Let's Make A Sapphic Mummy Movie

[@LilianOrchard]

Hey so me and Mikay worked really hard on this video and it would mean a lot to us if you'd share it around. KZbin has been burying my videos lately.

[@danielflores1738]

this was straight up one your most enjoyable videos and you could really tell all the hard work you put in.

[@dand1253]

As someone with an amateur interest in Egyptian mythology and history... I would make Ahmanet's curse be that she was symbolically tied to Apep/Apophis, the sun-devouring serpent horror. The ritual was meant as a kind of supernatural condemnation/excommunication from humanity - "You're so horrible that you deserve to be connected to / be part of this unholy power of destruction". Which is part of why the Medjay believe that she must never be released. Forget "a walking disease", the idea of an avatar of Apep walking free is one that logically ends with either Ra having to come out of retirement, or a giant primordial darkness-serpent devouring the Sun. What is ultimately revealed, though, is that while sunlight is now rather uncomfortable for Ahmanet, and she does have a variety of spooky powers (including a kind of immortality where any wound inflicted on her just causes the endless night sky within her to leak out and slowly regenerate the damage), the ritual didn't actually have any effect on her mind/personality. Maybe the power the Egyptians knew as Apophis wasn't actually malicious. Maybe the ritual, through sheer accident (after all, they wouldn't have performed it often, or had much reason to experiment with it and confirm its precise effect), is actually entirely one that empowers the subject, draining away a little bit of this Lovecraftian force of destruction's power and placing it in human hands (which Ahmanet herself would likely recognize is weirdly concordant with various Levantine religions which existed alongside Egypt, and with some aspects of the Egyptian faith itself.) Maybe even reveal that the reason why Ahmanet feels uncomfortable in sunlight is that Ra/Horus/Re-Horekhty/etc, the countervailing force which is incarnated as the Sun, was taking notice of this little blood clot of Apophis-energy wandering around and deciding to keep a weather eye on it, just in case. It's the discomfort of having a god lean out the doorway of his palace and watch you as you pass by. Bonus points if you use the Apophis thing as an excuse to have someone explain that snakes IRL aren't evil at some point. (Possibly with Ahmanet summoning a bunch of snakes to distract the heroes, which then... do normal snake things, looking for a place to nest and going all >:[] if anyone gets too close to them. Cue the heroes then having to somewhat sheepishly inch around the snakes so they can continue the chase, maybe with Kalaa excitedly doing a little on-the-spot herpetology as they pass.)

[@IniterateDiamond]

I find this entire comment unbearably sexy, writer-dude.

[@bleakautomaton4808]

Have you written a book by chance? I like this idea :)

[@mackenziewoloschuk7375]

This is a book I would pay a ton of money to buy and then read!

[@mikailaturkleson7472]

Very solid framework. I like it. Also, Ahmanet and Anck-Su-Namun having a bunch of pet snakes afterwards would be heckin cute!^^

[@cutiepie120048]

Cool ✨

[@LauraM96829]

Thank you! I’ve always thought that the Medjai were idiots for creating such a dangerous threat, so turning them into the villains who purposely wanted to torture someone who didn’t deserve it is genius. Something you could add just to add more tension to the climax is have a few of the medjai stubbornly refuse to believe that the mummy isn’t evil and that they wasted their lives following a corrupt order, and betray the others and try to kill the mummy, only for the other medjai to stop them.

[@mackenziewoloschuk7375]

That sounds so fucking awesome!

[@thepoetjean]

Oh gosh, I loved the Mummy as a kid (pretty compounded by the fact I love history, had an Ancient Egypt phase, and was really Bi for Evie and Rick). Also -- growing up in the Middle East, it was fun to see what they got right about Arab culture and laugh at how foreigners dont read (I'm not Arab was just an American living there). Plus knowing Arabic name me smile when I translated before the subtitles sometimes. (Thx for the excuse to gush, your concept is very fun!)

[@bleakautomaton4808]

That movie was just a fun ride with fun characters.

