Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reunite in The Mummy 4

In 1999, Hollywood was rocked by a film that brought back one of the classic horror movie monsters: The Mummy. The feature film starred Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, who will reunite very soon to film the fourth installment of the saga.

Although Universal Pictures has not yet commented on the matter, it is expected that filming will begin very soon. The Mummy 4. The film will mark the return of Rachel Weisz to the franchise, since she did not participate in the third film, released in 2008. The actor Jet Li was the one who became the co-star of the story, accompanying Brendan Fraser, who has been present in all the installments of the saga.

The details surrounding the plot of the continuation of the feature film from the end of the last century remain a mystery for the moment. In addition to the return of the protagonists of the first film, it is known that filmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett—who as a duo call themselves Radio Silence—will be in charge of directing the project. Both have worked on films such as bloody wedding y Scream (2022).

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The Mummy 4 will represent a new attempt by Universal Pictures to use the classic monster. In 2017, the studio tried to start a cinematographic universe based on the most emblematic characters of horror films, which would be known as the Dark Universe. The reboot of The Mummy, with Tom Cruise as the protagonist, was intended to be the beginning of this universe. However, the film resulted in a box office failure that ended up ruling out the Dark Universe completely.

Despite being one of the most recognized actors of the beginning of the millennium, Brenda Fraser moved away from big Hollywood productions for a time. The actor would return to the scene mainstream of cinema in 2022 with the premiere of The whaleby Darren Aronofsky, a performance that gave him his first Oscar for Best Actor. Since then, Fraser has remained active in major productions, appearing in films such as The Moon Killersby Martin Scorsese. Although his return to the Mummy franchise represents his first blockbuster in more than 15 years.