Brendan Fraser Fans Get the Best News Possible in New Update

Brendan Fraser fans who have been anxiously hoping that The Mummy 4 could someday become a reality can finally be at ease.

Fraser starred as Rick O’Connell in The Mummy, a 1999 action-adventure film directed by Stephen Sommers that was released by Universal Pictures. The cast of that film also includes Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan, John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan, and Arnold Vosloo.

The Mummy was followed by two sequels: 2001’s The Mummy Returns and 2008’s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Fraser, Weisz, Hannah, and Vosloo all returned for The Mummy Returns, while only Fraser and Hannah did for Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Maria Bellow played Evelyn in that movie instead of Weisz. Additionally, The Mummy Returns birthed a spin-off movie, The Scorpion King, that had four sequels/prequels.

Per Deadline, after years of speculation and hope, The Mummy 4 is now happening. Fraser and Weisz are both “in discussions” to reprise their roles.

Who is directing The Mummy 4?

Deadline also reports that Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct the film. The two of them are known for making 2014’s Devil’s Due, 2019’s Ready or Not, 2022’s Scream, 2023’s Scream VI, and 2024’s Abigail. They’re currently working on a sequel to Ready or Not, titled Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, that arrives in April.

The script for The Mummy 4 comes from David Coggeshall, while Sean Daniel, William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, and Paul Neinstein serve as producers. Plot details remain under wraps at this time.

A release date for The Mummy 4 has not yet been announced.

It is worth noting that this won’t be the only mummy-related movie audiences will soon have a chance to see, as Lee Cronin is also working on his own mummy movie, produced by Jason Blum and James Wan, that arrives next spring from Warner Bros. Pictures. The cast of that film includes Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Verónica Falcón, and May Calamawy.