[@BrightWulph]

The biggest thing that really buggs me about he Mummy Reboot is the blatent ignorance of how the Egyptian throne actually passed. To simplify, the title of Pharoah and the throne literally passed along the female line to the eldest born girl in the royal family, this is evident in history of there being many female Pharoh's (a couple of whom are incredibly famous). Which meant that if an ancient Egyptian prince wanted to be Pharoh, he'd literally have to marry his sister, half-sister, cousin, neace etc. to gain the title of Pharoh (seriously, just like at the Ptolomy lineage of Pharoh's to see the damage hundred of years worth of incent can do.) Anyway, (to avoid a history lecture) all this means is that Amunet was already in line for the title of Pharoh/the Throne and she would have inherited it after the passing of her father, but the writers were alike nah, infantacide an innocent baby boy because evil woman wants to rule the world because "rawr girl power". Normally this kind of stuff doesn't bother me, after all you can take artistic liberties with fantasy all the time. But this, because it's based in a semi-historical setting against a real culture justpisses me off to no end. Double anyway, I'd take your cinematic universe reboot over anything WB, Disney or any big Hollywood is churning out these days.

[@johnwebb2736]

I love this idea, I wish more rewrites were as bold and creative. I have been obsessed with rewriting classic monsters myself rescue toy and your pitch for a sapphic mummy movie that ends with the mummy living happily ever after is both really sweet and really cool. Also, I love the post credit scene of Victor Frankenstein using the book of the dead to create his monster. It makes sense given his character and ties both of those stories together.

[@bubble_espeon]

god i love hearing people pitch ideas for something amazing they've thought up. I've never watched the original Mummy movies but your outline got me really invested, especially the idea of a giant monster crossover to defeat Dracula! Now I'm upset that Universal didn't come up with that themselves, you and Mikaila have a knack of coming up with amazing ideas :>

[@verdurite]

sameee

[@marioacosta-warren921]

I’m all for writing this out. Also in the original Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde there were not split personalities. Hyde was Jekyll but free of inhibitions because he had a different face on. It leans more into how you act when you are wearing a mask and no one cane recognize you. Also for female Vampires there’s Carmella which predates Dracula.

[@baydiac]

Yes--Hyde isn't a different personality, he's a disguise. The problem arose when Jekyll kept turning into a wanted criminal in public and couldn't transform back so he had to hide from the police. If Universal were to ditch the DID association entirely and go back to the story's roots it'd be a grand old time but it's 2023 and films are _still_ fucking obsessed with demonizing the mentally ill, especially people with alters.

[@fairyflight8436]

Pop culture doesn't always remember the story right. But when the adaptation was made, the writes choose the evil split personality and thats what everyone believes now.

[@Draiocht012]

While we're on the subject the og Frankenstein's monster wasn't just in need of love. Him and Dr.Frankenstein were total asshats and not villains of any real kind but a lot closer to that than heroes. Also he wasn't some ugly stitched together corpse pile. He was apparently super handsome except for his eyes.

[@fairyflight8436]

@@Draiocht012 don't forget that Victor Frankenstein wasn't a doctor. He dropped out because he was shocked at the Monster's eyes.

[@Draiocht012]

@@fairyflight8436 oh yeah, how could I forget that? Good catch!

[@thepoetjean]

My big thing about the new Mummy (2017) movie is that the main character could have just become Pharoah through right of conquest like all other ancient rulers /hj

[@andrewmathewson341]

I did not know I needed a sapphic retelling of the Mummy until now. It's quite interesting to think about how much of a sympathetic "villain" Imhotep actually was.

[@martinratagris]

One thing about Jeckill and Hide many forget is that there is no split personality, the serum let's Dr Jeckill change shapes and do all the f*cked up sh*y he wants without people knowing it's him, that is another great villain along with Dracula. You could even replace de guardians of the mummy tomb with a generic international agency so they can show up in other movies, sort of like SHIELD.

[@LilianOrchard]

Congratulations! You're the 60th person to say this!

