‘Kingsman’ Scene-Stealer Sofia Boutella Is ‘The Mummy’
It’s a tired habit to describe any reboot as “not your father’s [insert name of property here].” But we can definitively say thatAlex Kurtzman’s upcomingThe Mummywill not be your father’sThe Mummy. How do we know? Well, for starters, she’ll be a woman.
The really great part, though, iswhichwoman she’ll be.Sofia Boutella, the scene-stealing henchwoman from this spring’sKingsman: The Secret Service, is in talks to take the title role inThe MummyoppositeTom Cruise. More onThe MummySofia Boutella casting after the jump.
THRbroke the Mummy Sofia Boutella news.TheWrapadds that while she has an offer, negotiations with studio Universal are still in the early stages. Some reports suggested Cruisewill play a Navy SEAL, but Kurtzman hasinsisted otherwise. In any case, we do know it’ll take place in the modern day. Other details onThe Mummyscript, byJon Spaihts, are still wrapped up in bandages.
Word thatThe Mummywas considering a female lead first got around last fall. Kurtzman and Spaihts reportedly came up with two versions of theMummystory — one featuring a male Mummy and the other featuring a female Mummy. The plan was to meet with both male and female actors for the part, and make a decision after that. Boutella followsBoris Karloff, who played the Mummy in the 1932 movie, andArnold Vosloo, who played him in the 1999 remake and its sequel.
Universal envisions the newThe Mummyas the start of its own Marvel-style Universal Monsters shared universe (sorry,Dracula Untold), and has already locked in aMarch 24, 2017release date. Next up will beThe Wolf Man, set forMarch 30, 2018. Reimaginings of Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, the Invisible Man, Dracula, and Van Helsing are also in the works.
Although Boutella had appeared in a few things beforeKingsman: The Secret Service, her mesmerizing turn as the blade-legged Gazelle kicked her career up to the next level. She quickly booked a role as an alien inStar Trek Beyond, due out next year. She also recently joined Charlize Theron and James McAvoy in the Cold War thrillerThe Coldest City, from John Wick co-director David Leitch.
Revisit Boutella in her breakout role below:
Or for an even more concentrated dose of Boutella awesomeness, check out her Nike ad:
