Tom Cruise on why The Mummy is bringing a new kind of monster

By Sarah Thomas
Updated December 6 2016 - 5:08pm, first published 4:29pm
Tom Cruise says his new movie The Mummy 'is going to be very scary'. Photo: Ken Ishii/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures
Tom Cruise says his new movie The Mummy 'is going to be very scary'. Photo: Ken Ishii/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures
Plane stunt: Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt in the fifth Mission: Impossible film, Rogue Nation. Photo: Paramount Pictures
Plane stunt: Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt in the fifth Mission: Impossible film, Rogue Nation. Photo: Paramount Pictures
No more slapstick Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) as seen in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Photo: Supplied
No more slapstick Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) as seen in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Photo: Supplied
Tom Cruise says his new movie The Mummy 'is going to be very scary'. Photo: Universal Pictures
Tom Cruise says his new movie The Mummy 'is going to be very scary'. Photo: Universal Pictures
The Mummy (starring Sofia Boutella) is the first of a Monsters Universe series. Photo: Universal Pictures
The Mummy (starring Sofia Boutella) is the first of a Monsters Universe series. Photo: Universal Pictures
Zero gravity: Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis take a risk on The Mummy. Photo: Universal Pictures
Zero gravity: Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis take a risk on The Mummy. Photo: Universal Pictures
The Mummy starring Russell Crowe. Photo: Universal Pictures
The Mummy starring Russell Crowe. Photo: Universal Pictures

It's typical Tom Cruise – the first trailer released for adventure-thriller The Mummy is packed full of extreme stunts, explosions and fast-paced action.