[@martinratagris]

@@LilianOrchard darn, I was aiming to be the 77th

[@vampirefrompluto9788]

I don't know if anyone else has brought this up but Jonathan is the prefect kind of comedic side character. Yes he cracks jokes & can be the cause of some of their problems BUT he is also physically capable of fighting, is willing to fight, goes on archeological digs, & is able to both read & speak Ancient Egyptian!

[@royalteaanimations]

Congratulations Lily you’ve made my expectations for any future monster movies absolutely destroyed goddammit I WANT MY SAPPHIC MUMMY MOVIE

[@FanartistArixthexDemon]

But same

[@Jackie-McCann]

I’m a total sucker for a fun action romance flick, and your Mummy rewrite idea already sounds incredible. The fact that it’s sapphic as hell is just icing on the cake and makes me need it like I need air. 😍

[@allesmitundohnesinn]

This . . .. .this is what a mummy remake should have been . . . why remake something, if you don't plan on improfing anything. and the idea of victor (or how ever the doctor would be named this time around) just STEALING the book of the dead, because he is to blind, or just to lazy to figure life out the hard way, is just GENIUS. i mean even in the original he is just an idiotic selfobsesed (lack of a better word) Lunatic, that want's to prof he is better, smarter then all of the others. I mean, hell . . . . just have the imortal beings of the night be curious how this "artifitial life" is holding up, and then just be attacked because of the stigma atached to their existense . . . . . i . . . i thing i'm gonna workshop this with my female friend, to map out a possible story . . . ok just did . . . . .we're gonna write something. Thank you, for helping me throu my writers block

[@cutiepie120048]

Good luck 🤞

[@larissac9598]

Best of luck to you both, hope to see the results when you have them ready.

[@agatha_deserved_better]

Leaving a comment here just in case of any updates for the story

[@allesmitundohnesinn]

ok update: my friend, her girlfriend, and one of my buddys patched a (maybe?) story together . . . . . . . here are the things we agreed on: 1. Dr Bastien-Frank von Stein is the main antagonist to basikly everyone. . . . he is that by virtue of not carring how his blind pursiut of "his genius" is just hurting everyone else, and how his discoveries are just . . . stolen 2. Dracula stays as unapologeticly evil 3. secondary antagonists will crop up for some protagonists, for example: police 4. the "monster" that the doctor creates is not based in any orientation or gender . . . . . just trying to "figure out" how that even works 5. I'm just gonna admit to this now: we will write this as a silly - "buddy-cop" like adventure story. . . . . . inept villain, stupid slapstick (imortality yay), a car chase or three, and none of this "ow the edge"

[@eanna3781]

My one note upon hearing the "just needing blood" part sparked an image of our gallant heroes robbing a blood drive like in Lone Ranger

[@sabrinasutter115]

Hey Lily! I actually have good news about Jekyll and Hyde in your dark universe pitch. While everyone thinks the big twist is that Hyde is basically Jekyll's weird hulk form and is a split personality, he actually isn't a separate personality at all! Jekyll is just changing his physical form and not caring about the consequences of his actions because he thinks nobody can trace them back to him, it's all a choice on him to be a weird little rat bastard :D the point is that he's repressed and essentially doing the victorian equivalent of being a terrible person on the internet because he has anonymity but with more murder.

[@kasia7204]

If this was a real movie i'd be obsessed with it non stop. How do you become a screenwriter??? This is amazing 😭

[@Oscar_Lasco]

A lot of writers would have written Imhotep as just sad and angry. Stephen Sommer's movie made him not only sad and angry but also deliciously evil and hammy. Edit: For an unperfect script, the "sapphic mummy" still has some very cool elements. A lesbian couple uniting their blood to bring an ancient lesbian couple back together, that's pretty neat. Last edit: I'm already picturing Kalaa infuriating Dr Frankenstein by refusing to call him "Dr" since Frankenstein dropped out of college after finishing the creature.

