The Mummy
| release date | December 22 1932 |
| studio | Universal Pictures |
| director | Karl Freund |
| writer | Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer |
| starring | Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron |
| tagline | It comes to life! |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
Amazing New Mondo Posters For ‘The Mummy’, ‘The Invisible Man’ And Another New One For ‘Creature From The Black Lagoon’
From October 19th to November 10th, Mondo will be holding a gallery show featuring numerous posters for the classic Universal Monster movies! A few weeks ago they unveiled their take on Creature From The Black Lagoon by artist Laurent Durieux. Now they’ve unveiled an additional Ken Taylor poster for that film. Also announced are two amazing new posters for The Mummy (again by Laurent Durieux) and The Invisible Man (by Francesco Francavilla). READ MORE
[OMFG] Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, Creature From the Black Lagoon & More Restored For Blu-ray!!
For the first time ever, eight of the most iconic cinematic masterpieces of the horror genre are available together on Blu-ray as Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection debuts on October 2, 2012 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Digitally restored from high resolution film elements in perfect high-definition picture and perfect high-definition sound for the first time ever, Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection brings together the very best of Universal’s legendary monsters—imaginative and technically groundbreaking tales of terror that launched a uniquely American movie genre. This definitive collection features eight films on Blu-ray, a collectible 48-page book featuring behind-the-scenes photographs, original posters, correspondence and much more. Each iconic film is accompanied by an array of bonus features that tell the fascinating story of its creation and history, including behind-the-scenes documentaries, filmmaker commentaries, interviews, storyboards, photo galleries, and trailers. Especially appealing for fans are a never-before-seen featurette about the restoration of Dracula and the first ever offering of Creature from the Black Lagoon in its restored Blu-ray 3D version! READ MORE
Universal’s ‘Ouija’ Once Again Points To “Yes”
Super brief news as Universal’s Ouija once again points to “Yes”. READ MORE
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Sony Teases Cee Lo Green’s The Mummy In ‘Hotel Transylvania’
The official Sony Pictures Animation Facebook has shared another behind-the-scenes look at Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania 3D, this time showing pencil work for The Mummy, who will be voiced by the super annoying Cee Lo Green. READ MORE
Kevin Shulman’s ‘Sara’s Cell’ Announced
Have you ever seen acclaimed music video director Kevin Shulman’s bloody 2007 short Eyes Of Samir? If you watch the graphically violent beheading clip inside, you’ll know why I’m excited to relay that shooting will begin in September on its feature-length adaptation. Its been re-titled Sara’s Cell and is slated to psychologically slam the public some time in 2012.
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Watch the Opening Scene from Anchor Bay’s ‘Super Hybrid’
In tradition of such “car from Hell” films as Christine, The Car, and Maximum Overdrive, Super Hybrid has been dubbed “a fun monster movie” (Blueprint Review.) From the producer of Punisher: War Zones and the director of One Missed Call comes the next generation in killer car movies with Super Hybrid, a high-speed thriller pitting man against the ultimate driving massacre machine! Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the parking brake with the August 23rd Blu-ray and DVD release. READ MORE
DVD/Blu-ray Trailer for Evil Car ‘Super Hybrid’
In tradition of such “car from Hell” films as Christine, The Car, and Maximum Overdrive, Super Hybrid has been dubbed “a fun monster movie” (Blueprint Review.) From the producer of Punisher: War Zones and the director of One Missed Call comes the next generation in killer car movies with Super Hybrid, a high-speed thriller pitting man against the ultimate driving massacre machine! Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the parking brake with the August 23rd Blu-ray and DVD release. READ MORE
Bloody Disgusting’s List of ‘Horror Unmakes’!
One of the most infamous remakes of all time is Gus Van Sant’s pointless shot-by-shot interpretation of Psycho, which was released to a horde of “why did they bother?” admonishments and an almost complete lack of interest from the general public. Putting aside the relative merits of the film’s technical aspects, the update is generally regarded as a badly failed experiment and, perhaps even worse, an empty exercise on the part of a filmmaker too wrapped up in his own indulgences. READ MORE
‘Odd Thomas’ Has a (Crazy Hot) Girlfriend
Rising star Addison Timlin (Derailed, “Californication”) is in negotiations to play the female lead opposite Anton Yelchin in Stephen Sommers’ (Van Helsing, The Mummy, Deep Rising) adaptation of Odd Thomas, reports Variety. READ MORE
Film Deal Transpires in Aftermath of ‘Dead Island’ Trailer Hype
Earlier this week we all had our minds blown by the announcement trailer for Dead Island, an open world video game in development by Techland for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The brutal and quite sad trailer flashes reverse footage of a zombie attack revealing the destruction of a family. Easily one of the most buzzed about games of the year, you can watch the footage inside (editor’s note: the footage and characters may not even represent the actual game). READ MORE
Quartet of Slash Films Revealed: Guitarist to Work with Niles and Natali!
