{"id":151974,"date":"2025-11-21T13:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151974\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:29:16","slug":"brendan-fraser-on-giving-fans-what-they-want-with-the-mummy-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151974\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Fraser on giving fans what they want with The Mummy 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several weeks ago, it was shockingly revealed that Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz were in talks to return for The Mummy 4<\/a>. In a recent interview with the Associated Press<\/a>, Fraser said that after 17 years, he\u2019s more than ready to come back as \u201cThe one I wanted to make was never made.\u201c<\/p>\n

The first film in the Mummy<\/a> franchise was released in 1999 and was quickly followed by a sequel, The Mummy Returns<\/a>, in 2001. Unfortunately, the third film, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor<\/a>, received scathing reviews upon its release in 2008 and had the lowest box office take of the series.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe third one was a model of \u2026 how can I say this to the AP reporter? NBC had the rights to broadcast the Olympics that year,\u201d Fraser said. \u201cSo they put two together and we went to China. Working in Shanghai, an incredible experience. I\u2019m proud of the third one because I think it\u2019s a good standalone movie. We picked up and did what we do with a different crew on deck and gave it our best shot. But the one I wanted to make is forthcoming. And I\u2019ve been waiting 20 years for this call. Sometimes it was loud, sometimes it was a faint telegraph. Now? It\u2019s time to give the fans what they want.\u201c<\/p>\n

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not) are set to direct The Mummy 4 from a script by David Coggeshall (The Family Plan).<\/p>\n

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After Tomb of the Dragon Emperor brought the franchise to an end, Universal decided to reboot the series with a new film starring Tom Cruise. It was meant to launch the Dark Universe, a cinematic monster franchise that would eventually combine all the classic monsters. As we know, it crashed and burned<\/a> almost immediately. When asked earlier this year<\/a> what his version of The Mummy had over the reboot, Fraser said, \u201cI know Tom Cruise tried to make his movie and it ain\u2019t easy! We all know how hard this movie is to make. With the exception of three [The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor], the thing with all of these films is that, at least it was fun, it was a thrill ride, and you wanted to do it again.\u201c<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen whether any of the other Mummy cast members will return alongside Fraser and Weisz, but I really hope they bring back Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay<\/a>. As a young teenager, he was just about the coolest character I\u2019d ever seen. I loved his fights with Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in the sequel. Which characters do you hope come back for more?<\/p>\n

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