[@zerozeroren]

Loved it! Love your videos like these, the fun and the thoughtful in a perfect balance. And it would be so much fun to see this story on big screen. Also Mikay did a fantastic job on the art for the video! 👍

[@LilianOrchard]

Thank you! We love you Ren!

[@zerozeroren]

@@LilianOrchard 💜

[@mikailaturkleson7472]

Aw, thank you! You're the best

[@jdgjordan]

If I can I recommend watching the movie with Hugh Jackman Van Helsing it literally Castlevania live action with a swashbuckling hero his goofy priest sidekick and kick ass love interest and Frankenstein monster vs Dracula his brides the werewolf and Igor and it's as wacky as it sounds. Dracula even has some sympathetic but also goofy motivation in it.

[@inori_shiki]

What movie is this? It sounds amazing!

[@Foustdoodles98]

This is my favorite video of yours!! Now I really want to see this cinematic universe come to life!! It sounds awesome and perfect!! Thanks for making this video Lily!!🥰👍🏻💜

[@Lexyr_]

Mikaila’s art in this is so fantastic, such adorable character designs with a really good sense of motion in the action shots! I really like the pure panic and desperation in the Mummy’s face when she’s finally beat, only to break down. Also the group shot of the heroes for the final team against Dracula? So fucking cool! As for the Mummy, I really enjoyed both your exploration of the 90’s movies, what made them so fun and timeless, and the ideas you have for what could’ve been. The reason almost all cinematic universes fail being so blatantly obvious was also a refreshing cold glass of water to the face. This was just a really great video showing off all the reasons I really enjoy this content, amazing job to both of you!

[@MagicianGirlMirani]

I would watch the hell out of that version of the Mummy - haven’t watched the original in ages but getting the urge to now. I still remember being terrified of Imhotep when I first watched it but now I’m more focused on how adorable Ric and Evie are.

[@LightSpectris]

You should make more hypothetical pitches about movies, this was so much fun to see

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

Not gonna lie this would make an ideal tales of the cryptkeeper episode or anything horror anthologie

[@sassysapphire9217]

Funny that you made this video because I just recently found this old DVD of The Mummy and gave it a watch after YEARS. I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy it since I haven't watched it since I was a kid, then I sat there with a big stupid smile on my face for the whole runtime.

[@maple7093]

"HONEY. MAKE IT SAPPHIC." As a professional lesbian I approve and support this message.

[@metroidnerd9001]

I'm really enjoying these videos on things your channel doesn't cover very often. It brings a nice variety to your content, and the fact that you're so passionate about these that you make videos about them in the first place ensures that they're still great to watch.

[@layken3924]

Honestly, as an Egyptian I’ve never bothered with american movies about ancient egypt because they usually parrot popular stereotypes. But hearing you gush about the original Mummy and liking your outline for a reboot has me invested. I’m gonna watch the Mummy now

[@hinata1ize]

There was a part of this video that is no longer in this video, and I just want to say that this is why I love this channel. Thank you for being the goat

[@richardjohnston7475]

This is a amazing idea and i would love to read a story like this.

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

The thing about horror is always about either a contemporary fear or fear of the unknown in general. So with the Universal monsters, it would probably make more sense to turn them into paranormal superheroes vs paranormal villains rather than try to scare people the same way twice.

[@charliegrist749]

I love the idea of a saphic mummy and would love to at least read a fanfiction about it

[@FatalFrameAlchemist]

This idea pitch sounds like a fun roleplay D&D-like adventure to run for friends and other players that would be interested in playing as classical monster characters.

[@4dragons632]

The mummy story is amazing, but I think I'd make her the main character. And/or throw in a definite villain, perhaps a terrifying human who in the end the three heroes need to kill before the resurrection ritual can happen.

[@LilianOrchard]

Nah, I'd rather the third act twist be that the real villain (the Pharoah) is already dead. I think we're a little too obsessed with villains.

[@therotryzit]

This was a fun video to eat Sushi with, loved it! You nailed what is truly appealing about films like the Mummy and Classic Monster Stories. I think it would be cool if the Dr.Frankenstein was like a descendant of the original Victor Frankenstein and his descendant is dead set on completing his ancestor's work.