With the Sundance Film Festival in full effect, ex-Guns ‘n Roses guitarist Slash has been all over the news with dribbles of announcements regarding his newly launched Slasher Films. Usually an announcement like so would have my giggling at the lunacy of it all, but finding out that Slash is working on adaptation Steve Niles’ awesome “Wake the Dead” made my head spin. We just now got word on all four films in development, and they’re all quite impressive. Details inside. (more…) READ MORE
Top 10 Most Influential Horror Movies You’ve NEVER Even Heard Of (…Let Alone Seen)
One of our favorite things to do here at Bloody Disgusting is let our writers take the ball and run with it. What would be the point in bringing you content if we didn’t enjoy writing it? I’d like to introduce our new contributor, Rebel Phoenix, who is passionate about the “classics”. Today he would like to present to you a new list, “The Top 10 Most Influential Horror Movies You’ve NEVER Even Heard Of (…Let Alone Seen),” all of which were released before Hitchcock’s seminal Psycho. Read on and tell Rebel what you think of his work below! (more…) READ MORE
Finally a New Dean Koontz Adaptation: ‘Odd Thomas’ Speaks to the Dead
Production Weekly reports that Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, Van Helsing, Deep Rising) is eyeing to direct his adaptation of Dean Koontz’s popular “Odd Thomas” book series. Odd Thomas is silently approached by the ghost of a young girl brutally raped and murdered, and through his unique ability to understand the dead, is psychically led to her killer, a former schoolmate named Harlo Landerson. With this opening, we are introduced to Odd’s world. Koontz soon discloses how Odd was named and begins, layer by layer, to show how Odd’s disfunctional upbringing has shaped his life, and as those details are uncovered, his supernatural abilities begin to make more sense. Read more over at Wiki or on the official website. We’ll update you when something official is announced. (more…) READ MORE
CPH:PIX 2010: A Retro Wave for The Future!
In a world were studios are more endowed towards spinning millions from TV, toys and films of the past, it’s bliss to discover that there’s a flipside to the trendy coin of retro. This year’s CPH:PIX Festival had a good selection of independently produced, highly entertaining films that all take their deliberate offset in glorious genres of the past. Bloody-Disgusting’s Michael Panduro was on hand at the festival. (more…) READ MORE
‘The Mummy’ Revived Over at Dimension as Low Budget Fare
While capturing what Paranormal Activity had is like winning the lottery, the lesson it should be delivering is that a studio can make a good movie for a modest budget. Sh*t, with the announcement of J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 this morning, it had me thinking back to the success of Cloverfield, and then shaking my head in dismay. Not a single studio learned a thing from Abrams. It took a $15k indie film to knock some sense into these fools. Anyways, Dimension Films, a studio not known for being smart or frugal, must have received a lobotomy as they’re putting a low budget spin on the resurrection of The Mummy! Read on for the skinny. (more…) READ MORE
Rachel Weisz Fills Uni’s ‘Dream House’ Cast
Morgan Creek’s Dream House isn’t going to be able to contain all these egos. The production company has added Rachel Weisz (The Lovely Bones, The Mummy) to the cast alongside Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale, The Invasion) and Naomi Watts (The Ring, King Kong) in the thriller Universal Pictures will distribute. Jim Sheridan is directing from a David Loucka script. The story centers on a successful publisher (Craig) who quits his Gotham job and relocates his wife (Weisz) and two daughters to a quaint New England town, only to discover that their perfect new home was the murder scene of a mother and her two children. Watts will play a neighbor who was close to the slain family. Lensing began Sunday in Toronto. (more…) READ MORE
00′s Retrospect: Horror Softens Up in 2008
Y2K, 9/11, war and a a horrid recession, a major escape we had this decade was in the form of film, notorious for thriving during National crisis. Leading up to New Year’s Eve where we’ll ring in 2010, Bloody Disgusting will be looking back at the entire decade year by year through the eyes of various staff writers. Check back each day for a profound reflection from Ryan Daley, David Harley, Tex, BC and yours truly. Inside you’ll find David Harley’s personal look back at the year 2008. Please share your memories for each year below, there are so many stories to be told! (more…) READ MORE
Year in Review: Mr. D’s Worst Horror Films of 2008!
What a year, what a year. While everyone else includes DVDs in their best and worst lists, I solely focus on films that hit theaters. While compiling my lists, I couldn’t believe how hard it was to pick ten films that I felt were worth even mentioning as “the best”. While I barely succeeded, the worst list was much easier, which was pretty disappointing from my standpoint. That means this was a lousy year for horror and that the majority of horror films released were bad. Looking forward to 2009, I can’t say I expect anything different next year, but one can only hope… beyond the break you can check out my list of the worst horror films of 2008. Don’t forget you can chime in with your own lists and thoughts below, or write your own reviews in our MoviePit. (more…) READ MORE
Year in Review: The Best & Worst Posters of 2008
The annual Bloody Disgusting Best & Worst list kicks off with my favorite portion, the best and worst posters of 2008! Beyond the break you can chew on some beautiful one sheets, along with ones that will make your eyes melt (Indiana Jones style). Watch this spot for a new top 10 list from our reviewers every day leading up to the New Year. Feel free to post your thoughts below, or at our forum’s Top 10 of 2008 thread. (more…) READ MORE
‘The Strangers’ at Hollywood Horror Nights at Universal
The relentless masked killers from Rogue Pictures’ horror-thriller hit, THE STRANGERS, will make their theme park debut with vivid appearances in “House of Horrors: Meet the Strangers,” one of many terror-filled mazes featured in Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights event, beginning on Friday, October 3. Read on for more info. (more…) READ MORE
Final One Sheet For Universal’s Third ‘Mummy’
This afternoon Universal Pictures provided Bloody-Disgusting with the final poster for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, which arrives in theaters August 1st. In the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Alex O’Connell (Luke Ford) unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin (Jet Li) — a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard (Michelle Yeoh) centuries ago. (more…) READ MORE
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