The Mummy trailer: Franchise reboot with Tom Cruise decidedly darker than predecessors

The teaser of The Mummy, which released last week, scared everyone out of their wits. The full theatrical trailer has been released now and it has only added to the goosebumps. [caption id=“attachment_3140464” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis in a still from The Mummy[/caption] The trailer builds up on the teaser and traces the journey of the mummy from the fissure to resurrection and consequent destruction of the city. As Tom Cruise’s character Nick Morton and his team are transporting the mummy via air, presumably for archaeological research, a perturbed expression is seen on the face of  Morton as if he has foreseen the tragedy that lurks around them. Suddenly, the birds, which had been hovering around the mummy’s casket while it was being lifted from the fissure, attack the plane carrying the casket. They just launch themselves through the cockpit causing the plane to crash. Morton manages to save his love interest Jenny Halsey (played by Annabelle Wallis) by opening her parachute and pushing her off the aircraft. The plane goes on to crash and Morton is presumed dead. However, just like The Mummy, Morton also rises from the dead inside the mortuary. In the next shot, he is seen telling Halsey that he saw the mummy, known as Ahmanet (played by Sofia Boutella), getting resurrected. “I saw her…she is real,” Morton says, his fear palpable. The trailer proceeds to Ahmanet gaining power and causing havoc in the city as Morton and Hasley run away from her. No brownie points for guessing that the two will have to confront the evil force at some point of time. How thrilling would that be! The Mummy is an adventure action thriller and is a reboot of The Mummy trilogy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz as Richard and Evie respectively. It is directed by Alex Kurtzman and the horror film is slated to release on 9 June, 2017.