Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are returning to The Mummy franchise for the fourth instalment, as reported by Variety. The original lead pair will reunite after appearing together 24 years ago. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, known for Ready or Not and reviving Scream in 2022, will helm the project. Fans have expressed excitement over the comeback. The 1999 reboot starred Fraser as a treasure hunter and Weisz as an archaeologist battling a cursed Egyptian priest in 1930s Egypt. A sequel followed in 2001, but Weisz did not return for the 2008 third film. Universal's 2017 attempt to revive the series with Tom Cruise failed commercially. Fraser won an Oscar for The Whale in 2022, while Weisz won awards for The Constant Gardener and The Favourite. Both actors have maintained successful careers in recent years.
New Directors and Recent Work by the Lead Stars
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct the new instalment. The duo gained recognition for their 2019 film Ready or Not and successfully revived the Scream franchise for Paramount in 2022. Fraser recently premiered Rental Family at the Toronto International Film Festival, a Japanese film directed by Hikari. His career resurgence includes an Oscar-winning performance in The Whale (2022), along with roles in Killers of the Flower Moon and Brothers. Weisz has earned an Oscar for The Constant Gardener and a BAFTA for The Favourite. Her recent work includes playing Melina Vostokoff in Marvel's Black Widow and starring in the Amazon Prime Video series Dead Ringers in 2023.
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