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Brendan Fraser And Rachel Weisz are reportedly in talks to reunite for a new installment Mummy,
Development work on the film is going on universal pictures Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are directing and David Coggeshall is writing the screenplay, according to Wrap,
Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillette are known for ready or Not and recently scream Movies.
Franchise veterans Shawn Daniels, William Sherk, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein are attached as producers.
Released in 1999, Mummy The action-adventure series was a remake of Universal’s 1930s horror property, centering on Rick O’Connell, an American explorer played by Fraser, and Evelyn Carnahan, a British Egyptologist. wise,
Set primarily in 1920s Egypt, the films follow the pair as they battle resurrected ancient forces.
The film also stars John Hannah as Evelyn’s brother Jonathan, Arnold Vosloo as the resurrected high-priest Imhotep, and Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bey of the Medjai.
Mummy Seven million VHS copies and one million DVDs were sold, becoming the best-selling live-action VHS title of that year and generating over $1 billion (£767 million) in home-video revenue for Universal, according to reel world,
Weiss and Fraser return for the 2001 sequel mummy returnswhich was also marked Dwayne JohnsonHis film debut as the Scorpion King, a role that was later replaced by his lead role in the 2002 prequel feature.
by-products, scorpion kingIt grossed over $180 million (£138 million) worldwide and helped propel Johnson’s Hollywood career.
In a 2008 follow-up, Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The role of Evelyn was recast with Maria Bello. and Alex O’Connell, the lead pair’s elder son, was played by Luke Ford, replacing Freddy Booth, who portrayed the younger version in the 2001 sequel.
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Independent Representatives for Fraser, Weiss and Universal have been contacted for comment.
A source familiar with the matter said hollywood reporter that the new project was not a reboot but a sequel that would ignore the events of the 2008 film, effectively picking up after mummy returns,
If confirmed, it will be Fraser’s first appearance in the franchise in 17 years and Weiss’s first appearance in 24 years.
The three films in the original series grossed over $1.25bn (£959m) worldwide. Their popularity extended beyond theaters, with the franchise inspiring Universal theme-park attractions in Hollywood, Orlando, and Singapore, cementing its cultural legacy in the 1990s and 2000s.
Universal last attempted to revive the property in 2017 a new version of Mummy starring tom cruiseThe intention is to launch a shared “Dark Universe” of interconnected monster films.
Although it grossed over $409m (£314 million) globally, The film was criticized and this Universal franchise plan abandoned,
the news comes like this Fraser is on a career comeback after win an oscar in 2023 whale,
Following his omnipresent run in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Fraser spent several years dealing with personal issues, including divorce, the death of his mother, illnesses and Alleged assault by the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. That alleged incident led to Fraser boycotting the 2023 Golden Globes despite being nominated in the Best Actor category.
Fraser started out in comedy in the early 1990s. encino man and drama school relations, Before becoming a household name george of the jungle and The Mummy Trilogy.
Weisz has seen a steady career trajectory since her breakthrough in the late 1990s, winning an Oscar in 2006 for detective and earning a second nomination Favorite In 2019.
In recent years, he has also expanded into prestige television, notably acting and executive-producing Critically acclaimed Amazon series dead ringer,