<P> Universal Pictures first announced plans for a modern reboot of The Mummy franchise in 2012 . The project went through multiple directors, with Len Wiseman leaving the project in 2013, and a second director, Andrés Muschietti, in 2014 . </P> <P> Tom Cruise began talks about playing the lead in November 2015, with Sofia Boutella beginning talks that December . Kurtzman cast Boutella after seeing and being impressed by her largely mute performance in Kingsman: The Secret Service . Kurtzman noted that "if you look at her eyes, and this is what I got from watching Kingsman, there's a whole performance going on here . And in not saying anything but conveying that much to me, I thought oh my god, no matter how much prosthetics we put on her, no matter how much CG we put on her face, if I see this, she's going to convey something very emotional to me ." Other casting news was announced between March and May, with Russell Crowe joining during the latter month . Shortly after the film opened, Variety reported that Cruise had excessive control over the film and firm control of nearly every aspect of production and post-production, including re-writing the script and editing to his specifications, telling Kurtzman how to direct on set, and enlarging his role while downplaying Boutella's . Universal contractually guaranteed Cruise control of most aspects of the project, from script approval to post-production decisions . </P> <P> Principal photography on the film began on April 3, 2016, in Oxford, United Kingdom, and also took place in Surrey . Filming on the movie wrapped on July 17, 2016, in London . Production then moved to Namibia for two weeks, with principal photography on the film being completed on August 13, 2016 . </P> <P> For the filming of the plane crash the production made use of The Vomit Comet and parabolic flight to simulate the illusion of weightlessness . The crew did a total of 64 takes with many of the crew becoming sick to their stomachs . Initially Kurtzman planned to shoot the scene entirely using wires and a rotating set, however Cruise's insistence changed his mind . </P>

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