The Mummy fans are really looking forward to Brendan Fraser<\/strong><\/a> returning to the franchise for a potential fourth film.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, November 4, Variety<\/a> revealed that Fraser, 56, and costar Rachel Weisz<\/strong> are in talks to possibly reunite for the movie. The fourth The Mummy will be directed by filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin<\/strong> and Tyler Gillett<\/strong>, who are best known for reviving the Scream franchise in 2022.<\/p>\n While Fraser and Weisz, 55, have yet to break their silence on the news, fans of the beloved franchise have taken to social media to share their excitement.<\/p>\n \u201cI cannot tell you how much this means,\u201d one user wrote via X. \u201cThis is like your divorced parents getting back together and it being just as good as you remember. Oh my god.\u201d<\/p>\n Brendan Fraser Through the Years: Action Stardom, Oscar Buzz and More<\/a><\/p>\n Other users couldn\u2019t help but gush about how long they have been waiting for the movie to make a comeback.<\/p>\n \u201cWow it\u2019s actually happening. Definitely love seeing Fraser re-enter the blockbuster space amidst his renaissance,\u201d one account shared. \u201cI\u2019m seated. The theater employees are scared and asking me to leave because it \u2018hasn\u2019t even started filming yet\u2019 but I\u2019m simply too seated.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a9 Universal Pictures \/ courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/p>\n Based on the original 1932 film, the 1999 remake \u2014 directed by Stephen Sommers<\/strong> \u2014 followed adventurer and treasure hunter Rick O\u2019Connell (Fraser) as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with librarian Evelyn Carnahan (Weisz) and Carnahan\u2019s older brother, Jonathan (John Hannah<\/strong>). The franchise made two sequels in 2001 and 2008.<\/p>\n Nearly a decade after The Mummy 3, Tom Cruise<\/strong> made a 2017 adaptation of the film with a brand new story \u2014 but it didn\u2019t turn out as successful<\/a> as the original franchise.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is hard to make that movie,\u201d Fraser told Variety<\/a> in an October 2022 interview. \u201cThe ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn\u2019t see in that film, was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n