Alex Kurtzman to Direct The Mummy Reboot

Posted by on July 31st, 2014   Filed under: Action, Horror, Remakes
Source: THR

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Be very afraid, people, the nightmare is slowly coming true… Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are taking over Hollywood. The screenwriting duo behind such films as Transformers, Star Trek, Cowboys & Aliens and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have been building up clout over the past few years, taking on bigger roles behind the scenes as producers on a lot of major blockbuster franchises. Now they are going their separate ways and individually stepping up to become directors as well. We already knew that Roberto Orci had lobbied hard and eventually landed the directing job for Star Trek 3 and Alex Kurtzman was lined up to eventually direct a Venom movie for Sony. Now it looks like Kurtzman will also be taking over the reins on Universal’s reboot of The Mummy as well.

According to THR, Alex Kurtzman is in final negotiations to direct The Mummy for Universal Pictures. It was recently announced that he would be overseeing a whole series of interconnected Universal Monsters movies with Chris Morgan, but they were still in search of a director for The Mummy. Now he has stepped up to do the job himself. Universal’s co-president of production Jeff Kirschenbaum had this to say:

“Over the course of developing The Mummy, Alex has demonstrated such clarity and passion about this character and mythology… He knows why The Mummy has fascinated us for so long and how to bring that into an inventive, incredible new adventure. It became obvious that he is the perfect choice to be not only one of the narrative engineers of this new vision but its director as well.”

Unlike Roberto Orci, Kurtzman does already have a bit of directing experience under his belt, having helmed the family drama People Like Us starring Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks (not to mention an episode of Fringe). Still, he doesn’t seem quite as well-suited as the director that was previously attached to the project, Andres Muschietti (Mama). It’s possible that he will blow us all away with his vision, but at the moment I’m not particularly hopeful. Do you think Alex Kurtzman can deliver an inspired remake of The Mummy?



  • Kykl

    I’m beginning to reach Halfyard-ian levels of hate for these two, I don’t care about the Mummy, but I couldn’t think of a worst person to helm the next Star Trek.

  • Lisa

    Hahahha, as if Star Trek 2 wasn’t disappinting enough, compared to the very entertaining first film. The third film in this trilogy will be a fucking a travesty — and that’s an understatement.

  • Owozifa

    And lo there was heard a bone-chilling cry, as if all the souls in hell were afire.

  • ECONOMYpolitica

    Thought Star Trek 2 was better than the first film in every way once I watched it on Netflix after walking out of the theater when they were talking about the USS Rodenberry. All Star Trek sucks balls.