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Sofia Boutella’s ‘Mummy’ Monster Is a Woman Leader Scorned

CinemaCon 2017: Tom Cruise’s latest nemesis said her character was a princess promised the title of pharaoh

| March 29, 2017 @ 10:18 AM
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“The Mummy” may be based on Universal’s classic movie monster IP, but Sofia Boutella’s take on the character has a feminist bent.

“She’s princess who has been promised to become Pharaoh,” Boutella said of the incident that inspires her rage in the Tom Cruise film, during a Q&A at CinemaCon 2017.

“Playing a monster was really interesting to me, but also the fact that the mummy was a woman. Whenever something happens, there’s always a monster within us,” Boutella said.

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Jon Spaihts wrote the screenplay “The Mummy,” with Alex Kurtzman directing and producing alongside Chris Morgan and Sean Daniel. This is the first in a planned series of films based on the studio’s storied vault of monsters which includes Dracula, the Werewolf, the Invisible Man and the Bride of Frankenstein.

There was a previous modern-day “Mummy” franchise which starred Brendan Frasier:  1999’s “The Mummy,” 2001’s “The Mummy Returns” and 2008’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.” The films have grossed more than $1.25 billion worldwide.

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