Cruise will play the film’s hero, Tyler Holt, opposite Sofia Boutella as a female version of the bandage wrapped horror.
Universal has been trying to get a shared universe of their famous movie monsters off the ground for some time.
It probably also means we’ll be seeing more of Cruise.
After an apparent false start with Dracula Untold, the studio is now hoping that the star power of Tom Cruise will be the thing that launches the franchise with The Mummy.