The Mummyis reviving a beloved character for its next installment.
John Hannah, who portrayed Jonathan Carnahan, the bumbling brother ofRachel Weisz's Evelyn in the trilogy, will return for the 2028 film, confirmsUniversal Pictures.
Academy Award winnersBrendan Fraserand Weisz will alsoreprise their rolesin the upcoming fourth movie.
Fraser, like Hannah, appeared in all threeMummyfilms as Rick O'Connell, an American treasure hunter who relies on the Ancient Egypt expertise of librarian Evelyn, played by Weisz in the first two films (she was replaced byMario Belloin 2008'sThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor).
Much of the original 1999 blockbuster's comedic relief can be credited to Hannah, a Scottish actor who came to prominence with dramatic roles inFour Weddings and FuneralandSliding Doors. But, as he recalled toEntertainment Weeklyin 2021, he wasn't immediately confident he had the chops.
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"I struggled a bit doingThe Mummyat first," Hannah confessed. "I was like, 'I don't understand what I'm doing here!' Brendan's the hero, and Kevin [Jarre, screenwriter] was doing the comedy stuff. I'm like, 'Steve [Sommers, director], what's my function?' He said, 'Just mess around in the background, and if it's funny, we'll cover it.'"
The upcoming fourth film will be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The duo,known professionally as Radio Silence, recently told EWThe Mummywas "a dream project."
"It's just really, really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it's awesome," Gillett said of the new script while making the press rounds forReady or Not 2: Here I Comein early March.
The Mummygrossed $422.5 million in 1999 and inspired an equally successful 2001 sequel and third filmThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperorin 2008.
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