Biography Flash: The Mummy Rises Again - Movies, Streaming, and Brendan Fraser Rumors

The Mummy Biography Flash a weekly Biography. All right folks, gather ‘round, dust off your bandages, and please, for the love of ancient gods, keep your curses to yourself. It’s Marcus Ellery here, your not-so-eternally-youthful host, with “The Mummy Biography Flash.” I’m tracking every big hyperbolic tremor and sandstorm swirling around The Mummy — and yes, I mean the one with the dramatic eyeliner and never-ending grudge against archaeologists. Remember: this is a *fictional* character, so if you’re here for actual ancient Egyptian news, maybe ask a historian who doesn’t have sand in his coffee mug. So, in the last couple days, The Mummy has staged one heck of a comeback. Universal has confirmed a brand new The Mummy movie is officially in the works. This is pretty seismic — first entry for the franchise since Tom Cruise did his best impression of “Indiana Jones meets existential meltdown” back in 2017. They’ve churned out 15 mainline movies at this point, all basically proof that if you dig around in pyramids long enough, you’ll eventually need a therapist and a monster hunter. This new movie might finally do what the past reboots tried and failed: scare up some fresh excitement and maybe, just maybe, avoid universal embarrassment. If not, I’ve got popcorn ready nonetheless — for the drama, not the horror[IMDB, The Direct]. Turning over to streaming, “The Mummy” (2017) is suddenly a hot item, blowing up the HBO Max charts after spending years wrapped in critical ignominy. It’s currently sitting pretty as a Top 10 movie in the US. Either people are hungry for classic monsters, or Tom Cruise’s eyeliner phase is due for a renaissance. The curious case of failed franchises finding a home on streaming — exhibit A[Slash Film, ScreenRant]. Now, on the pop culture beat: Disney+ Australia and New Zealand just dropped a whole Mummy bundle for November. You want some nostalgic scares? You’ve got “The Mummy,” “The Mummy Returns,” and “Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” plus the aforementioned 2017 reboot. Clearly, someone at Disney thinks family-friendly streaming is best enjoyed with a healthy dose of reanimated corpses. Eat your heart out, Halloweentown[WhatsOnDisneyPlus]. Social media, meanwhile, has been foaming at the mouth with concept trailers. The “Mummy 2: The Rebirth” fan-made trailer has fans hyped for a what-if future where Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lawrence team up against unspeakable desert terror. I’d tell you it’s a fake trailer, and you’d say, “But it looks better than half of what Hollywood is shoveling out.” Touché, internet. You win this round[YouTube, Diretriz Filmes]. In TV land, CBS aired their “Ghosts” Halloween episode, featuring an Egyptian mummy causing havoc at Woodstone Manor. Apparently, mummy drama is now as vital to Halloween as candy corn and regrettable costumes[IMDB]. And in the biographical hot-takes circuit? There’s even chatter about Universal maybe reviving The Mummy with Brendan Fraser (raise your hand if you miss Ri This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.