Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz’s fourth “Mummy” adventure has a new title: “The Mummy: The Book of the Dead.”
\n\nFraser and Weisz are reprising their roles as Rick and Evie O’Connell alongside a cast that includes John Hannah, Michael Johnston, Numan Acar, Kevin J. O’Connor and Oded Fehr. Plot details haven’t been revealed. As previously announced, Universal is releasing the movie in theaters on Oct. 15, 2027.
\n\nThe actors first shared the screen in 1999’s blockbuster hit “The Mummy,” which follows a treasure hunter who accidentally awakens a cursed Egyptian priest with supernatural powers. A reboot of one of Universal’s classic creature features, the movie spawned two sequels, 2001’s “The Mummy Returns” and 2008’s “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” as well as the 2002 spinoff “The Scorpion King” with Dwayne Johnson. While Fraser starred in both “The Mummy Returns” and “Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” Weisz wasn’t in the third movie in the series.
\n\nFilmmakers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who call themselves Radio Silence, are directing the fourth chapter in the decades-old action franchise, from a screenplay by David Coggeshall. Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett are best known for 2019’s “Ready or Not” and reviving the “Scream” franchise for…
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