--- description: The Mummy opens June 9, 2017, in theaters nationwide. title: Watch the Tense First Trailer For 'The Mummy' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt50a76251921141e8/6988b09ecf40a89af0c45c16/gettyimages-519326206.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the Tense First Trailer For _The Mummy_ Starring Tom Cruise by [Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 5, 2016 3:25 AM CUT by [Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Joey Nolfi / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 5, 2016 3:25 AM CUT Welcome to the world of gods and monsters. Russell Crowe [promised](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/07/mummy-russell-crowe-tom-cruise-movie-will-scare-s-out-you "undefined") it would “scare the sh— out of” audiences, and the new trailer for Alex Kurtzman’s _The Mummy_ teases a thrilling adventure that more than follows through on its star’s claims. The first full-length clip for the upcoming epic shows the treacherous journey traversed by Nick Morton (Tom Cruise), who seems to die in the first 30 seconds of the trailer, comes back to life, and then chases an Egyptian princess (Sofia Boutella) whose “destiny was unjustly taken from her” in ancient times, long before she was “awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.” Hot off his starring role in this year’s _Jack Reacher: Never Go Back_, Cruise leads an all-star cast in _The Mummy_, which includes Jake Johnson (_Jurassic World_), Annabelle Wallis (_Peaky Blinders_), and Courtney B. Vance (_American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson_) in addition to himself and Crowe, who previously won an Oscar for his performance in Ridley Scott’s _Gladiator_. The last reboot of the famed _Mummy_ franchise spanned four titles (three consecutive features plus the 2002 spinoff, _The Scorpion King_) released between 1999 and 2008\. Collectively, those films – which featured a revolving door of actors, including Rachel Weisz, Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – [grossed](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=mummy.htm "undefined") over $1.4 billion worldwide, unadjusted for inflation. _The Mummy_ opens June 9, 2017, in theaters nationwide. Watch the film’s first trailer above. 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