[@tiredramblings1529]

Words CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE THE MUMMY. The old one, not the new one, and this is a really good outline! Maybe a fanfiction in the future, who knows!

[@XainRussell]

The insecurity of Universal (and every other studio trying to copy Marvel) honestly hurts me. We could have had fun stories with goofy concepts, characters that are actually likable and charming. But instead they thought, “we need to strip out all the nuance and charm and just make this as overly serious and sequel baity as possible or our audience won’t take US seriously and won’t get excited about the next twelve movies.” Also: love being reminded that Dragonforce did a song about Castlevania, that chiptune rendition of Symphony of the Night is awesome.

[@Siennarchist]

This is really cool and easily the better story. Sadly, the lack of a big evil mummy fight might make it hard to get funding.

[@kelstitch]

Man I really enjoyed the 90s Mummy and I forgot just how enjoyable and camp it was, I should really set aside some time to rewatch it again when I get spare time inbetween my studies. I loved that pitch you prompted alongside Mikaila’s storyboard visuals as it already sounds infinitely better than the misogynistic mummy reboot. I’d absolutely love to see this realized into a movie. And you know, with how you hooked me with that pitch for Egyptian sapphics that want to be reunited and revitalized alongside sapphic archaeologists, I thought of a good launching off point for where a Frankenstein reboot could go from that hook you gave at the end that has the book of the dead be apart of what brings Frankenstein’s monster to life. where it’s about the creature rather than the creator, and the corpse just wanting the simple desire to be loved, accepted, and understood on top of finding his own identity which he believes finding love will help him figure that out, and in realizing that there is more than one kind of love than romantic love, that love can also be found in the form of love for friends that you choose as family as he gradually begins to realize that all his creator proves to be is a egocentric dickhead incapable of reciprocating love back to his creation. And he finds that in the form of found family and mutual support with Kaala and Kendra, and it is thanks to them that he starts to really figure out who he is as a person and in his identity, and maybe he decides to travel nomadically and see more of the world, find other monsters he can connect with and make friends. Heck if you want to add more to his arc in a follow up instalment from the first movie, he might get a gay romantic partner introduced in new installments that accompanies him on his journey as he’s on his own, and really gives the creature much to think about in terms of life and identity, and that found family dynamic can expand as more universal monsters are introduced that reinforces that strong bond between the characters and the ones who come back from previous instalments when they all meet up to kick a rich vampire’s groin and pummel his pompous ass into the dirt.

[@calebbridges4748]

I'd watch the heck out of this movie! This art and sapphic mummy plot was dope. Tysm.

[@danielman396]

Honestly the idea you had for a mummy movie here actually is something I would have definitely wanted and be invested in especially with the maji as how many organizations and groups dated back hundreds or even thousands of years served something that turns out to be a lie or misinterpreted. That's interesting as it gives volumes to the whole story but also makes you wonder if the same thing goes on today.

[@darylcunningham9012]

Ah, the Mummy. This was my favorite movie back when I was a kid. Made all the more disappointing when seeing the 2017 version. As for your idea for a sapphic Mummy movie, I love it. The of the Mummy not being the villain and instead, a person who wants to bring their loved one back warms my heart. I wished we got your version instead of 2017 one.

[@thepoetjean]

TW: Addiction and mental health I know sticking with source details waxes and wanes with the Universal monsters depending on either the script or the aesthetic or anything else w the movies, so yknow grain of salt. But! I think sticking with original concept of Jekyll and Hyde ala the book could work best here; not so much leaning in the implied ableism of Jekyl and Hyde thus making essentially the Monster version of Split (bad movie dont watch) to instead make it more about a talented if wacky scientist who created a false persona thru a special elixir he made losing himself as he falls more and more into his addiction as he has to take harder hits in order to even keep up this other persona. Less DID and more Terrified Professional Person Scared Their Alt Account is Leaked on Main. It's a dicey subject matter but it can be done if handled tenderly. Making this "Monster" character neither good nor bad just ill in need of help and understanding! Youd homage the original novel and add something fresh to the story as a whole!

