‘Obsession’ Star Michael Johnston in Talks to Join ‘The Mummy 4’ With Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz
“Obsession” star Michael Johnston is in early talks to join the fourth installment of “The Mummy,” Variety has confirmed. Johnston previously starred in the TV series “Teen Wolf,” but this year’s “Obsession” brought him to the attention of moviegoers when the low-budget Curry Barker horror film became a box-office sensation.
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“Obsession” star Michael Johnston is in early talks to join the fourth installment of “The Mummy,” Variety has confirmed. Johnston previously starred in the TV series “Teen Wolf,” but this year’s “Obsession” brought him to the attention of moviegoers when the low-budget Curry Barker horror film became a box-office sensation. As previously reported, Academy Award winners Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are officially returning for a fourth installment of the blockbuster franchise, “The Mummy.” Universal Pictures has dated the movie, directed by Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, for a wide theatrical release on Oct. Fraser and Weisz, whose involvement was first reported last fall, have closed deals to reprise their roles as adventurer Rick O’Connell and Egyptologist Evelyn O’Connell in the movie, plot details for which are being kept — not unironically — under wraps.
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- “Obsession” star Michael Johnston is in early talks to join the fourth installment of “The Mummy,” Variety has confirmed. Johnston previously starred in the TV series “Teen Wolf,” but this year’s “Obsession” brought him to the attention of moviegoers when the low-budget Curry Barker horror film became a box-office sensation.
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‘Obsession’ Star Michael Johnston in Talks to Join ‘The Mummy 4’ With Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz
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