‘The Mummy’ Is Returning With Original Stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz

The Mummy Returns, indeed. Though there have been multiple new attempts at bringing back the classic Universal Monster since its mega-hit 1999 reboot starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, the company has finally just gone and done the smart thing. It’s bringing Fraser and Weisz back for another monster adventure.

Fraser and Weisz are in talks to return to the franchise in a new film directed by Radio Silence, aka Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by David Coggeshall, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pair, both Oscar winners in the years since, starred in two hit Mummy movies, 1999’s The Mummy and 2001’s The Mummy Returns, before Weisz left the franchise. This film will reportedly continue their story while ignoring the subsequent sequels, even though Fraser was in the third film, 2008’s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Filmmaker Lee Cronin has also been working on a version of The Mummy, but recent, unverified rumors claimed the title of that film may have been changed to The Resurrected. That seemed like a weird rumor since “The Mummy” is the name brand here but, if Universal was able to get Fraser and Weisz back, things start to make a whole lot more sense. Tom Cruise also famously tried to bring The Mummy back in 2017 with disastrous results.

Basically, what those films have said loud and clear is fans want to see Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz back on the hunt for the mythical creature, and it seems that’s now what’s going to happen. No word on who, if anyone, else will return or if this will tie into any other Universal Monster movies, but we have to say, this is all terribly exciting. We’re all about seeing these incredible actors back in the desert, giving us the types of thrills and chills that wowed audiences over 25 years ago.

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