New Mummy film gets official title and release date

Entertainment Universal Pictures has announced that the next movie in The Mummy franchise will be titled The Mummy: Book Of The Dead. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in The Mummy Returns. (Photo: Universal/Keith Hamshere) New: You can now listen to articles. This audio is generated by an AI tool. The next movie in The Mummy franchise will be titled The Mummy: Book Of The Dead.Universal Pictures has revealed that original stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will return as Rick and Evie O'Connell, alongside John Hannah, Michael Johnston, Numan Acar, Kevin J O’Connor, and Oded Fehr, and that the film will be released on Oct 15, 2027, exactly a year after the title announcement.Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct The Mummy: Book Of The Dead from a script by David Coggeshall. The original 1999 cinematic classic The Mummy introduced audiences to Rick O'Connell, a dashing American adventurer who teams up with eccentric librarian Evelyn Carnahan and her brother Jonathan (Hannah) to uncover the lost Egyptian city of Hamunaptra. Their archaeological expedition takes a terrifying turn when they accidentally awaken the cursed high priest Imhotep, unleashing a plague of supernatural horrors.Driven by groundbreaking visual effects and an iconic blend of action and comedy, the movie was a massive commercial hit, grossing US$415.9 million worldwide against a US$80 million budget. Its highly successful 2001 follow-up, The Mummy Returns, performed even better, raking in US$436.5 million globally against a US$98 million budget.While plot specifics have been kept under wraps, the new film is being described as a continuation of the earlier Mummy movies, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning to their roles from the original films. Actor Brendan Fraser attends the Tribeca Festival opening-night premiere of Kiss The Future at the OKX Theater at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Jun 7, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) The directors previously teased that the script has "all of the heart and the character that you could hope for".Matt Bettinelli-Olpin said to Entertainment Weekly: "I don't think Brendan and Rachel are getting involved unless they love that script, and what they read, I think they really liked. It's a good script. It's gonna be fun to make."Earlier this year, Tyler Gillett described the long-awaited sequel as "beautiful and scary".He told Empire magazine: "Having stepped into Scream, our radar for jumping into another franchise is that it has to feel special. And [David Coggeshall's] script really does that. It is very beautiful and sweeping and scary and fun." Source: Others/Bang Showbiz/hq Related Topics Movies RECOMMENDED