Tom Cruise shares spooky first The Mummy teaser

·Editor, Yahoo Entertainment UK

1 December 2016 at 9:34 am

'Star Trek Beyond' star Sofia Boutella is 'The Mummy' - Credit: Universal Pictures — ‘Star Trek Beyond’ star Sofia Boutella is ‘The Mummy’ – Credit: Universal Pictures

Tom Cruise has announced the first trailer for 2017’s horror spectacular ‘The Mummy’ will be released on Sunday.

The ‘Mission: Impossible’ star revealed the news on social media along with a 15-second teaser for the forthcoming trailer featuring brief looks at Russell Crowe as Dr. Jekyll, Sofia Boutella as The Mummy, and Annabelle Wallis as Jenny Halsey.

Check it out below…

Along with the first teaser, the Cruisemeister General also treated us to the first poster which features the tagline “Welcome to a New World of Gods and Monsters”.

First 'The Mummy' poster - Credit: Universal — First ‘The Mummy’ poster – Credit: Universal

The tagline is a reference to Universal’s intention to launch a cinematic universe off the back of ‘The Mummy’ featuring all the classic Universal monsters including Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Wolf Man.

Javier Bardem is rumoured to be playing Frankenstein’s monster, while Johnny Depp has been linked with the role of The Invisible Man.

‘The Mummy’ is coming to UK cinemas on 9 June.

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