Fraser and Weisz in talks to reprise Mummy roles for Universal film

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are in talks to reprise their roles as Rick and Evelyn OConnell in a new Universal Pictures entry in The Mummy franchise, with the filmmaking duo Radio Silence set to direct and David Coggeshall writing the screenplay, multiple industry sources said. The project is being developed as a direct continuation of the 1999 and 2001 films and would reportedly disregard the 2008 sequel that recast Weisz's character. Universal declined to comment.

The Radio Silence team, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, are known for the 2019 thriller Ready or Not and for directing the recent Scream films. Producers attached to the new project include franchise veteran Sean Daniel and members of Project X Entertainment, which has collaborated with Radio Silence on prior films. No release date has been announced.

The reported development follows sustained fan interest in seeing Fraser and Weisz return to the period action-adventure-horror blend that made the late 1990s films major box office hits. The 1999 film and its 2001 sequel combined spectacle, comedy and horror and together helped spin off additional entries and attractions for the studio. Fraser’s recent...