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| 26th of May 2000 |
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| 22nd of May 2000 |
| "The Mummy 2" will be officially
titled, "The Mummy Returns" and is
expected to release in November of 2001 ahead of the first LOTR's film.
The ealry announcement of the release date gives a lot of studios the time
to try and find something they can beat the film with. (CSO) (HFA
NEWS) |
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| 4th of May 2000 |
| John Hannah recently appeared on an british morning show and was sporting
an Errol Flynn type moustache and a sense of humour. He described his character
in Mummy 2 as "Shaggy in Scooby Doo.".
(DH) (HFA NEWS) |
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| 6th of April 2000 |
| According to POPCORN and CSO Oded Fehr is very happy with The
Mummy 2 script : , "The script is fantastic. Steve Sommers,
who wrote and directed the first one, has come up with an absolutely brilliant
story. What I was afraid of was that the sequel was going to be a little
bit of a lame story, because it's difficult… How are you going to bring
the Mummy back and all the rest of that, but it's not. It's really a very
intricate story. It's great. It's very interesting. There's a few new characters
in this one, one of 'em a little kid." Shooting begins in May,
if you want to hear the above quote click HERE.
(CSO) (HFA NEWS) |
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| March 20, 2000 |
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| March 14th 2000 |
"The Mummy 2". A scoop on set construction
popped up on Darkhorizons.
"Construction is starting on the sets at Pinewood. There's an underground
labyrinth of store rooms corridors at the British Museum, which will be
full of artifacts and a handy sabre that once belonged to Ghengis Khan -
Ideal for Brendan Fraser to slay a few Mummy brethern with. There's Fraser's
home - Very sub-victorian, full of momentoes - One room is the child's bedroom,
with a collapsable section of wall for a kidnap sequence where Fraser and
Weisz's child is targetted as a potential sacrifice. There's a resurrection
sarcophagus, where Arnold Voosloo will be brought back from the dead yet
again, and there's the Lair Of the Princess - Where Imhotep's former squeeze
holds court, deep in the old spice docks on the north of the River Thames.
A roof top is due to be built at a later stage with a blue-screen cyclorama,
because it's said that all of the creatures persuing Weisz and Fraser during
this particular moment (trying to save their kid) will all be CGI based.
Auditions are currently reaching their climax to find the said child."
(DH) (HFA NEWS) |
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| 29th of February 2000 |
| Dwayne Johnson has been offered the part of an evil DEMON in "The Mummy 2". He will play a half man/ half
scorpion if he accepts the role. Johnson is better known as THE ROCK. (DH)
(HFA NEWS) |
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| 25th of Feb 2000 |
| WWF wrestler known as THE (turn it side ways and stick up your candy
a$$) ROCK aka Dwayne Johnson is up for a Han Solo like role in THE
MUMMY 2. (UPC) (HFA NEWS) |
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| 21st of Feb 2000 |
| Patricia Velazques has signed back on to play the Mummy's lover Anck-Su-Namum
again in "The Mummy 2". (DH) (HFA NEWS) |
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| 15th of February 2000 |
| Permission has been granted for "The Mummy 2"
to film in and around the British Museaum in central London. Casting calls
have gone out for a lecture hall scene. Where Rachel Weisz character will
be explaining some of the artefacts she has found. Hopefully this will be
another sit back relax and eat a bucket of pop-corn whilst the amazing sound
and visuals pound you type film, just like the last one. Although not as
gothic, thankfully it had style. (DH) (HFA NEWS) |
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| 21st of January 2000 |
| "The Mummy 2" is on its way to becoming
relaity. Brendon Fraser has signed on for 12.5 million dollars, Rachel Weisz
has also resigned, John Hannah is also returning to star in the film as
the comic relief as mentioned a few months back.The film is again written
by Stephen Somers and follows Fraser and Weisz and their 9 year old child
in England. However this doesn't mean that all the filming will be in Londo,
Morocco and Egypt are also on the slate. The original Somers MUMMY has taken
400 million dollars making it the 31st Highest grossing of all time. (CSO)
(HFA NEWS) |
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| 10th of December 99 |
| John Hannah will reprise his role in "The Mummy
2" and will acquire also a pay cheque for 1 million dollars..
