Len Wiseman confirmed as "The Mummy” reboot helmerOctober 8, 2012 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Len Wiseman is set to direct Universal's upcoming reboot of The Mummy, Digital Spy said. The Total Recall director will helm the new film for a summer 2014 release. The script will be written by Prometheus screenwriter Jon Spaihts, and produced by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek). Wiseman discussed his new take on the character with Deadline: "When I first heard Universal was relaunching this, that is the image that popped into my head, the period tale, the old monster, but when Bob and Alex pitched it, there was a great new take and approach, and a very different mummy as well." He added: "It's a darker twist on the material, a scarier version. One of the things that interested me with this mummy is, he's still in essence a man. "They haven't turned his brain into a monster brain. He still has a personality and is very cunning and calculating. He's a true character in any form, and in creature form, even if he is that staggering creature, it becomes more important that he's a thinking, calculating person." Producer Kurtzman also claimed that the new film will blend action and horror with more grounded elements: "A lot of recent movies have proven audiences are hungry for more than they used to be. You can still have a family movie, an action movie that's more grounded than these used to be. "Without saying too much, we've drawn a lot of inspiration from Michael Crichton's books, and how he grounded fantastical tales in modern-day science." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |