Tom Cruise's THE MUMMY Adds JURASSIC WORLD & NEW GIRL Star Jake Johnson

Hot on the heels of yesterday's casting news, Universal's upcoming Tom Cruise-led reboot of The Mummy has now added New Girl star & Jurassic World scene-stealer Jake Johnson!

By RohanPatel - Mar 08, 2016 10:03 AM EST

Filed Under: Mummy

The cast of 2017's The Mummy, the first installment in Universal's planned Monster Movie Universe, seems to be shaping up quite nicely as they're in the midst of adding another strong piece to their growing ensemble.

The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Jake Johnson, the Jurassic World scene-stealer and star of FOX's hit comedy New Girl, is currently in talks to join Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation) in the upcoming Alex Kurtzman-directed reboot. He'll play a member of the military, a role that is said to have been written specifically for him.

Not much is known about the film's story, but THR once again confirms that it will be set in present day and that Cruise's character will be a former special forces soldier. Kingsman: The Secret Service breakout Sofia Boutella will portray the titular Mummy and yesterday, it was reported that Peaky Blinders star Annabelle Wallis is in talks to play the female lead, an archaeologist. Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) is penning the script.

Johnson, best known for his hysterical work on New Girl and for opening Paddock 9 in Jurassic World, should also be familiar to fans from his roles in a variety of features, including A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, No Strings Attached, 21 Jump Street, Safety Not Guaranteed, Drinking Buddies, The Lego Movie, Neighbors, & his leading role in Let's Be Cops.

So, what do you guys think? Excited? Sound off with your thoughts below!

The Mummy hits theaters June 9, 2017
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MonsterSquad35 - 3/8/2016, 10:30 AM

Give me creature from the black lagoon or give me death

theusualsuspect - 3/8/2016, 11:44 AM

@MonsterSquad35 - I know right! Can't wait too see the Creature with modern effects... hopefully they go the make up route and not CGI

MonsterSquad35 - 3/8/2016, 11:54 AM

@theusualsuspect - Agreed. You have to go make up. DON"T SELL OUT and make him this huge CGI creature. Do it justice...

theusualsuspect - 3/8/2016, 12:00 PM

@MonsterSquad35 - You know they are going make CGI thought,just too piss us fans off right? :(

MonsterSquad35 - 3/8/2016, 12:06 PM

@theusualsuspect - Yupppp. I feel like in the Universal Monster World...everything will be BIG BIG budget. When it takes away from what the originals were. Changes of the element completely.

Brainiac13 - 3/8/2016, 10:31 AM

@KingPatel

For a moment there...I thought New Girl Jake Johnson....must be a typo...LOL!!!

BatmanHeisenberg - 3/8/2016, 10:31 AM

I'm in this first day at the box office because of Tom Cruise.

RandalCabbage - 3/8/2016, 10:34 AM

alex kurtsman?
there goes my enthusiasm for this picture

KikinGonzalez - 3/8/2016, 10:36 AM

Apocalypse looks sick in this... and I mean it in a good way!

Psylocke suit is the second most accurate X-Men movie suit after Deadpool...

SimplyAz - 3/8/2016, 10:38 AM

Kind of looking forward to this, what ever you may think of Cruise he does give it all in his movies.
The M:I movies are fantastic and Edge Of Tomorrow was fantastic.

theusualsuspect - 3/8/2016, 11:45 AM

@SimplyAz - Every Cruise movie is fantastic

SimplyAz - 3/8/2016, 11:57 AM

@theusualsuspect -

Out of his recent output I didn't really like Oblivion, it was OKay but not that great.

He is a good actor though.

Earthbound - 3/8/2016, 10:38 AM

PesciGotPepsi - 3/8/2016, 10:40 AM

Jake Johnston is hilarious! Hopefully he stops doing movies like Let's Be Cops though...

BlackStar25 - 3/8/2016, 10:40 AM

Im guessing he dies first then.

grif - 3/8/2016, 10:42 AM

goofy sidekick....

BlackIceJoe - 3/8/2016, 10:42 AM

I know different universe, but l hope he'll be able to join the DCEU, because I believe he'd make a great Plastic Man.

BlackPhillip - 3/8/2016, 10:56 AM

I love how he bashed Jurassic World in the movie.

TheBeard - 3/8/2016, 11:02 AM

slickrickdesigns - 3/8/2016, 11:30 AM

LMAO.. Is he related to Oscar Issac?? I always get these two confused when first looking at them.

ConnorHawkeye - 3/8/2016, 12:19 PM

Was he the one in were cops or whatever

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