‘The Mummy’: John Hannah Returning as Rachel Weisz’s Brother (Exclusive)
'Ready or Not' filmmakers Radio Silence are are helming the Universal feature.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Universal Pictures’ The Mummy is reuniting the family. John Hannah, who appeared in the previous Mummy movies made at the turn of the century, is reuniting with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz for the latest installment of the horror-adventure franchise. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of film collective Radio Silence, who together revitalized the Scream franchise with 2022’s Scream and 2023’s Scream VI and are behind the Ready or Not films, are helming the feature which has a script by David Coggeshall ( The Family Plan , Orphan: First Kill ) . Related Stories Movies Brendan Fraser Stars as Eisenhower Amid D-Day Tensions in 'Pressure' Trailer Movies New Brendan Fraser 'Mummy' Movie Lands May 2028 Release Date from Universal Plot details are being kept in the sarcophagus at this stage. The original movie, released in 1999, starred Fraser as treasure hunter who travels to Egypt in the 1920s with a spunky librarian, played by Weisz, only to accidentally awaken a supernaturally powerful high priest. Hannah played the less-then-trustworthy brother of the librarian, a thief who, over the course of the original movies made, is always on the make, gaining and losing spoils, and ends each adventure with a little something in his pocket, even as ancient cities and treasures crumble around him and his friends. Hannah appeared in all three of the movies along with Fraser (Weisz stuck around only for the first two). Universal will release the next feature on May 19, 2028. The project is due to begin shooting in the fall in London and Morocco. As a little amuse bouche, Universal will re-release 2001’s The Mummy Returns in theaters nationwide on March 27, 2026 to mark that film’s 25 th anniversary Sean Daniel, who produced the original ...
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