The Mummy 2017: Cast, Plot, Ending and Where to Stream

The Mummy 2017 is about a US soldier who wakes an Egyptian princess buried alive for a pact with the god Set, and who becomes the vessel she wants for that god. It is the sixth Mummy film by release order, and the reboot that sits outside the main saga on the the mummy movies hub.

In ancient Egypt, Princess Ahmanet expects to inherit the throne until her father has a son. She makes a deal with Set, kills her family, and is buried alive in a sealed tomb far from Egypt. In the present day, US soldier Nick Morton and his partner Chris Vail, who loot antiquities on the side, uncover her tomb in Iraq after air strikes expose it. Archaeologist Jenny Halsey arrives and is furious that they disturbed the site. Ahmanet's sarcophagus is then flown toward Britain.

That is where the film stops being a tomb robbing adventure and becomes a chase. If you want the full story, including how it ends, the next section covers it with spoilers.

The Mummy 2017 premiered at the State Theatre in Sydney on May 22, 2017, ahead of its Australian release on June 8, 2017. The AU Review reported that Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe were called on for red carpet duties at the event.

The US release followed on June 9, 2017, and The Numbers lists the UK date as the same day, although both are marked as reported rather than confirmed. In the US the film carries a PG-13 rating, in the UK a 15 and in Australia an M.

The overseas gross was more than four times the domestic one: $329 million internationally against $80 million in the US, according to Box Office Mojo.

The Mummy 2017 was filmed mainly at Shepperton Studios near London, with location work in central London, Swakopmund in Namibia and Bordeaux in France, according to Screen Global Production.

Shepperton Studios, near London, UK. Most of the stage work was shot here, including the tomb interiors, the catacombs, Jekyll's office and a purpose built aircraft set.

Central London, UK. Scenes were shot under Charing Cross station, at the Natural History Museum and in the Square Mile.

Swakopmund, Namibia. An Iraqi village set stood in for scenes set in Iraq and Egypt. The script needed desert dunes, which South Africa lacks, so the production built in Namibia, and setup took about three months.

Bordeaux, France. Parabolic flights were used for the zero gravity aircraft scenes, run with Novespace and then combined with footage from the aircraft set at Shepperton.

For the desert work on the earlier films, see the mummy 1999 and the mummy tomb of the dragon emperor.

These are production details about The Mummy 2017, from its sets to its box office.

• Most stage work was shot at Shepperton Studios, with sets including Egyptian tomb interiors, catacombs, Jekyll's office and a purpose built aircraft set.
• The zero gravity aircraft scenes were filmed on parabolic flights with Novespace in Bordeaux, France, then combined with footage from the aircraft set at Shepperton.
• The Iraqi village set was built in Cape Town, South Africa, then driven to Swakopmund in Namibia for final construction.
• Namibia was chosen because the script needed desert dunes, which South Africa lacks. Setup took about three months.
• The Namibian set included a collapsible building element shipped from the UK so it could be destroyed and reset quickly between takes.
• The Australian premiere was held at the State Theatre in Sydney on May 22, 2017.
• Its $329 million international gross is higher than that of any other film in the main run, including The Mummy Returns (2001), according to Box Office Mojo.