Brendan Fraser is ecstatic and enthusiastic to come back to the sets of The Mummy 4, the official reboot to the highly successful Universal Studios' The Mummy franchise, which is reuniting the iconic trio: Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and John Hannah. During an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Fraser teased details about the upcoming film and said fans can expect a return to the spirit of the original movies.
"Well, we're gonna get the band back together. That's the only way to do it, right? So, we're going to give the audience what they have been bothering all of us for the last 20-whatever years (sic)," he said.
Spilling more details, he said that the production may revisit iconic filming locations from the earlier movies. "I was hopeful for a long while," Fraser said of the sequel, before adding, "Other Mummy movies got made...". "What we're gonna do is saddle back up, go back to the locations ... I should probably stop talking like this before I give anything away. However, I know that -- please wish me luck. I'm doing my best to get this 57-year-old gear in shape," he added.
As reported earlier, Radio Silence's Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are set to direct the upcoming film from a script by David Coggeshall. The duo created Ready or Not in 2019 and had also revived the Scream franchise for Paramount in 2022. Additional cast members are also not announced yet. The film will be a continuation of the events from the second Mummy film, ignoring the third part. Plot details for the new film has been kept under wraps.
The Mummy series headlined by Brendan Fraser spawned three films - the first and second, directed by Stephen Sommers were released in 1999 and 2001 respectively. Sommers had directed the 1999 film loosely based on the original film of 1932, switching from horror to action where treasure hunter Rick O'Connell travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with librarian Evelyn Carnahan and her older brother Jonathan. There, they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers. The 1999 film and The Mummy Returns (2001) were highly profitable for the Studio, grossing over $400 million worldwide and later went on to become a cult-classic among fans.
A prequel film The Scorpion King, headlined by Dwayne Johnson was released in 2002 and an animated series was also produced from 2001 to 2003. The third Mummy film, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor hit theatres in 2008 with Maria Bello replacing Weisz.
Sean Daniel, who backed the three films with his late partner James Jacks, is returning to produce along with Radio Silence collaborators William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein, who are producing through their Project X Entertainment banner. The new Mummy film is slated to release in theatres on May 19, 2028.
