movie review LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY Running time: 133 minutes. Rated R (gore, brief drug use, language, strong violent content). In theaters. I never thought I’d miss the Scorpion King. But as gallons of oily vomit spewed and bloody skin got gruesomely peeled off a girl’s leg in “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” The Rock’s rocky … Read more
Wails from The Crypt? Scientists have revealed the possible cause of death for a legendary mummy whose face is frozen in a permanent “scream.” Dubbed the “Screaming Woman” due to her Edvard Munch-evoking look of perpetual horror, the crypt-ic cadaver was first unearthed in 1935 near Luxor, Egypt. “The mummy’s screaming facial expression in this … Read more
Peruvian police took a man into custody over the weekend who was carrying around a mummy up to 800 years old in a food delivery bag, according to the country’s Ministry of Culture. The man, identified as 26-year-old Julio Cesar Bermejo, named the mummy “Juanita” and referred to the ancient remains as his “spiritual girlfriend,” according to Agence … Read more
Having just won for best lead actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday, Oscar hopeful Brendan Fraser may be living his best life right now. But the 54-year-old star of “The Whale” almost didn’t survive filming his 1999 hit “The Mummy.” In fact, on Tuesday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Fraser revealed that … Read more
After eluding scientists for almost 300 years, the mystery of Japan’s mummified “mermaid” was solved — and it turns out it’s man-made. Researchers concluded that the creature, worshiped by locals and housed in Enjuin temple in the city of Asakuchi for 40 years, is made of paper, cloth, cotton, and fish parts, The Sun reported. The 12-inch-long … Read more
Brendan Fraser is ready for another hefty paycheck. The actor said he’s very much open to the idea of a reboot of “The Mummy” after he helmed the role of adventurer Rick O’Connell in three of the films from 1999 to 2008. “Gosh, I don’t know any juicy details about it, but it’s kinda been … Read more
Brendan Fraser is back in the movie business and is “open” to revisiting the role that made him a star. The now 53-year-old actor gained popularity in 1999’s “The Mummy” and its two sequels in 2001 and 2008. Even all these years later, the former “Tarzan” star said he would take a chance on a … Read more