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Revealed: Brendan Fraser—Not Tom Cruise—Was Always Top Pick for ‘The Mummy,’ Director Says

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As “The Mummy” turns 25, its director Stephen Sommers unwraps the secrets of its success, debunks its wildest rumors, and ponders a return to Egypt.

Simon Bland
Simon Bland 

Freelance Writer

A photo illustration of Brendan Fraser and Tom Cruise in The Mummy.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Lev/Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Universal
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