Brendan Fraser Returns for Long-Awaited The Mummy 4

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, the iconic lead pair of The Mummy franchise, are set to return for a fourth film. Fraser described the project as “the one I wanted to make” and revealed he has been waiting nearly two decades for this opportunity.

“The one I wanted to make was never made… But the one I wanted to make is forthcoming. And I’ve been waiting 20 years for this call. Sometimes it was loud, sometimes it was a faint telegraph. Now? It’s time to give the fans what they want,” Fraser said.

The upcoming film will be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the duo known as Radio Silence. Fraser joined the franchise in 1999, helping transform an old Universal monster into a full-scale action adventure. The series expanded fast, bringing in Dwayne Johnson and spinning into offshoots before stalling after Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). A reboot with Tom Cruise nearly happened a decade later but never materialized.

Fraser recently shared memories of his past films, reflecting on George of the Jungle. “I have a lot of fond memories of that time. I also remember feeling hungry,” he said, laughing at an old photo of himself with Leslie Mann and the Tookie Tookie bird. He fondly recalled Mann’s humor and the bird’s sharp claws.

Looking back at more recent work, Fraser praised young actress Sadie Sink, saying, “Oh gosh, that's me and Sadie Sink. How lucky I was to work with an actress of her calibre at such an early stage in her career… She’s just terrific.”

He also described filming Rental Family on a working train as a “flurry of activity,” blending extras with regular riders, calling the movie “a love letter to loneliness” addressed to Tokyo and the cherry blossom case.