The Mummy Reboot Lost It’s Director

Andres Muschietti


Mama Director helmer Andres Muschietti was attached to the Mommy Reboot, but TheWrap is now reporting that Muschietti has departed the franchise reboot, Due to creative differences.

The outlet reports that Muschietti wanted a darker take on the property than the family-friendly film that Universal now has in mind.

Scripted by Prometheus screenwriter Jon Spaihts, The Mummy is a reboot of the Universal franchise, which dates back more than eight decades.

The studio originally released The Mummy in 1932 and followed it with four sequels between then and 1944, including The Mummy’s HandThe Mummy’s TombThe Mummy’s Ghost and The Mummy’s Curse. In 1955, the studio spoofed the property with Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy and then left the franchise dormant until a big screen reboot in 1999.

Directed by Stephen Sommers, the new The Mummy was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008. A spin-off series, meanwhile, began on the big screen with 2002’s The Scorpion King and moved to home video for two sequels, the most recent of which, The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption, was released in 2012.

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