The Mummy (Monsters Cinematic Universe)

The Mummy is a 2017 American action-horror film directed by TBA. It is a reboot of The Mummy franchise and the first instalment of Universal's Monsters Cinematic Universe. The film stars TBA, Annabelle Wallis, Sofia Boutella and Jake Johnson.

Plot
In Ancient Egypt, Princess Ahmanet is the first in line to succeed her father Menhptre. She has a love affair with high priest Imhotep. When Menehptre discovers the affair, he has Imhotep executed. Ahmanet steals Imhotep's corpse and attempts to resurrect him but is captured by her Menehptre's priests. The men loyal to Ahmanet are condemned to be mummified alive for eternity, while the princess herself is buried alive with flesh eating scarabs. Her sarcophagus is buried in Cairo and submerged in a pool of mercury so that her monstrous form will not escape.

In 1931, Nick Morton, Jenny Halsey, Chris Vail and their leader Greenway, find the tomb of Ahmanet. Jenny concludes the tomb is in fact a prison. Vail discovers the Book of the Dead and reads it aloud, accidentally awakening one of Ahmanet's followers, now a mummy, who takes control over Vail. While the sarcophagus is being moved to England, Vail attempts to open it. Greenway tries to stop him but Vail stabs him and attacks Nick and Jenny, forcing Nick to kill him.

The sarcophagus is returned to England while the mummy Vail awakened releases the rest of Ahmanet's followers. Ahmanet's minions follow Nick and Jenny to England and free Ahmanet from the sarcophagus. Ahmanet begins feeding on people to regenerate her decomposed body. Ahmanet recognises Nick as the reincarnation of Imhotep and Jenny as a descendant of her younger sister who succeed Menehptre after she after was mummified. She lures Nick and Jenny into a trap, forcing them to fight off her minions. Nick and Jenny steal the Book of the Dead.