{"id":788484,"date":"2026-10-01T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/788484\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:24:11","slug":"everything-we-know-about-the-mummy-4-filmed-in-suffolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/788484\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything we know about The Mummy 4 filmed in Suffolk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Brendan Fraser was spotted filming a scene for the next movie in The Mummy series at MOD Woodbridge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Here is everything we know so far about the new film.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Who is in the cast?<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Brendan Fraser is returning as Rick O&#8217;Connell (Image: Jonathan Brady\/PA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Fraser is reprising his role as Rick O\u2019Connell, an American adventurer, treasure hunter and highly decorated veteran of World War One.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Rachel Weisz is also making her return to the series as Egyptologist Evelyn Carnahan.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Weisz portrayed the character in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns but was replaced by Maria Bello in the 2008 film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They will be joined by John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan, Evelyn\u2019s older brother.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  According to IMDB, they will be joined by other original cast members Oded Ferh as Ardeth Bay and Kevin J. O\u2019Connor as Beni Gabor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It is also rumoured that Arnold Vosloo is returning as Imhotep.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Michael Johnston, who recently starred as Bear in Obsession, is also rumoured to be joining the cast.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/news\/26046221.film-crews-spotted-southwold---live-updates\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Recap as crews film rumoured Netflix sequel in seaside town<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>  What is the film about?<\/p>\n<p>\n  Specific plot details for The Mummy 4 are being kept under wraps by Universal Pictures.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/news\/26590680.brendan-fraser-films-new-mummy-film-woodbridge-base\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">filming in Suffolk<\/a>, Fraser was seen filming a record-speed trails sequence, during which he wore a helmet and climbed behind the wheel of a silver-and-red rocket car.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 57-year-old actor was wearing a black leather jacket and matching trousers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It is not yet known whether any more scenes have been filmed in the county.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Weisz was also photographed filming scenes outside the British Museum in London.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She wore a brown cropped jacket, a mustard-yellow polka dot skirt and a wide-brimmed hat.\n<\/p>\n<p>  What happened in the previous films?<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Filming for the new film happened at MOD Woodbridge (Image: Lucy Taylor)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Here is a spoiler-free summary of what happened in the previous three films in the franchise.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Mummy (1999)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Set in the 1920s, adventurer Rick O\u2019Connell joins librarian Evelyn Carnahan and her brother Johnathan on an expedition to the lost Egyptian city of Hamunaptra.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  While exploring the ancient site, they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a powerful mummy who was buried alive thousands of years earlier.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  As Imhotep regains his strength, the group must race to stop him from unleashing a supernatural catastrophe.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Mummy Returns (2001)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Several years after their first adventure, Rick and Evelyn are married and raising their young son, Alex.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Their peaceful life is disrupted when an ancient artefact connected to a legendary warrior known as the Scorpion King falls into Alex\u2019s possession.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This sparks a globe-trotting adventure involving returning enemies, new allies and powerful forces from Egypt\u2019s past.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Rick and Evelyn must once again save the world while protecting their family.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The action moves from Egypt to China, where Rick and Evelyn become involved in a new supernatural threat.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Their son Alex uncovers the tomb of the Dragon Emperor, a ruthless ancient ruler who was cursed and turned into stone centuries ago.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  When the Emperor is accidentally awakened, he seeks to reclaim his power and conquer the world.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The O\u2019Connells embark on another adventure across China and the Himalayas to prevent his resurrection from changing the course of history.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  However, it has been reported that the new film will ignore the events of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/news\/26561812.several-scenes-slow-horses-apple-tv-filmed-suffolk\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Several scenes&#8217; in hit TV show starring Hollywood royalty filmed in Suffolk<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>  When is The Mummy 4 being released?<\/p>\n<p>\n  The fourth movie in The Mummy franchise was originally planned for May 19, 2028, two decades after the release of the third film.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  However, it has been moved forward by Universal with a new release date of October 15, 2027.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The movie is being directed by Matt Bettinelli-Oplin and Tyler Gillet, with the screenplay written by David Coggeshall.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Bettinelli-Oplin and Gillet previously directed horror films Ready or Not and its 2026 sequel, Scream (2022) and Scream VI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brendan Fraser was spotted filming a scene for the next movie in The Mummy series at MOD Woodbridge.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788485,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-788484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}