Brendan Fraser & Rachel Weisz Reunite as ‘The Mummy’ Returns!
BREAKING: Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are officially returning for a fourth installment of the blockbuster franchise, The Mummy.
Though their involvement was first reported last fall, Fraser and Weisz have officially closed deals to reprise their roles of adventurer Rick and Egyptologist Evelyn O’Connell in the movie.
Universal Pictures has also dated the movie for a wide theatrical release on May 19, 2028.
The new Mummy movie is directed by Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Scream, V/H/S, Southbound) from a screenplay by David Coggeshall (The Family Plan, Orphan: First Kill).
Fraser and Weisz both starred in the 1999 film The Mummy, which follows a treasure hunter who accidentally awakens a cursed Egyptian priest with supernatural powers. The two returned for its 2001 sequel, The Mummy Returns, while Weisz did not appear in the 2008 threequel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein also produce through Project X Entertainment. In addition to starring in the movie, Fraser will serve as an executive producer alongside Hivemind’s Jason F. Brown and Denis Stewart.
Source: Variety
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