{"id":181410,"date":"2025-10-01T01:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/181410\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T01:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T01:42:11","slug":"brendan-frasers-the-mummy-4-may-actually-be-happening-geektyrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/181410\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Fraser\u2019s THE MUMMY 4 May Actually Be Happening \u2014 GeekTyrant"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks like Universal Pictures might be ready to resurrect one of its most beloved franchises. A new report suggests that Brendan Fraser<\/a> could finally return as Rick O\u2019Connell in a brand-new sequel, The Mummy 4.<\/p>\n

According to insider Daniel Richtman<\/a>, Universal is actively developing a continuation of The Mummy series with Fraser back in the lead. <\/p>\n

At this point, it\u2019s unclear whether any of the other stars from the original trilogy will return, but just the idea of seeing Fraser step back into his iconic role is enough to get fans hyped. That mix of swashbuckling adventure, horror, and comedy was just pure movie magic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fraser has spoken openly about being willing to revisit the character if the right idea came along. He previously said, \u201cI don\u2019t know how it would work. But I\u2019d be open to it if someone came up with the right conceit.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also expressed his excitement about the possibility, saying, \u201cSign me up.\u201d He added, \u201cGosh, I don’t know any juicy details about it, but it’s kinda been an open-ended question for some time now. I’m not opposed to it. I don’t know an actor who doesn’t want a job. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t think I’ve been this famous and unsalaried at the same time in my professional life, so sign me up. We’ve all got to start somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to see why fans still connect with Fraser\u2019s Rick O\u2019Connell. The Mummy director Stephen Sommers once explained why Fraser was the perfect fit, saying, \u201cHe could throw a punch and take a punch and he had a great sense of humor. You really like the guy. He never comes across as cocky or arrogant.\u201d<\/p>\n

The original Mummy hit theaters in 1999 and was directed by Sommers. The film was a reimagining of Universal\u2019s classic 1932 monster movie and starred Fraser alongside Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Jonathan Hyde, and Kevin J. O\u2019Connor. <\/p>\n

It spawned two direct sequels and even launched the prequel spinoff The Scorpion King, which kicked off Dwayne Johnson\u2019s acting career.<\/p>\n

The last entry in the series, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, was released in 2008. Almost a decade later, Universal attempted to reboot the franchise with Tom Cruise in The Mummy (2017), but that film flopped, losing a reported $60\u201395 million and effectively killing the studio\u2019s plans for a larger Universal Monsters shared universe.<\/p>\n

For longtime fans, the prospect of Fraser returning to The Mummy 4 is a sequel fans been waiting on for years. Universal hasn\u2019t confirmed anything official yet, but if these reports are true, the O\u2019Connell family\u2019s next great adventure may finally be on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Would you be excited about seeing another Mummy movie with Brendan Fraiser back in action?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It looks like Universal Pictures might be ready to resurrect one of its most beloved franchises. A new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181411,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,75,337],"class_list":["post-181410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}