It feels like it has been forever since The Mummy was released. The movie was a big deal because it was a remake of Brendan Fraser's beloved films that many of us grew up with, and also because it was the beginning of a Dark Universe featuring other Universal monsters in the modern day. The Dark Universe would live on as a meme and Universal would remake most of their monster movies as stand-alone films.
Several of the people involved in the film have gone on to do more interesting work, such as Jake Johnson becoming Spider-Man, and so there hasn't been much talk about their feelings on the film. With The Mummy turning five years old this June, director Alex Kurtzman decided to discuss his thoughts on the film on an episode of the Bingeworthy. It was the biggest failure of my life, both personally and professionally. There are a lot of things I regret about it.
The Mummy was the second film directed by Kurtzman. He has been in the film business for decades and has worked on a lot of divisive genre work. He admitted that he suffered from too many cooks in the kitchen.
Since making that movie, Kurtzman has considered the movie a learning experience, one that helped him become a better director. He is an executive producer on the new sci-fi series, and he is also a key creative in Star Trek.
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