The Mummy

"THE MUMMY" by Stephen Sommers The UNIVERSAL PICTURES globe spins. Then comes to a stop on the African continent. A golden papyrus MAP of ANCIENT EGYPT rises up. WE PUSH IN on it, towards a CITY along the Nile, it's name written in hierarchic. WE KEEP PUSHING IN until the golden map turns to golden sand and we find ourselves DESCENDING on this ancient Egyptian city. Only it's not ancient. SUPERIMPOSED across the SCREEN are the WORDS. THEBES - 2,134 B.C Accompanied by a NARRATOR with a very thick Egyptian accent: NARRATOR Thebes. City of the Living. Crown jewel of Pharaoh Seti the First. The CAMERA sets-down in an open plaza. An Arabian horse-drawn CHARIOT comes barreling right at us, driven by PHARAOH SETI; an aristocratic, virile old man. The chariot WIPES FRAME. INT. ANCK-SU-NAMUN'S BALCONY WINDOW - PALACE - DUSK Glaring out over the city at the setting sun is a handsome, muscular MAN with intense, evil eyes. This is IMHOTEP. NARRATOR Home of Imhotep, High Priest of Osiris, Keeper of the Dead. A gorgeous, olive-skinned goddess enters the outer foyer. It takes us a moment to realize that the skin-tight dress she's wearing isn't a dress at all, but rather her entire naked body has been PAINTED in the ancient Egyptian manner She's a stunning sight to behold. This is ANCK-SU-NAMUN. NARRATOR Birthplace of Anck-su-namun. Pharaoh's Mistress. No other man was allowed to touch her. She makes her way through the ornate statuary. The CAMERA comes to a stop on a CRACKED STONE FACE.