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The Mummy (franchise)
''The Mummy'' is a media franchise based on films by Universal Pictures about a mummified ancient Egyptian priest who is accidentally resurrected, bringing with him a powerful curse, and the ensuing efforts of heroic archaeologists to stop him. The franchise was created by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer. Original series (1932–1944) The original series of films consisted of five installments, which starred iconic horror actors such as Boris Karloff (only in the original one, as Imhotep); and both Tom Tyler and Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis. The series of films is part of the larger Universal Classic Monsters series. ''The Mummy'' (1932) When archaeologists awaken the tomb of the mummy Imhotep, he sets out to find the reincarnation of his long-lost love. ''The Mummy's Hand'' (1940) Steve Banning and his assistant Babe Jenson, who are being watched by spies, decide to fund an expedition. A magician and his beautiful daughter join the expedition, but when they aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Franchise
A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program, or a video game. Bob Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, defined the word ''franchise'' as "something that creates value across multiple businesses and across multiple territories over a long period of time." Transmedia franchise A media franchise often consists of cross-marketing across more than one medium. For the owners, the goal of increasing profit through diversity can extend the commercial profitability of the franchise and create strong feelings of identity and ownership in its consumers. Those large groups of dedicated consumers create the franchise's fandom, which is the community of fans that indulge in many of its media and are committed to interacting with and keeping up with other consumers. Large franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mummy's Ghost
''The Mummy's Ghost'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg for Universal. It is the second of three sequels to '' The Mummy's Hand'' (1940), following '' The Mummy's Tomb'' (1942) and preceding '' The Mummy's Curse'' (1944). Lon Chaney Jr. again takes on the role of Kharis the mummy. Plot Andoheb, the aging High Priest of Arkam, has summoned Yousef Bey to the Temple of Arkam to pass on the duties of High Priest. Meanwhile, in Mapleton, Massachusetts, Professor Matthew Norman, who had examined one of Kharis' missing bandage pieces during the mummy's last spree through Mapleton, also explains the legends of the Priests of Arkam and Kharis to his history class, who are less than believing. After the lecture ends, one of the students, Tom Hervey, meets up with his girlfriend Amina Mansori, a beautiful woman of Egyptian descent. However, a strange, clouded feeling in her mind occurs whenever the subject of Egypt is mentioned. Back in Egypt, Andoheb informs Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Vosloo
Arnold Vosloo (born 16 June 1962) is a South African and American actor. He began his career as a stage actor and starring in South African films like '' Boetie Gaan Border Toe'' (1984). After emigrating to the United States in the late 1980s, he became known for playing villainous roles, most notably as Imhotep in '' The Mummy'' (1999) and '' The Mummy Returns'' (2001). Vosloo is also known for his roles in '' Hard Target'' (1993), '' Agent Cody Banks'' (2003), ''Blood Diamond'' (2006), '' Silverton Siege'' (2022), and as Zartan in '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009) and '' G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' (2013). He played terrorist Habib Marwan in the fourth season of '' 24'' (2005), Amit Hadar on ''NCIS'' (2009–10), Robin van Rees on ''Cape Town'' (2016) and Rudy Tafero on ''Bosch'' (2017). Early life An Afrikaner of Dutch and German ancestry, Vosloo was born into a Pretoria acting family, his parents having been stage actors. His father ran a drive-in theater in Alberton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hannah (actor)
John Hannah (born 23 April 1962) is a Scottish actor and voiceover artist. He came to prominence in ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Matthew. His other film appearances include ''Sliding Doors'' (1998), '' The Hurricane'' (1999), and ''The Mummy'' trilogy (1999–2008). His television roles include: Dr Iain McCallum in '' McCallum'' (1995–1998); D.I. John Rebus in ''Rebus'' (2000–2001); Jack Roper in '' New Street Law'' (2006–2007); Jake Osbourne in '' Cold Blood'' (2007–2008), Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in ''Spartacus'' (2010–2011), Jack Cloth in '' A Touch of Cloth'' (2012–2014), Jason's father (Aeson) in the BBC series ''Atlantis'' (2013–2015), Dr Holden Radcliffe in '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2016–2017), Colin in '' Overboard'' (2018), and Archie Wilson in the BBC series '' Trust Me''. Early life and education Hannah was born in East Kilbride in Lanarkshire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz (; born 7 March 1970) is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Rachel Weisz, several awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Weisz began acting in stage and television productions in the early 1990s, and made her film debut in ''Death Machine'' (1994). She won a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for her role in the 1994 revival of Noël Coward's play ''Design for Living'', and went on to appear in the 1999 Donmar Warehouse production of Tennessee Williams' drama ''Suddenly Last Summer''. Her film breakthrough came with her starring role as List of The Mummy characters#Evelyn Carnahan, Evelyn Carnahan in the Hollywood action films ''The Mummy (1999 film), The Mummy'' (1999) and ''The Mummy Returns'' (2001). Weisz went on to star in several films of the 2000s, including ''Enemy at the Gates'' (2001), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Fraser
