The newly remodeled Universal Monsters franchise grows every day. To the news that confirmed Tom Cruise as the next protagonist of «The Mummy«, And Johnny Depp giving a face (in invisibility) to« The Invisible Man », another one joins. Russell Crowe could be on the next Egyptian mission for "The Mummy."
In addition, The Hollywood Reporter states that Crowe could also play dr jekyll and his violent Mr hyde.
It seems that Universal is exploring different monsters from classical literature, and integrating them into your franchise. However, not all news is good, especially for Spanish moviegoers. It seems that also Javier Bardem y Tom Hardy They were in conversations with the producer for the same character that in the end, if the contacts that are being carried out are made, Crowe will interpret.
In fact it is likely that Crowe's signing to play a character "in the style of Dr. Jekyll" is not just for this new installment of "The Mummy", although at the moment the importance of his character is not at all clear, both in this Egyptian adventure film, and in other possible later films ..
Russell Crowe has stated on more than one occasion nor have a special interest in large franchisesBut the construction of the terrifying cinematic universe that Universal is generating, as well as the opportunity to work with other big-name actors, could be too tempting for him.
The new film "The Mummy" will be directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson and Sofía Boutella, who will give her image to the main monster. The film has just started filming, and its release is scheduled for June 17, 2017.
Be that as it may, the truth is that the inclusion of Crowe in the film is only in the negotiation phase, as there have also been with other actors, such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eddie Redmayne or Javier Bardem.