Before the The Mummy reboot was fully revealed, there were rumors around the film franchise getting a female villain. These rumors were confirmed around the same time Universal decided to delay the film starring Tom Chris and villainess Sofia Boutella.
You might remember Boutella as the amputee that kicks butt in Kingsmen, but now she's playing the role of a butt kicking evil mummy. You can check her out below the official synopsis, thanks to ComingSoon.net.
The official synopsis:
Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.
From the sweeping sands of the Middle East through hidden labyrinths under modern-day London, The Mummy brings a surprising intensity and balance of wonder and thrills in an imaginative new take that ushers in a new world of gods and monsters.
Here she is:
