The Mummy franchise is formally again from the lifeless — and this time, the unique stars could also be returning to the tomb.
When Was It Confirmed?
Rumors of a brand new Mummy film started circulating after Deadline reported that Common Photos is creating The Mummy 4 as a direct continuation of the unique trilogy, not a reboot. The movie is reportedly transferring ahead with a recent artistic staff, and whereas Common hasn’t issued an official assertion, the excitement intensified when screenwriter David Coggeshall (The Household Plan, The Deliverance) shared the article on X (previously Twitter) with the cheeky caption: “Cat’s out of the bag, I assume :).”
Are Brendan and Rachel Actually Returning?
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, who performed adventurer Rick O’Connell and Egyptologist Evelyn Carnahan, are stated to be in early talks to reprise their iconic roles. The duo final appeared collectively in 2001’s The Mummy Returns. Weisz exited the franchise earlier than the third movie, which noticed Maria Bello step into the function.
Fraser, now recent off his Oscar win for The Whale, has lengthy expressed curiosity in revisiting his character. “I don’t understand how it might work,” he informed Selection in 2022. “However I’d be open to it if somebody got here up with the fitting conceit.”
As for Weisz, her return stays a thriller — significantly since Evelyn was reportedly killed off in The Mummy Returns. However with the sequence’ supernatural roots, followers are already imagining how she might make a comeback.
What Will It Be About?
The upcoming movie can be directed by Radio Silence — the filmmaking staff behind Prepared or Not and the latest Scream films. Longtime Mummy producer Sean Daniel will return, joined by William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein underneath the Challenge X Leisure banner.
In contrast to the 2017 Mummy reboot starring Tom Cruise, this installment will reportedly ignore the occasions of 2008’s Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and as an alternative proceed the story of the unique O’Connell household.
When Does It Come Out?
Common hasn’t introduced a launch date but, however with the mission formally in growth and its artistic staff set, manufacturing might kick off as quickly as 2025.