So all of Johns friends will no who is good for a loan. I bet when you saw
the Herbie remake with Bruce Campbell you didn't think John would be taking
home huge pay cheques after. (CSO) |
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| 8th of September |
| #15 The Mummy, took 50 thousand, down 43 %,
total takings of 18 million. (Australia) |
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| 1st of September 99 |
Australian Box office.
#11 The Mummy, 83 thousand, total of
17.9 million. |
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| 28th of August 99 |
Stephen Somers on The Mummy 2, "I'm
writing away. Our intention is to try to make it as good, if not better,
than the first one. Not necessarily bigger -- just better. I think The Mummy
worked so well mainly because of its character. The special effects were
fantastic. I've got to come up with a whole new set, not rely on old tricks."
what about a catchy title? "I've been working on it for a couple
months. I'm just calling it Mummy 2 right now. I actually haven't gotten
to (a title yet). I like when people give them to me -- like The Jungle
Book, Huck Finn and The Mummy."
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| 25th of August 99 |
| Australian Box office, #12 "The Mummy"
, 112,252, total taking 17.8 million, down 44%. |
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| 24th of August 99 |
| Will Ardeth Bay be in "The Mummy 2",
actor Oded Fehr who played Ardeth thinks so.. "That scene at the
end [of The Mummy] was not there when we first filmed it. During the filming
in Morocco, Stephen [Sommers, the film’s director]… decided to
change it and add that scene at the end. And I think it was just in case
there might be a Mummy 2." (CSO) |
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| 19th of August 99 |
| #10 The Mummy, 201,356 down 49%, in 102
cinemas, takings in 8 weeks = 17.6 million |
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| 10th of August 99 |
| "The Mummy" came in at #6.
on the Australian Box office 390 thousand. It has taken 17 million so far
in Australia |
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| 30th of July 99 |
| Sommers will be directing "The Mummy 2".
He will start in the Summer of y2k with hopes of release in 2001. Only a
portion of the script will happen in London, with the majority being shot
around the NILE and Egypt and Nubian Deserts. (CSO). |
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| 8th of July 99 |
| Sommers has said of the sequel to "The
Mummy" (Mummy was #1 for the second week in a row in Australia,
it has taken 9.3 million all up with 2.6 last week), "It wouldn’t
be until two or three years – it’s going to take a long time.
They’re big movies and we would want to do it right. If we do a sequel,
it has to be as good or better than the original. The studio is right behind
us. We don’t want to crank out a lame ass sequel. We really want to
do something great and take things to the whole next generation of special
effects." this was in an interview with Eon. (CSO) |
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| 5th of July 99 |
| Incidently, "The Mummy" won
at the box office in Australia during it's second week. Puching Austin powers,
Star Wars and Notting Hill from the top spots. It gained 1st position after
being put in the smaller cinemas at Multiplexes, with piss weak sound, now
tell me that horror is dead again. The First week "The Mummy"
entered at 3th on advanced screening tickets alone. Note: School holidays
in Australia currently. |
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| 23rd of June 99 |
| "The Mummy" will release on
DVD on September 28 in the US with a fist full of bonuses.. Including, deleted
scenes, an alternate musical score, audio commentary from Sommers and Ducsay,
theatrical trailers and a documentary called "Building a Better Mummy".
