
In early November, Universal Images confirmed that development on a fourth film had begun The mummybringing back this acclaimed adventure saga from the beginning of the century, after 17 years since its last edition.
However, Universal Pictures wants to wipe the slate clean by ignoring what happened with its disastrous third installment, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), which strayed far from the narrative established by the two previous chapters and lost Rachel Weisz as the main actress, although it continued to have Brendan Fraser.
The Mummy 4 It seems that it will recover its two protagonists, and that it will resume the story from The return of the mummy (2001), a decision with which Brendan Fraser I couldn’t agree more.
The Mummy 3 should never have existed
In a recent media interview Associated PressBrendan Fraser ensured that the film The mummy what he wanted to dothis has never been done”, and now he will have the opportunity to make his dream come true.
“The third was a way of… how can I explain (…)? NBC had the broadcast rights the olympic games that year. So they combined the two things. and we went to China”Recognized Brendan Fraser.
For him, “working in Shanghai was an incredible experience” and he is “proud of the third one”, although he only considers it “a good film” as an “independent” work from the previous two: “We got work with a different team and we gave it our all.”
“But What I wanted to do is about to fall“Brendan Fraser acknowledged. “I’ve been waiting for this call for 20 years. Sometimes it was a clear signal, sometimes a weak signal. And now? It’s time to give the fandom what it wants”, with the fourth installment of The mummythe authentic The Mummy 3.