The Mummy (2017)

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Name: The Mummy
Abbreviation(s):
Creator: Jon Spaihts, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet
Date(s): May 22, 2017 (State Theatre)
June 9, 2017 (United States)
Medium: Film
Country of Origin: USA
External Links: at IMDb
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The Mummy is a American action-adventure film reboot part of the The Mummy franchise started in 1932 by Universal Pictures. The film follows a U.S. Army Sergeant Nick Morton (Tom Cruise), a soldier of fortune who accidentally unearths the ancient tomb of entrapped Egyptian princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella).

Initially intended to kickstart the Dark Universe, an attempt to create a modern cinematic universe based on the classic Universal Monsters film series, the film's poor box office performance led to the discontinuation and cancellation of the Dark Universe due the film's negative reception.

Fandom

The film's fandom is extremely small, in part because many fans expected a story following the O'Connell descendants of the The Mummy trilogy by Sommers, or a plot with similar context, but after the initial failure of the sequel Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and the negative reviews of this reboot, as well as its failure at the box office led to it being cited as a crossover part of the 1999-2008 trilogy or other films starring Cruise.

pros:
  • sofia boutella
  • sofia boutella’s naked booty
  • princess ahmanet slapping the shit outta tom cruise’s dumbass character

cons:

  • where my O’Connells at????
  • Seth in nick morton’s body…i mean he deserves waaaaay better (Idris Elba)
  • at the end of the movie Ahmanet’s beach body looks like Tom Riddle post-horcruxe making King Cross station limbo bench era and that’s hella sad

— the Mummy review by kreare[1]

Shipping

The most recurrent pairings about this film are between Nick and some other character like Nick Morton/Princess Ahmanet, Jennifer Halsey/Nick Morton and Chris Vail/Nick Morton. There are also works between Jennifer Halsey/Princesa Ahmanet, and entering the middle crossover pairing with 1999's The Mummy for the ship Anck-Su-Namun/Princesa Ahmanet. But since 2021 the new most popular pairing is a Adjacent Ship between Malik and the character Guido Caselli from Tutti i santi giorni, another form of Joe/Nicky from The Old Guard with 25 works at AO3 (see The Great Kenzarelli Multiverse).

Example Fanworks

Fanfiction

  • 埃唷威呀 - Incredible by mgru, 如此這般只是我不會取名而已。- It's just that I won't name it (08 Jun 2017)
  • Thinking of You by TJB084117, His heart longed to be human again and be reunited with her. She thought about him and hope to break the curse haunting her beloved. My intake on what happens in the aftermath. (25 Jun 2017)
  • Giving In by KaramelHaven, What if Ahmanet's hold on Nick was stronger than anyone realized and just needed a moment uninterrupted to take hold? When Nick goes to seek out the plane crash, without Jenny tagging along, he falls under Ahmanet's thrall more than ever. With Nick utterly devoted to Ahmanet and seeking to please her any way he can, what would the fate of the world come to? (07 Jul 2017)
  • And Back by seenonlyfromadistance, First thing, Nick brings Vail back from the dead. And then they have to deal with what comes next, the monsters and messes and what it means to have an ancient god strapped to your soul. (21 Jul 2017)
  • Dreaming of You by TheRealJLRules, Princess Ahmanet is on the road to redemption, but the spirit she called on all those centuries ago will not leave her. However, a deeply disturbing vision leads to a revelation by the one she loves, serving only to strengthen her resolve... (02 Aug 2017)
  • i'll follow you deep sea, baby by orphan account, Ahmanet opens her eyes under a heavy blue sky. (20 May 2017)

Fanart

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References

  1. ^ "the mummy review by kreare". 2021-08-27. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27.