The DVD rom also contains a whole bunch of stuff on multimedai Egypt and
film stuff.. The VHS also releases in W/S and Pan and Scan. (CSO) |
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| 2nd of June 99 |
| Box office for the weekend in the US reveals that "The
Mummy" still managed to take in a further 12.7 million dollars
and take out 3rd postion. While the newly opening "The
13th Floor" managed to take 4.3 million and 5th position.(CSO) |
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| 26th of May 99 |
| TBS and TNT have purchased first Cable screening rights to "The Mummy" which Universal proudly announced
passed the 100 million dollar mark on the weekend. (IMDB) |
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| 25th of May 99 |
| While a huge Star Wars film opened in the US over the weeked taking
102 million. One film that had kept the #1 position warm for the last couple
of weeks still managed to make 13.1 million dollars.. Congratulations "The Mummy" once again. Holding strong at #2.
(IMDB) |
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| 20th of May 99 |
| More solid talk on "The Mummy 2"
appeared on Cinescape.. The statement was a more of a brief plot outline.
"We see the sequel as The Mummy goes to London. He's shipped to the
British museum and he suddenly wakes up again." this comes from the
co-producer of the film Jim Jacks. (CSO) |
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| 18th of May 99 |
| The Mummy took 25.5 million ovewr the
weekend taking its total gross so far over 2 weeks to 80 million bucks.
Not bad for HORROR film. |
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| 12th of May 1999 |
| As quickly as "The Mummy" made
money.. Well it seems there is already talks about the sequel at Universal..
Fraser will be paid 10 million this time around.. And the setting for the
sequel will not be anywhere near sand.. The talk is LONDON will be the ressurection
point for "The Mummy 2".. This reminds me of "The Legend
of The Mummy" with Louis Gosset Jr... Will it be a reconstruction of
pyramidic sites in London that conjures the zombie.. Time will tell. |
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| 10th of May |
| "The Mummy" has officially opened
with 44.7 million this weekend.. Making it the third biggest opening by
a Universal film (Behind JP and JP2). Yes that is bigger than the openings
this time in previos years according to Darkhorizons.. (Twister took 41
million, Deep Impact 41.1).. HOORAH slasher cinema horror is dead... LONG
LIVE ZOMBIE CINEMA HORROR!! |
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| 9th of May |
"The Mummy" did better than I
would have ever expected.. It is likely to be the 7th biggest opening of
a Motion Picture ever. It has taken 14.97 million on Friday just passed.
The reviews that are coming in a majority positive. It is set to beat "The
Matrix" as the biggest opening of the year (unfortunately the George
Lucas film will most likely beat this again soon). Is this due to the apt
release of "The Mummy" on mothers day?? Or have cinema audiences
turned full circle on ACTION and are looking back for ADVENTURE.. This is
not the same vain of the Karloff Gothic Romance.. But more the Indiana Jones
type tale. (More the style you would mix with Bram Stokers Mummy novel.)
Sorry I can not tell Aussie's when the film releases here.. Because I'm
not sure yet.. Here are a couple more pictures to wet your appetite (From
Darkhorizons).. Also available is "The Mummy" trailer at the Trailer
park.
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| 8th of May 1999 |
| ON another note.. It's mothers day this weekend.. SO if you are in the USA
you can take her along and see the "The Mummy"
as directed by Stephen Sommers (Deep Rising). |
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| 5th of May 1999 |
| "The Mummy" passed through
a bunch of hands before becoming the PG film that it is today. The version
I am referring to is the one Universal will release this week.. It passed
through Clive Barker, who wrote a real gorey version.. Joe Dante had the
gothic romance intertwined with too many scares.. George Romero tried to
patch the Dante idea, but creative differences saw that fall apart.. Even
Wes Craven was approached to direct it but he to passed on the film. But
seven years later it hits the big screen.. Brendon Fraser has confessed
to being DEAD for 18 seconds during the shooting of the film.. His character
was being lynched and hung, something went wrong and the next thing Fraser
remembered was waking up.. He went on to say "I didn't like it, and
it hurt." Don't blame him. |
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| 30th of April 1999 |
| In addition to "The Mummy"
Brendon Fraser will also be narrating a documentary for the Discovery channel
called "Mummies: The Real Story".. The real story? So are we to
believe that the film is lies???? :) |
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