With a reported production budget of $125 million and A-lister Tom Cruise in the lead, The Mummy was clearly expected by Universal to be a big summer blockbuster in the U.S., but that definitely hasn’t turned out to be the case.
Tom Cruise reportedly took complete control over the production of Universal’s poorly received reboot of The Mummy.
On the other hand, Cruise reportedly altered the original story of The Mummy considerably, beefing up his own role and downplaying that of the titular creature.
“This is very much a film of two halves: before Tom and after Tom.