[@thepoetjean]

@@wisdommanari6701 thx for the hello! 🌠

[@lylekush]

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A MUCH BETTER IDEA

[@your_SecondShadow]

I love your mummy story

[@NGear521]

Yay I feel the same way about a few monsters being just misunderstood. Like if I did the dark universe I wouls have the Wolfman and Frankenstein's monster start out as villains, but end up being heroes. Fighting along side not Van Hellsing, but his grandson Leo Hellsing.

[@not4turtle883]

God I would love to see this movie. also, honestly I would put the invisible man as a posterboy for straight up evil, more than Dracula, Yeah Dracula is a parasite but invisible man is a regular human who discovered a scientific miracle and his first insticts were, mass murder and world domination.

[@icrangirl]

"The punishment wasn't for him it was for anyone foolish enough to disobey the pharaoh's will and dig him up." Oh shit, I never thought of it that way and I've loved this film sense it first came out. Damn girl, you right!

[@not-a-crow-in-a-hat478]

I love your takes on movies and series. Yes goofy multi genre fun is the best.

[@queenjewel1407]

yep that pitch was amazing. I think I'll just keep that in my memory instead of the reboot. much better memories that way

[@JC42023]

I had to go back to your Sapphic Mummy pitch because that is just an all-around near-perfect idea for a movie! Even if not an outright mummy film there are many ways that premise, and almost everything else, can work so, so well!

[@blackkitty369]

I like your version of the reboot. Also I agree that what made the nineties Mummy good was that it wasn't constantly dark. It was funny, romantic, and multiple things, and it worked!

[@asdrubalvect6328]

I think we can add "Ms Hyde can't use fingerprint readers." to the stuff that gets thrown in the trash.

[@SRXN_HUMAN]

Somone needs to hire this woman to make a freaking mummy movie pronto

[@generousghibli6031]

Hey so fun fact. The universal monsters are public domain, as long as they don't look like the ones from the movies! You don't have to pitch shit to no one. You can just MAKE IT.

[@tuumef1799]

You really brought a new perspective as far as monster movies go for me. The analysis of the original compared to the reboot and your own interpretation was quite interesting. Thanks.

[@thepoetjean]

Also -- I loved the art popping up! It reminded me of an adventure/romance/comedy comic I'd pick up from the store along with my Archie's (yes, I was that kid lol). V fun, great job yall!

[@LilianOrchard]

Thanks Jean! Your opinion means a lot to us

[@elithesia781]

I want your sapphic Mummy movie like chocolate now. I feel like so many potential ideas in stories end up getting wasted because the mere concept of LGBT characters sends some people in Hollywood into conniptions even when it makes for an objectively better story.

[@toast1851]

“Honey-make it sapphic!” Finally, someone gets it!

[@nataliestafford1535]

Do it, Lily. Write the sapphic mummy story. I'd pay my entire life savings to see it.

[@capitalchirp2418]

Absolutely love your pitch for the movie. I would definitely, and I mean DEFINITELY go and watch this movie like three times over!

[@gamerarts3386]

Lily the saphic concept of the mummy, and the dark universal monster movie, i want to read the story, and pay good money to watch those movies, the idea sound like it would be so much fun. Why can't movies today be fun instead of edgy? Not everyone wants dark and edgy films that makes everyone go "wow so deep", it's boring, and it would anyone fall asleep. Now if the dcu movies were more fun with comedy, then people would be singing a different tune. Be seriously lily if you ever write your mummy idea, i would love to read it 😊😁

[@JustA-Person]

I really wanna watch your sapphic mummy movie

[@ponygonporygon2153]

I never really watched the Mummy movies. After this I might need to give them a look at because you made it sound so fun.

