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Brendan Fraser\u2019s career woke from its long slumber with his Oscar-winning turn in 2022\u2019s <\/span>The Whale<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Now, his best-known franchise follows closely behind. After 17 years of dormancy, <\/span>The Mummy <\/span><\/i>will officially return courtesy of <\/span>Ready Or Not <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Scream <\/span><\/i>directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence). The news comes <\/span>from <\/span>The Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/i><\/a>, which has another, arguably even more thrilling update. Original stars Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reportedly in talks to return for the sequel, reprising the roles they originated in 1999. That\u2019s not <\/span>quite <\/span><\/i>as long as Imhotep waited for his own resurrection, but it\u2019s exciting nonetheless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The original <\/span>Mummy <\/span><\/i>film, which followed a treasure hunter (Fraser) and librarian (Weisz) who accidentally awaken the titular mummy, became a phenomenon for Universal. It grossed $422.5 million at the box office and ended up spawning two direct sequels, <\/span>The Mummy Returns<\/span><\/i> (2001) and <\/span>The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor <\/span><\/i>(2008), as well as a handful of spin-offs (including a pretty awful <\/span>2017 reboot<\/span><\/a> starring Tom Cruise) and even a ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. Original producer Sean Daniel is set to return for the sequel, as well as frequent Radio Silence collaborator Project X (<\/span>Abigail<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Scream 5 <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>6<\/span><\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n As evidenced by Fraser and Weisz\u2019s potential involvement, the new film has been described as a sequel to the franchise (one that would likely disregard the events of the third film, which did not feature Weisz) rather than a reboot. It\u2019s unclear as of this writing whether any other original cast members are in talks to return. The new script was penned by <\/span>The Deliverance <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>Orphan: First Kill <\/span><\/i>writer David Coggeshall. For now, the studio is keeping the rest of the film\u2019s details wrapped up tight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n