It looks like Alex Kurtzman will be the one to finally direct Universal's reboot of The Mummy after having worked on the film previously. The reboot of the classic monster movie has gone through a few directors, with Len Wiseman and Andy Muschietti dropping out earlier. With a release date of May 22, 2016, Universal plans for the reboot to be the first new movie of their cinematic universe based on some of their movie monster properties. Not much is known at the moment about the plot, but apparently the it's "set in the present and is not a horror play but rather an action-adventure tentpole with horror elements," and will also "feature new characters and not rehash previous incarnations." The Star Trek Into Darkness, Transformers, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 writer will be directing the film based on Jon Spaihts' (Doctor Strange, Prometheus) script.
Co-President of production Jeff Kirschenbaum spoke a little bit about Alex Kurtzman becoming director after already working on the movie as a co-writer and producer. "Over the course of developing The Mummy, Alex has demonstrated such clarity and passion about this character and mythology," he said. "He knows why The Mummy has fascinated us for so long and how to bring that into an inventive, incredible new adventure. It became obvious that he is the perfect choice to be not only one of the narrative engineers of this new vision but its director as well." The movie already has a group of producers on board to get production rolling, and will soon start doing some casting. What are your thoughts? Sound off below.
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