[@dantejacks6956]

You do have a job, and whether you meant it to be or not, it's entertaining us and giving us more to think about. Honestly that sapphic castlevania idea sounds amazing! If you end up just writing it yourself or someone else, this is something I'm sure audiences would love to see.

[@Gyrono]

Universal's response to the "killed the mummy" critique is that they didn't because Tom Cruise's character is now the Mummy. Only problem is that that is an absolutely horrible idea and whoever pitched it was more brain dead than a Mummy whose brain was in a canopic jar.

[@cui8789]

Also, outside of the Snyder movies, every DCEU was "fun". Snyder himself said that not every movie would be following his style so there was variety.

[@MrYoda2k]

I think this might be your best video yet 🤔. The first 2 Mummy movies are just pure fun 😁.

[@tiredmermaid9531]

And they were tomb mates?

[@hanaryuenvtuber8439]

So....we crowd funding for a screenplay or what Lily, we NEED To see this!

[@polasamierwahsh421]

Hmm a saphic castle vaneia now that's a great mod idea

[@sunsetvibe1063]

As someone who’s never seen a single Mummy movie. I’m like it when there’s a clear cut path to watching the best content in an IP. I should watch the Fraser movie because it’s fun, I should avoid the Cruise one because it’s miserable and the only thing I remember people telling me about that film when it came out was that they just stole the ghost concept from An American Werewolf In London.

[@lord_masterofmusic6565]

I do agree on your bases of what Vampires are a metaphor for in olden time, as well as how they are mixed in with other movie genres like *ahem* Twlight... but i wanna know your thoughts on how the Dark Shadows (2012) movie with Johnny Depp portrayed his role as a Vampire? Was it good, cringy or a damn near insult to the original Dark Shadows series from 1966.

[@FlameWizard5]

Your monster universe is one I'd love to see

[@Gutslove]

This is what we needed, a story where we get just as invested as the og Brendan Fraser Mummy movies. Tom Bore Cruise had me wanting to just turn off the TV while on a flight but kept going, bad waste of two hours. This pitch had me paying attention and wanting to know where it would go, and you brought to the table the same elements from the Fraser movies but with fresh material and, of course, sapphic as fuck. Not to mention having Ardeth Bay (the Medjai) question whether or not other tombs his people are guarding had more people who were wronged in the past, like with Ahmanet. And that last pitch of the "Dark Universe" Avengers crossover sounded dang cool.

[@welcome2thepond714]

The Tom Cruise reboot is hilariously the closest to the original mummy. In Bram Stoker’s Jewel of Seven Stars the Mummy is a woman who needs a dagger and jewel to comeback. She is vary OP in the books she has all of the powers of the Avatar. And I mean all, the elements, power to her spirit, and reincarnation. She has 7 fingers on one hand, which others saw as a sign of the Gods. The reason why she was mummified is because she and her cult were growing so powerful the pharaoh saw her as a threat. So she made a tomb and buried herself till the world forgot her, so when she returned she has no one to oppose her. Interestingly enough Bram Stocker had different ending to this book, but his wife and friends thought it too depressing so he changed it to a more uplifting end. When you read the book you can see where the original ending could be. Imagine it, a mummy who is stronger and is considered a deadlier threat, who can exist in three places at the same time, with the power of the 4 elements. And if she dies, she found a spell or reincarnation where she gains a new life, but her mind, personality remains intact. Whoa

[@-.jai.-]

OMG did I gaydar myself into liking Ahmanet? best idea ever

[@assiqtaq]

It isn't just that without her he can't live with himself. It is also that he went through torture for ages for a woman who won't even do something that is dangerous, not deadly or painful, just dangerous, for him.

[@jospehjack]

Every time he says the name i hear " I knocked up Sailor Moon." . Watch the movie after hearing that just once and it will be all you hear :-P.

[@adrianadamsson6757]

Your idea for a female mummy who isnt actually evil and just want her lover back is amazing. Inspired ne to create a similar character, am I kind of an amateur writer.

