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Though there are many successful stars in the industry who can called certified hitmakers of Hollywood, no one is revered more in that regard than Tom Cruise, one of the biggest names in the business. For almost half a decade, he has managed to ensure all of his endeavors in the industry are some of the most successful in history.
And keeping good on that promise, the star still seeks to make the best form of cinema that he can offer to the public to keep his reputation going. But even with countless commercial and critical hits, the star has still faced disappointments in his career with the films he’s made, one of them being the reboot of Brendan Fraser’s classic franchise.
Brendan Fraser Reveals That Tom Cruise’sThe MummyLacked A Crucial Element
Popular for making some of the most commercially successful franchises like the iconicMission: Impossible,or film series likeTop Gun,it almost seemed like a no-brainer thatTom Cruisewouldn’t turn the reboot of the iconicThe Mummyfranchise into an even greater success story than the last. Therefore, in 2017, Universal Studios released the highly-anticipated film of the same name that would give rise to the company’s very own Dark Universe. But it proved to be a big failure, andBrendan Fraserreveals the reason behind it.
In a past interview withVariety, theKillers of The Flower Moonstar was talking about his potential reprisal of his iconic character Rick O’Connell if the studio decided to try their hand at reviving the franchise one more time. The star said that he would be very happy to do so, and also revealed the reason why theEyes Wide Shutstar failed to make an impact with his iteration. He said that the film lacked fun, something that was crucial for their franchise, which led to the success of their series. Fraser said:
“It is hard to make that movie, The ingredient that we had going for our ‘Mummy,’ which I didn’t see in the new one, 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.”
The collapse of the first film in the franchise evidently led to the discarding of the entire franchise that was planned.
Why Did TheDark UniverseFail?
Along with the aforementioned reason for the failure of the film, the other reason why the franchise was nipped in the bud was due to the fact that the approach to creating the franchise was flawed from the beginning. Universal Studios wanted to expand upon the film with such a rapid pace that they disregarded the subtleties and proper world-building of the series in the film.
This led to poor planning and execution of the 2017 film, which the audience naturally didn’t like since there was a promise of something grand and impactful farther down the road without setting up for it in the present.
The Mummy,streaming on Peacock.
Source:Variety
Deepak Bisht
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Deepak is a senior writer at FandomWire with a serious love for comic books (DC Absolute Universe and Marvel), the Warhammer universe (Horus Heresy and 40,000), cinematic universes (Sonic, MCU and DCU etc.) and Movies (Action, Adventure, Psychological Horror and Thrillers etc.).With over 1,400 articles under his belt, he spends most of his time diving into the world of superheroes, cinematic universes, TV shows, and films. His goal? To share accurate, engaging, and fun stories that keep fans hooked and in the know.
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