EntertainmentPosted at: Nov 5 2025 4:04PM


Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz to reunite for new 'The Mummy' film

Los Angeles, Nov 5 (UNI) Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser and acclaimed actress Rachel Weisz is set to reprise their roles in a freshly imagined instalment of 'The Mummy' franchise.
The project will be helmed by filmmaking duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, collectively known as Radio Silence, the visionary directors behind 'Ready Or Not' and the revitalised 'Scream' franchise, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Producers Sean Daniel, who worked on the original trilogy and William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein of Project X Entertainment are steering the film, with David Coggeshall penning the screenplay. Insiders describe it as a continuation rather than a reboot, deliberately skipping the events of the third movie, 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'.
Directed and co-written by Stephen Sommers, Mummy brought an Indiana Jones flair to the classic Universal Monsters line, combining action-adventure and romance with horror in a period setting. The movie saw Fraser as a 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.
The movie, which grossed over $422.5 million, launched a franchise that was one of Universal’s big and reliable titles in the early 2000s and made Fraser into a leading man and A-lister. There was also a prequel- The Scorpion King, featuring an early performance by Dwayne Johnson- and an animated series, not to mention a popular ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. Maria Bello replaced Weisz for the third entry, which also featured Luke Ford as the son of the two main characters. (Freddie Boath played a younger version of the son in the second movie, Mummy Returns.)
While casting details remaining under wraps, insiders note that the new film aims to capture the swashbuckling spirit and romantic charm that made the originals so beloved with a contemporary edge.
Fraser’s career was revitalized with a starring return in The Whale, the 2022 drama directed by Darren Aronofsky (who also happens to be Weisz’s former fiancé and father of her first son). The role earned him an Oscar for best actor. It is around that time that Universal began preliminary talks with Fraser for a new Mummy. The actor will next be seen in Searchlight Pictures’ comedic drama Rental Family, which opens November 21.
Weisz in recent years starred in Amazon Prime Video’s gender-swapped TV version of Dead Ringers and co-starred in Marvel’s Black Widow.
Next up for Radio Silence is Ready of Not 2: Here I Come, which Searchlight will open in April 2026. The team has fans at Universal, which hired the filmmakers for the 2024 vampire horror movie Abigail.
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