The Mummy itself is more than a simple reboot of The Mummy film franchise that has been around since the 1930s; it’s the launching point for a potential shared universe of Universal Monster movies, with Kurtzman serving as its co-architect alongside Chris Morgan (the longtime writer/producer of the Fast & Furious series).
Additional images from The Mummy highlighting stars Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella have emerged, along with fresh insight on the movie from director Alex Kurtzman.
They say something about who we are.”
Much like the MCU and DCEU examine the psychological and emotional mindsets of comic book superheroes, Kurtzman indicated to USA Today that Universal’s shared monster universe will illustrate “The deep humanity I felt like these monsters were actually reflecting [since I was a kid.]