![]() I think most fans would agree if Fraser was to return to the franchise, it just wouldn’t be the same without the return of Rachel Weisz as well. The Oscar-winner showed off some magnetic and hilarious chemistry with Brendan Fraser in the first two Mummy films, before Evie was replaced with Maria Bello for the third 2008 movie. Working with Rachel, it’s Rachel fucking Weisz! She’s wonderful, you know, if you’re really impressed with talent and good humor. It may have racked up cash with a $409 million in overall global earnings but it quickly dismantled Universal’s plans for a cinematic world of their own. The 2017 reboot hardly impressed with a $80 million domestic gross on a $125 budget. ![]() So there is hope for Rick O’Connell to return to the big screen… that is, if the studio figures out how to have ‘fun’ with it again! The minute the Mummy franchise tried to go all dark and broody, it failed among audiences. So if there’s a fun way to approach it again, I’m all in. I tried to do it three times, and the essential ingredient is fun. But, if there was to be yet another Mummy remake, would Brendan Fraser return as Rick O’Connell? Here’s what he says:Ībsolutely! Just gotta say, I know how hard it is to make that movie. ![]() The plan was start its own “Dark Universe” starring movie monsters from Universal’s beginnings. In 2017, the studio unfortunately rushed through a Mummy reboot starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella and failed to bring the franchise back from the dead.
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