Alex Kurtzman, the boss of Star Trek, has revealed which of his films he considers to be his biggest failure.

He confesses that The Mummy reboot with Tom Cruise was “probably the biggest failure of my life”, but he says the experience taught him a lot about filmmaking and himself.

“I tend to subscribe to the point of view that you learn nothing from your successes, and you learn everything from your failures,” Kurtzman told the Bingeworthy podcast. “And that was probably the biggest failure of my life, both personally and professionally.

The film, which was released in 2017, was supposed to be a launch pad for Universal’s Dark Universe, but it didn’t work out.

“There’s about a million things I regret about it, but it also gave me so many gifts that are inexpressibly beautiful. I didn’t become a director until I made that movie, and it wasn’t because it was well-directed — it was because it wasn’t.”

The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds writer went on to say that, despite the “brutal” nature of the filmmaking process, it has made him a tougher person. He also knows his working boundaries and will speak up if something doesn’t feel right.

“And as brutal as it was, in many ways, and as many cooks in the kitchen as there were, I am very grateful for the opportunity to make those mistakes because it rebuilt me into a tougher person, and it also rebuilt me into a clearer filmmaker,” he added.

“And that has been a real gift, and I feel those gifts all the time because I’m very clear now when I have a feeling that doesn’t feel right — I am not quiet about it anymore.

“I will literally not proceed when I feel that feeling. It’s not worth it to me. And you can’t get to that place of gratitude until you’ve had that kind of experience.”