Oscar-winning stars Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser are returning to the “Mummy” franchise for its fourth instalment set to hit the screens on May 19, 2028.
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A project of Universal Pictures, the film will be directed by Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.
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Fraser and Weisz, will reprise their roles as adventurer Rick OโConnell and Egyptologist Evelyn OโConnell in the movie.
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The two actors first collaborated on the 1999 reboot of โThe Mummyโ, about a treasure hunter who accidentally awakens a cursed Egyptian priest with supernatural powers.
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The movie and its 2001 sequel โThe Mummy Returnsโ were major box office hits. Weisz did not appear in the third part of the movie in 2008, titled, โThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperorโ.
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Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett are directing the movie from a screenplay by David Coggeshall.