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The 'Brenaissance': Brendan Fraser on 'Pressure', winning an Oscar in 'The Whale' and 'The Mummy 4'
The sequel reunites Brendan Fraser with Rachel Weisz and other returning cast members as Universal targets an October 15, 2027 release.
This week, Brendan Fraser confirmed that The Mummy production has commenced in Britain while receiving the Deauville Talent Award at the Deauville Festival.
Joining Fraser are returning cast members Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan, John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan, Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay, and Kevin as Beni Gabor.
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett helm the project with a screenplay by David Coggeshall, with Universal scheduling release for October 15, 2027.
Fraser, now 57, acknowledged that returning to the physically demanding role of Rick requires a different approach to action sequences after waiting two decades for this opportunity.
Marking his return to the franchise he led in 1999, Fraser described the upcoming film as the The Mummy story he had always wanted to make.