The new trailer for The Mummy is going all-in on this Universal Monsters cinematic universe idea.
Tom Cruise headlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization: The Mummy.
So the official and actual start of this new iteration of the Universal Monsters begins with The Mummy, featuring Tom Cruise as a cursed hero doing battle with a new she-mummy (played by Kingsman’s Sofia Boutella).
Then again, Marvel started their whole shebang with Iron Man, who was always more of a B+ player in the world of comics until his movies became huge.