The Mummy — How to Fumble a Cinematic Universe | Anatomy of a Failure

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Get Manta Sleep for the summer to fall asleep nicely without The Mummy, 10% off with code FILMENTO: https://tinyurl.com/2xphcvym 2017's the Mummy brought in Tom Cruise to launch a cinematic universe monsters: The Dark Universe. They had multiple movies with big name actors set up, and then it all suddenly vanished. The Dark Universe suddenly went dark, all thanks to The Mummy. So today, let's look at the movie through the angle of a cinematic universe. How did it fail so badly that the universe it was meant to launch was immediately ruined? For the studios thinking about making video game shared movie universes, here's what to avoid. Book, Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW1TN97D?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420 Book, PDF: email me at saltyfilmento(a)gmail.com Support: https://patreon.com/filmento Follow: https://twitter.com/filmento Filmento en Español: https://www.youtube.com/@filmentoenespanol #themummy #anatomyofafailure #tomcruise - The Mummy (2017) 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. Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.