When the firstMummy trailerdebuted in December, the footage started with an intense scene inside a cargo plane, whereTom CruiseandAnnabelle Wallisare being tossed around inside the aircraft. Today, Universal has debuted an exciting new preview, which takes fans behind-the-scenes of this epic sequence, which was filmed inside an actual zero-gravity airplane. We get to hear fromTom Cruise,Annabelle Wallisand directorAlex Kurtzman, and see footage from this action-packed moment as it all comes together.
This preview, which debuted onUniversal PicturesYouTube, reveals thatTom Cruisehas wanted to do a zero-gravity sequence in one of his movies for quite some time, and it finally came together onThe Mummy. The actor, who is one of the few A-listers who still insists on doing all of his own stunts, reveals that the “zero g” planes like the one they used in the film were originally developed for NASA during the Apollo missions.Tom Cruisealso explains that, even though they prepared immensely for this sequence, they still had no idea what was going to happen. For fans at SXSW, IMAX, together with Universal, presentedThe MummyZero G VR Experience, which debuted exclusively at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festival. It remains to be seen if this exhibition will debut elsewhere as we get closer to the June 9 release date.
Attendees are transported to the set ofThe Mummy, alongside Tom Cruise &Annabelle Wallis, as they perform a thrilling stunt in Zero-G four miles above sea level.The Mummywill be the first cinematic VR theater experience to debut on Voyager, the world’s first full-motion chair designed for cinematic VR, created by technology studio Positron. Twenty Voyager units will have their motion choreographed together to deliver the ultimate behind-the-scenes Zero Gravity experience. Proven to eliminate motion sickness, Voyager delivers a completely new level of immersion in VR by providing a comfortable, fully integrated personal VR theater that incorporates motorized rotation and pitch motion, haptic feedback (with physical audio powered by Subpac), 3D audio, integrated VR headsets, and specialized seating.
Tom Cruiseheadlines a spectacular, all-new cinematic version of the legend that has fascinated cultures all over the world since the dawn of civilization,The Mummy. Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia BoutellaofKingsman: The Secret ServiceandStar Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension. From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London,The Mummybrings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.
Tom Cruiseis joined by a cast includingAnnabelle Wallis(upcomingKing Arthur, television’sPeaky Blinders),Jake Johnson(Jurassic World),Courtney B. Vance(TV’sAmerican Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar winnerRussell Crowe(Gladiator). The creative team on this action-adventure event is led by director/producerAlex Kurtzmanand producerChris Morgan, who have been instrumental in growing some of the most successful franchises of the past several years, withKurtzmanwriting or producing entries in theTransformers,Star TrekandMission: Impossibleseries, andMorganbeing the narrative engineer of theFast & Furioussaga as it has experienced explosive growth from its third chapter on.Sean Daniel, who produced the most recentMummytrilogy, produces alongsideKurtzmanandMorgan. Take a look at this new preview fromThe Mummy, in theaters June 9.
