- Universal is reportedly developing a new movie as part of The Mummy franchise
- It’ll re-team series stars Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weisz
- Fans of the 1999 classic have reacted to the news with surprise and delight
Hear that? It’s the sounds of The Mummy‘s fanbase celebrating the news that the horror franchise’s next entry will reunite us with its fan-favorite stars.
Per reports from Deadline, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter (THR), Universal is resurrecting the movie series once again. Even better, the entertainment behemoth has reportedly held talks with the series’ iconic leads Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weisz over starring in it.
If the pair sign on, it’ll reunite them more than 25 years after their last on-screen partnership. Frasier and Weisz starred as Rick O’Connell and Evelyn Carnahan in 1999 classic The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns. However, while Frasier returned for 2008’s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Weisz wasn’t part of its cast.
Predictably, there’s very little information on the forthcoming film’s plot. Sources apparently told THR that it will be a sequel to the Frasier and Weisz-led films rather than a reboot of said movie series, though.
Given Weisz’s involvement, it’ll also disregard events depicted in Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. So, while the movie is currently being referred to as The Mummy 4, it’ll technically be the third installment of the O’Connell-Carnahan story.
As for who else is reportedly involved in its production, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, aka the horror aficionados known as Radio Silence who helmed the fifth and sixth Scream movies, are in line to direct from a script penned by The Family Plan film series’ scribe David Coggeshall.
Not an undead nightmare, but a dream come true
Despite releasing to mixed-to-poor reviews in the last 1990s and early 2000s, the Stephen Sommers-directed The Mummy films were not only smash hits at the box office – collectively, they grossed over $1.4 billion – but they continue to hold a place in many people’s hearts.
The first two movies in particular are adored by film buffs, not least because of Frasier and Weisz’s absorbing on-screen rapport. Coupled with the unmistakable sexual chemistry between their characters, The Mummy has been labeled as as the movie that led to many millennials’ bisexual awakening.
But I digress. Considering the high esteem these movies are held in, it’s unsurprising that fans of a certain age – myself included – have reacted with surprise and delight over the prospect of another The Mummy film starring Frasier and Weisz.
Reddit pages including r/entertainment and r/movies, as well as other forms of social media, are awash with comments from ecstatic users. In fact, the nostalgia factor is so high that some have even called on Universal to replace Radio Silence with Sommers, too.
Are you as happy as I and other millennials are about Frasier and Weisz’s likely return for The Mummy 4? Or should the film series be laid to rest for a while longer? Let me know in the comments.
Want to watch the first three The Mummy movies at home? They’re currently available to rent or buy on various platforms including Prime Video, Apple TV, Fubo, and Sky. They’re also available to stream on Disney+ and Binge in Australia.
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