Tom Cruise At THE MUMMY Day In Hollywood

On Saturday Universal Pictures launched The Mummy Day, inspired by the upcoming action-adventure. Audiences of all ages were invited to visit the enormous 75-foot, 7-ton sarcophagus, which was revealed at the Hollywood & Highland gateway in Los Angeles. It was an impressive feat to celebrate this fun, summer film which opens in theaters, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D on June 9.

THE MUMMY star Tom Cruise was joined on stage by his fellow co-stars Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella and Jake Johnson and director Alex Kurtzman. They invited participants to enjoy The Mummy VR Zero Gravity Stunt Experience and The Mummy Escape Game at the complex.

The largest single vertical structure ever assembled at the gateway, The Mummy sarcophagus measures 75 feet in height, 28 feet in width and weighs an astonishing 15,000 pounds.

This extraordinary feat of engineering took two firms a total of eight weeks to construct, and scores of workers more than 160 hours to install.

To prepare Princess Ahmanet’s sarcophagus for its revealing on THE MUMMY Day, the tomb required 18 wide-load tractor trailers to move all of the elements into place.

“The Mummy Day marks Universal and RealD’s way of inviting our guests to celebrate the massive and unexpected world of our film before it is released in theaters across the globe in a few weeks,” said Carpou. “Ahmanet’s tale marks a thrilling twist on a timeless legend, and I can’t wait to welcome all our fans—alongside Tom, Annabelle, Sofia, Jake and Alex—as this fearless warrior unleashes her power on today’s audiences.”

“The Mummy has been such a labor of love for the hundreds of cast and crew who have worked for the past few years preparing its big-screen launch,” said Kurtzman. “When we built Princess Ahmanet’s sarcophagus for production, we had no idea that a 15,000-pound replica of her ‘eternal’ resting place would one day find its home at the intersection of Hollywood & Highland. I can’t wait to celebrate her story with the fans on May 20.”

“The Mummy is cinematically spectacular with extraordinary action and visuals that are even more stunning and memorable in 3D,” said Travis Reid, President of Worldwide Cinema and Chief Operating Officer of RealD. “Erecting a 75-foot tall, 7-ton sarcophagus at one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations is the perfect way to launch this epic event. The 3D in The Mummy is mind-blowing, and we can’t wait for audiences to experience it on one of our more than 29,000 RealD-equipped screens worldwide.”

Can’t thank you guys enough for coming out today. I hope you enjoy The Mummy. pic.twitter.com/BedTgV6xtp

— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) May 20, 2017

SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT THE SARCOPHAGUS
• Princess Ahmanet’s head section alone is 13 feet tall.
• Split into 9 different units, her supposed eternal resting place required more than 2,500 square feet of steel.
• The hundreds on hieroglyphics on Ahmanet’s ancient tomb tell the story of betrayal by her people, and their attempts to hold her between this world and the next.
• To prepare Ahmanet’s sarcophagus for its The Mummy Day revealing, the tomb required 18 wide-load tractor trailers to move all of the elements into place.

Tom Cruise headlines 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 queen (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star 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 Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.

Cruise is joined by a cast including Annabelle Wallis (upcoming King Arthur, television’s Peaky Blinders), Jake Johnson (Jurassic World) and Courtney B. Vance (TV’s American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson) and Oscar® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).

If in California this summer, check out Universal Studios Hollywood’s The Mummy ride: http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/attractions/revenge-of-the-mummy-the-ride

THE MUMMY opens in cinemas June 9, 2017.

http://www.themummy.com/