[@JCanimationcritic]

The Hotel Transylvania movies are my dark universe

[@jonmercano1138]

I really like that in your pitch the modern day Medjay actually look at the situation and realize “Wait, what our predecessors did was fucked up, actually. We shouldn’t follow through on stopping Ahmanet.” I was fully expecting them to be A-holes who knew all along but didn’t care about the injustice, or didn’t know but still didn’t care after finding out for bullshit loyalty to their job

[@allsuper9268]

You know this would actually be a great contrast to that Invisible Man movie. With this version of the mummy you have a misunderstood monster who only wants to be reunited with their true love. Then you contrast that with the invisible man a truly evil monster who is driven by abusive obsession and a desire to control a woman rather than actually treat her like a human. So you have a tragic monster first and then one who is tariffing and absolutely irredeemable!

[@gigas115]

Could just show the book of the dead missing, and have a lightning strike in the background, since that'd still say, "Frankenstein" to just about everyone anyways.

[@andrewdowns3673]

As someone who has also recreated the 2017 Mummy movie to have a lesbian mummy tragic hero, I absolutely love this!! Also, Kalaa and Kendra are adorable!

[@Randomixx-xm1ml]

What’s interesting about this hypothetical Dark Universe rework is, it doesn’t have to be limited to just the perspectives of the “heroes”. They could center movies around Monsters or other characters that would end up being evil. Like a hypothetical Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde movie could end with Hyde taking over and siding with Dracula, or something. In the scenario where Dracula is the big bad, overarching villain, it would be cool if we’d have had the opportunity to explore the characters that find themselves allied to him just as much as the characters working to oppose him.

[@piperjistic]

Damn Mikaila, the art is spot on and I love the outfits worn! Love the concept Lily! Might have to safe it for later! (More like after homework lol)

[@michaellong6125]

From what I remember reading most of the reasons for the weird decision made in the dark universe The Mummy was because Tom Cruise refused to be in it unless they took out all the horror stuff and made it a generic Tom Cruise movie

[@michaellong6125]

@@wisdommanari6701 most definitely he was one of the worst parts of the movie

[@Jarakin]

You’re probably right that its not perfect, but it would definitely have been a lot better than what we got.

[@ssj4jason737]

It's kinda odd that the only cinematic universe outside the MCU that isn't trying to be overly edgy is Legendary's Monsterverse because they aren't being edgy they're being fun Kaiju films for those that love the goofiness of Showa era Kaiju films

[@akirarose3947]

Best movie ever I love the mummy movie ya scorpion king was a little muggy but still best movie for stupid fun Edit: might I say lily I love your idea for your pitch Love your artstyle and somehow you managed to make ardith Ray even hotter then in the original film! I LOVE THAT!!!

[@fourcatsandagarden]

I have a mad want for this to exist. If it couldn't be a movie I'd be happy with it as a book too. A whole good monster universe via books would be nice.

[@your_SecondShadow]

If only i could draw people i would so try and make this into a non-profit comic series (of course giving links to insertion) but alas im not

[@ShadowDOA]

I really did enjoy that

[@wakanakamulan2152]

11:14 OMG that scared me, I was wearing headphones on full volume ;-;

[@sabrinaking1873]

The fact that the supposed Dark Universe fell so hard so fast is kinda hilarious. I enjoy campy old monster movies (especially Godzilla series) precisely because of how ridiculous they are, while also having their own charm.

[@Yamibakurakitty4]

God the look on his face when she runs always kills me. I fucking love the mummy movies

[@barrettbirks1058]

I don't know why Universal is trying to make their characters into stand ins for superheros. For me the new Renfield movie is the one that crosses the line. They could've just made a romcom about a man escaping his abusive ex and that ex just so happens to be Dracula, but no, we dug a script for Morbius out of the trash at Sony, so we gotta have Renfield morb out. keep up the good work Illy, would love to hear more of your movie pitches

[@lyone2983]

I will never understand why so many movie directors look at really funny movies and just suck all the life out of them to make the most boring and generic shit to ever face the earth. It's been sooooooo long since I watched a movie because of that.