Universal Rebooting “Van Helsing” And “The Mummy” With Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci

Is the world ready for more movie monster mayhem?

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Writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek, Transformers, Amazing Spider-Man 2) have officially signed on with Universal Pictures to write and produce a Mummy revival, along with a reboot of the Van Helsing franchise with Tom Cruise attached to star in it.

2004’s Van Helsing was directed by Stephen Sommers and starred Hugh Jackman, and was seen as a critical and commercial disappointment. And The Mummy series has been pretty much irrelevant for the better part of a decade. It will be interesting to see how Universal will reinvent both franchises and present them in a way that audiences actually want to see.

Check out Universal’s full press release below:

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[via Coming Soon]

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