'The Mummy' reboot cast, news, trailer & update: Tom Cruise to replace Brendan Fraser?

Will Tom Cruise replace Brendan Fraser as the newest mummy hunter for "The Mummy" reboot? The short answer is yes and no.

While there is a "Mummy" remake, it will not be in the same vein as the late '90s movie which starred Brendan Fraser where the creatures are majorly mummies. The movie might feature a female mummy and will be a "shared universe of monster movies based on the studio's classic creatures, such as the Wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, and Dracula," according to Entertainment Weekly.

According to Variety, the reboot will herald a series of "monster movies" and the characters are expected to show up in other films before they come together in unison ala-"Avengers" style.

International Business Times reports that the best-known movies were the late '90s trilogy starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Universal has previously released six movies from 1932 to 1955 about the mummy mythology.

An unofficial plot was written on the movie's IMDB page:

"The story follows Navy Seal Tyler Colt and his mission in the Iraqi desert to find a group of terrorists hiding out in a bunker," the page said. "To his and his team's surprise, the terrorists within the bunker turn out be nothing more than some grave robbers who have all magically died. Upon entering the bunker, Tyler and his team also succumb to some mystical forces out of their control.

"Mayhem erupts as all the Navy Seal members start turning on one another and are captivated by the forces within the tomb. Tyler is the only one to make it all the way deep within the tomb alive to find a black iron sarcophagus. It's marked with Egyptian symbols like the Ankh and Eye of Horus."

Here Tyler is entreated by the forces to open the sarcophagus and release what is inside. But after placing his hand on the sarcophagus, he is immediately stabbed in the palm with a star shaped symbol. From then on Tyler's mind is cursed with visions of Ashirtniple King of Assyria... The Mummy."

The reboot from Universal Pictures will be directed by Alex Kurtzman with the script by Jon Spaihts and produced by Chris Morgan and Sean Daniel. Details for the plot of the reboot are still kept tightly under wraps but it is known to be set in the modern era.

"The Mummy" reboot will begin shooting in Feb. next year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it will be released in theaters on March 24, 2017.