The adventure film "The Mummy", the actors and roles in which the audience remembered for a long time, was released in 1999 and again aroused interest in the genre of adventurous action movies based on pseudoscientific historical facts. A high example of this genre are paintings about Indiana Jones. The creators of "Mummy" also turned to the mysterious and frightening topic of the East, choosing the ancient Egyptian mummy as the main negative hero.
Brendan Fraser and other adventurers
The actor at the time of filming was already popular thanks to his roles in the films George from the Jungle and Explosion from the Past. Participation in a low-budget film could turn out for him a serious blow to his career in case of failure of the picture. But the role of Foreign Legion captain Rick O'Connell was so attractive to Brendan Fraser that he agreed to star in the film.
I must say that it was the actor’s participation that brought half the success of the picture. The role of an adventurer officer fit him perfectly. But the rest of the cast was very successful. Who else starred in the movie "The Mummy"? Actors and roles were selected very carefully. The young researcher Evelyn (Ivy) Karnakhan was played by the English actress Rachel Weisz. She, like Brendan Fraser, starred in several films before, but was little known to the general public.
Evelyn's unlucky brother, Jonathan, was played by actor John Hannah. The image of a thieving, but harmless and funny archaeologist was created by him wonderfully.
Another success of the picture is the choice of an actor for the role of Imhotep who rose from the ashes. He was entrusted to play it to the then little-known actor Arnold Vosle. This film has become his hallmark.
The plot of the picture
The film "The Mummy", the actors and roles in which were surprisingly well chosen, tells about the fictional love story of the ancient Egyptian priest Imhotep and the concubine of the pharaoh. Realizing that the ruler already knows about their connection, and the punishment is about to follow, they kill him. The beloved priest sacrifices herself and asks to be resurrected, returning her soul from the kingdom of the dead. But when Imhotep almost finishes the resurrection ceremony, they find him. For terrible sacrilege, he is sentenced to burial alive along with the sacred scarabs. At the beginning of the 20th century, Ivi Karnakhan, who works in the Cairo Library, began to search for the Amon-Ra gold book. From her brother she receives a box with a card. It turns out that he stole it from an American sitting in a local prison and waiting for the verdict of American Ricky O'Connell. Ivy rescues him in exchange for a promise to lead him to the dead city indicated by the map.
This is the brief plot of the movie The Mummy. The actors and the roles they played in it are very vivid and memorable. The picture was highly appreciated by the audience. The opinions of critics were divided. Someone was impressed by the painstakingly done work of the film crew, while some considered the tape a bad imitation of Indiana Jones stories.
“The Mummy Returns”: actors and roles in the long-awaited sequel to the adventure film
In 2001, the continuation of the story of a family of researchers - Ricky O'Connell and his wife Ivy Carnahan, was released. They are rich, raise their son Alex, but continue to engage in dangerous excavations. During one of them, they find a bracelet, millennia ago belonging to the great warrior, the King of Scorpions, who sold his soul to the god Anubis for the opportunity to defeat the enemy. Not knowing how dangerous the little thing they found is dangerous, parents give it to their son. Alexa is kidnapped, and Rick and Ivy go in search of him.
To the great joy of the audience, the cast of the picture remained the same. The new face in it was Dwayne Johnson, who played the main negative character - the King of Scorpions.
Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
In 2008, the film "The Mummy 3" was released. Actors and roles in it underwent significant changes that negatively affected the opinions of viewers and critics. The picture was moved to China, which changed the meaning of the whole trilogy, and the role of Evelyn was played by actress Maria Bello. But she did not succeed in replacing Rachel Weiss, whom the fans wanted to see. The only thing the audience was happy with was the presence in the picture of their favorites - Brendan Fraser and John Hannah.