But this year, the universe is getting off to a bit of an unexpected start with The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise.
Directed by Alex Kurtzman, the idea of bringing The Mummy to life on the big screen again isn’t all that strange or unique, as much as the way the film’s doing it is.
The result was just a couple brief shots of Boutella’s Mummy near the end, which were met with both positive and negative reactions from fans and casual moviegoers alike.
While Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are busy establishing their own monster movie universe for themselves, with a Kong vs Godzilla crossover in the works right now, Universal is busy establishing a similar cinematic universe for itself at the same time.