Brendan Fraser says Mummy 4 is the sequel he’s been waiting to make
With Universal Pictures reconsidering mummy The franchise that made him a household name, Brendan Fraser is keen to take care of unfinished business.
After the deadline I reported it The mummy 4 He is in the works At Universal, with Fraser and Rachel Weisz expected to reprise their roles, the former has confirmed that he is preparing to film “the movie I wanted to make” instead. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).
“The one I wanted to make was never made,” he said. news agencynoting that the third installment was an attempt to benefit from that year’s Summer Olympics in Beijing.
“NBC had the right to broadcast the Olympics that year,” Fraser explained. “So they put the two films together and we went to China. Working in Shanghai, it’s an amazing experience. I’m proud of the third film because I think it’s a good independent film. We picked up and did what we do with a different crew on deck and gave it our best shot.”
Fraser continued: “But the call I wanted to make is coming. And I’ve waited 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.”
Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser in the 2001 film The Mummy Returns
Universal Collection/Courtesy Everett
Earlier this month, Deadline reported that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Silence Radio’s Tyler Gillette would direct the upcoming film from a script by David Coggeshall.Family plan films, Salvation), with franchise veteran Sean Daniel producing alongside Project X Entertainment’s William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein.
Fraser and Weisz starred together The mummy (1999) and The mummy returns (2001), where Maria Bello replaced the actress in the role of Evelyn O’Connell Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.