeless walking mummy with her eyes the only sign of life. Also, one cannot help but notice the strips of ‘mummy bandages’ wrapped around her body. Goosebumps, folks! We have actual goosebumps on our bodies!

The teaser indeed serves as a not-so-warm welcome into ‘new world of gods and monsters.’

Universal’s The Mummy starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella is out in June next year –  so it was about time we got a look at this new version of the classic monster movie.

When you guys watch the first tease trailer (yes a mini trailer for the full trailer) we get our first glimpse of Boutella’s, clearly furious, ancient princess, an ultra-fast, fast look at Russell Crowe and there’s even shots of Cruise getting to do his serious running face as the Mummy wakes up cranky from a slumbering-centuries sleep of all hangovers.

Also, there is a hint at Universal’s shared monster universe with the Bride of Frankenstein playing

On set photos earlier during the year shows the cast in action…

Directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis and Jake Johnson, The Mummy is in US and UK cinemas on June 9, 2017.

Looking forward to this epic film, guys? We sure are. So, come next summer be ready for a fright and let’s hope this feature leads to another film in a franchise?