'The Mummy' Plane Scene Shot in Zero Gravity; SXSW Participants Had Similar VR Experience

In an effort to create the Monster Universe, one of the first movies to begin the scary revolution is a more serious reboot of "The Mummy." A lot of thought has been put into making the film that it employed some lofty activities, and one of which is doing scenes in zero gravity.

It can be recalled in the movie's official trailer that there was one unbelievable scene in which a flock of birds drove into the plane that was carrying the mummy's sarcophagus, putting everyone in mortal danger. Everyone was fumbling about and bouncing off walls. Apparently, this was not done via special effects, but was very real.

A behind-the-scenes (BTS) teaser shows how the team working on the movie made the impossible possible. A real set was built inside an actual plane which was flown high up in atmosphere in order to achieve zero gravity. There were no edited scenes, making everything as authentic as it could be, and the results blew everyone away, including the actors and the staff.

To share a similar feeling to fans, though not necessarily doing zero gravity, a virtual reality (VR) experience was hosted during the South by Southwest (SXSW) event held in Austin, Texas. Some participants were impressed, while others have points they would love to see improved.

Dread Central was able to get a first-hand experience of the offering during the said event. They described it to be an actual immersion to the BTS shoot, in which walked in the rear end of a plane and sat on Positron Voyagers installed with a VR headset and headphones.

While it wasn't interactive at all, the chair would tilt and move depending on what was being shown, while star Tom Cruise would narrate what was happening. It was described as entertaining, and thus was a great stunt.

Engadget, meanwhile, agreed on the wonderful experience brought by the technology behind it, but felt the featurette lacked substance. What the film has to offer was yet to be seen, and perhaps this could be a way to get people to look forward to the actual movie.

"The Mummy" rises in theaters on June 9, 2017.