While there are many successful stars in the industry who can be called certified Hollywood hitmakers, no one is more revered in this regard than Tom Cruise, one of the biggest names in the business. For almost half a century, he managed to ensure that all his endeavors in the industry were among the most successful in history.
And keeping that promise, the star remains committed to creating the best kind of cinema he can offer to the public in order to maintain his reputation. But even with countless commercial and critical successes, the star has still faced career disappointments in the films he’s directed, one of which is the reboot of Brendan Fraser’s classic franchise.
Brendan Fraser says Tom Cruise Mommy A crucial element was missing
Popular for creating some of the most commercially successful franchises such as the iconic The task is impossible or a movie series best shooter, it seemed almost obvious that Tom Cruise wouldn’t mind a reboot of the cult film Mommy the franchise became even more successful than the previous one. Therefore, in 2017, Universal Studios released the long-awaited film of the same name, which marked the beginning of the company’s own Dark Universe. But it turned out to be a big setback, and Brendan Fraser reveals the reason why.
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In a previous interview with Variety magazine Killers of the Flower Moon star has spoken about potentially ending his iconic character Rick O’Connell if the studio decides to try its hand at reviving the franchise again. The star said that she would be very happy to do this, and also revealed the reason why With eyes wide shut the star failed to impress with her iteration. He said that the film lacked fun, which was crucial to their franchise, leading to the success of their series. Fraser said:
#advanceampads0#The failure of the first film in the franchise apparently led to the abandonment of the entire planned franchise.
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Why Dark Universe Failure?
Apart from the aforementioned reason for the film’s failure, another reason why the franchise was nipped in the bud was because the approach to creating the franchise was flawed from the very beginning. Universal Studios wanted to develop the film at such a fast pace that it ignored the subtleties and proper worldbuilding of the series in the film.
This resulted in poor planning and execution for the 2017 film, which naturally didn’t sit well with audiences as it promised something big and impressive later on without building up to it in the present.
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Mommy, streaming on Peacock.
Source: Variety