Back from the dead! Tom Cruise looks scared as he stands with Annabelle Wallis in first shots from set of new Mummy movie in Oxford

He is getting set to battle an angry corpse wrapped in bandages.

So it is understandable Tom Cruise's character was looking a little worried as the first shots from the new The Mummy reboot being shot in Oxford, England emerged Tuesday.

The movie hunk wore a look of constipated consternation on his face as he stared into the distance while his beautiful blonde co-star Annabelle Wallis stood at his side.

Oh Mummy: Tom Cruise looked worried as he stood with Annabelle Wallis on the set of the reboot in Oxford on Tuesday

Oh Mummy: Tom Cruise looked worried as he stood with Annabelle Wallis on the set of the reboot in Oxford on Tuesday

Evergreen Tom, 53, was looking good for his age in a blue shirt, dark denims and black shoes.

His effervescent 31-year-old English co-star, who is best known for dating Coldplay singer Chris Martin, meanwhile was lovely in a white blouse, khaki jeans and brown boots.

One person who did not put in an appearance was Sofia Boutella, the sexy 34-year-old Algerian actress who is playing the film's monster. 

According to the movie synopsis, Tom plays Navy Seal Tyler Colt who goes on a mission in the Iraqi desert to find a group of terrorists hiding out in a bunker. 

Peter Pan: It is hard to believe the youthful looking  Top Gun favourite is now 53-years-old

Peter Pan: It is hard to believe the youthful looking  Top Gun favourite is now 53-years-old

Get behind me: In a dramatic moment Tom stood in front of the blonde bombshell

Get behind me: In a dramatic moment Tom stood in front of the blonde bombshell

Action-packed: It looked as though the co-stars were filming an intense scene together

Action-packed: It looked as though the co-stars were filming an intense scene together

However their prey turn out to be mere grave robbers who have all magically died, and when they go inside the bunker Tyler and his team also succumb to some mystical forces out of their control, which is when they realise they are actually in an ancient tomb. 

While his men end up turning on each other, Tom's character is the only one make it all the way deep within the tomb alive and find an ominous black iron sarcophagus. 

After he tries to open it he is stabbed in the palm and his mind is cursed with visions of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, more informally known as The Mummy.

Risky Business: Tom was running the risk of catching his death standing in a shirt at night in chilly England

Risky Business: Tom was running the risk of catching his death standing in a shirt at night in chilly England

Can you get me Coldplay tickets? Musical connoisseur Tom looked like he was enjoying his timne on set with Chris Martin's girlfriend

Can you get me Coldplay tickets? Musical connoisseur Tom looked like he was enjoying his timne on set with Chris Martin's girlfriend

Great job: Tom applauded after they completed what was apparently a particularly good take

Great job: Tom applauded after they completed what was apparently a particularly good take

Original and best: It waill take some doing for the reboot to match the classic 1932 film which starred the incomparable Boris Karloff

Original and best: It waill take some doing for the reboot to match the classic 1932 film which starred the incomparable Boris Karloff

Hope it doesn't Rain Man: No doubt the crew had umbrellas on hand in case typical English weather struck
Hope it doesn't Rain Man: No doubt the crew had umbrellas on hand in case typical English weather struck

Hope it doesn't Rain Man: No doubt the crew had umbrellas on hand in case typical English weather struck

That's better: He seemed relieved when he pulled on a winter jacket and sat next to a heater

That's better: He seemed relieved when he pulled on a winter jacket and sat next to a heater

A chump at Oxford: Tom's latest film is part of Universal's Monsters Universe franchise

A chump at Oxford: Tom's latest film is part of Universal's Monsters Universe franchise

The film is part of Universal's Monsters Universe franchise, which kicked off with 2014's Dracula Untold, which was met with mixed reviews.

The latest attempt is being directed by Alex Kurtzman, who is best known for writing such classics as Cowboys And Aliens and Transformers.

He is also producing, along with Chris Morgan, of the Fast And Furious series, and Sean Daniel, the brains behind The Mummy trilogy.

However Kurtzman has a hard task on its hands to match the impact made by the original monsterm who was made famous on the big screen by the incomparable Boris Karloff in Karl Freund’s 1932 feature.

Hard at work: The pair were back on set in the same costumes on Wednesday night

Hard at work: The pair were back on set in the same costumes on Wednesday night

Leading man: Tom stopped in his tracks during shooting for one tense scene with Annabelle

Leading man: Tom stopped in his tracks during shooting for one tense scene with Annabelle

Action! The Hollywood leading man was in the spotlight for another night shoot in Oxford

Action! The Hollywood leading man was in the spotlight for another night shoot in Oxford

Leading lady: Annabelle was back in the same costume as she got to work

Leading lady: Annabelle was back in the same costume as she got to work

Major production: The pair were surrounded by crew and lighting rigs for the overnight shoot

Major production: The pair were surrounded by crew and lighting rigs for the overnight shoot

Giving it their all: Tom and Annabelle looked deep in conversation as the cameras rolled

Giving it their all: Tom and Annabelle looked deep in conversation as the cameras rolled

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