Brendan James Fraser ( ; born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. List of awards and nominations received by Brendan Fraser, His accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy ''Encino Man'' and the drama ''School Ties''. He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies ''With Honors (film), With Honors'' (1994) and George of the Jungle (film), ''George of the Jungle'' (1997) and emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy (franchise)#Stephen Sommers series (1999-2018), ''The Mummy'' trilogy (1999–2008). He took on dramatic roles in ''Gods and Monsters (film), Gods and Monsters'' (1998), ''The Quiet American (2002 film), The Quiet American'' (2002), and ''Crash (2004 film), Crash'' (2004), and further fantasy roles in ''Bedazzled (2000 film), Bedazzled'' (2000) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Millar
Miles Millar ( ; born 1967) is an Australian-British screenwriter, showrunner, producer, creator, developer, and director. He is best known as the creator of Netflix's 2022 live-action comedy horror series ''Wednesday,'' the Tim Burton helmed '' Addams Family'' spin-off. It holds the record as the most-watched English language series in the history of Netflix. Alongside his longtime writing/producing partner Alfred Gough, Millar also created, produced, wrote, and developed other television programs like The WB/The CW's action-adventure Superman-prequel television hit series ''Smallville'', AMC's 2015 wuxia-influenced dystopian television series '' Into the Badlands'' and MTV's 2016 epic fantasy drama television series ''The Shannara Chronicles'' (based on '' The Sword of Shannara Trilogy'' book trilogy by Terry Brooks). He also co-wrote other feature films like Tom Dey's ''Shanghai Noon'' and its sequel ''Shanghai Knights'', Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man 2'' and Rob Cohen's blockbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Gough
Alfred Gough ( ; born August 22, 1967) is an American screenwriter, producer, writer, director, showrunner and creator. He is the developer of The WB/The CW's Superman-prequel television series ''Smallville (TV series), Smallville''. Alongside longtime writing/producing partner Miles Millar, Gough co-created other television programs like AMC (TV channel), AMC's 2015 wuxia-influenced dystopian television series ''Into the Badlands (TV series), Into the Badlands'', MTV's 2016 epic fantasy television series ''The Shannara Chronicles'' (based on ''The Sword of Shannara Trilogy'' book trilogy by Terry Brooks) and Netflix's ''Wednesday (TV series), Wednesday'', the Tim Burton-helmed ''Addams Family'' spin-off. Among his feature film credits he wrote or produced are ''Shanghai Noon'' and its sequel ''Shanghai Knights'', ''Spider-Man 2'', ''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'', ''Herbie: Fully Loaded'', ''Hannah Montana: The Movie'' and Burton's ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jacks
James "Jim" Jacks (December 29, 1947 – January 20, 2014) was an American film producer of several blockbuster films, and was also known for cultivating visionary independent film auteurs, having produced the first Hollywood films of Richard Linklater, Joel and Ethan Coen (the Coen Brothers), and Kevin Smith. Born December 29, 1947, Jacks grew up in a military family. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and from Cornell University with an MBA. He was working as a Wall Street financial analyst when he decided to be a screenwriter. Unsuccessful, he became head of production at Circle Films in the early- to mid-1980s and then senior vice-president of production at Universal Studios from the late-1980s into the early-1990s. In 1992, he became an independent producer with Alphaville Films, which he co-founded with Sean Daniel. He left Alphaville Films in 2004. The shrimp parmigiana at the Los Angeles restaurant Dan Tana's is named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Daniel
Sean Peter Daniel (born August 15, 1951) filmreference.com, January 21, 2014 is an American film producer and movie executive. Life and career Born to a family, Daniel attended Manhattan's , graduating in 1969. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film from the in 1973. In 1976, he joined Universal Pictures as a film producti ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Cohen
Robert Alan Cohen (born March 12, 1949) is an American director and producer of film and television. Beginning his career as an executive producer at 20th Century Fox, Cohen produced and developed numerous high-profile film and television programs, including ''Dragonheart'', ''The Wiz, The Witches of Eastwick'' and ''Light of Day'' until he began focusing on full-time directing in the 1990s. He directed the action films '' The Fast and the Furious'' and '' XXX''. Early life and career Robert Alan Cohen was born in New York, son of Irwin and Beatrice Franz Cohen. In 1967 he graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, New York, where he was president of the Punchinello drama club, member of the JV golf team, editor of the Colonnade literary magazine and a member of the National Honor Society. He attended Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude in the class of 1971, after transferring from Amherst College after two years concentrating in a cross major between anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Sommers
Stephen Sommers (born March 20, 1962) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for big-budget action films, such as ''The Mummy (1999 film), The Mummy'' (1999), its sequel, ''The Mummy Returns'' (2001), ''Van Helsing (film), Van Helsing'' (2004), and ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009). He also directed ''The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film), The Adventures of Huck Finn'' (1993), Disney's live action version of ''The Jungle Book (1994 film), Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book'' (1994) and the action horror film ''Deep Rising'' (1998). Early life Stephen Sommers was born in Indianapolis, and grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where he attended Apollo High School (St. Cloud, Minnesota), St. Cloud Apollo High School. He is a graduate of College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, Saint John's University in Collegeville Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, Collegeville, Minnesota, and the University of Seville in Spain. After graduating, he sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
