Brendan Fraser & Rachel Weisz Officially Set For Uni’s Next ‘Mummy’ Movie From Radio Silence; Pic Hits Theaters Early Summer 2028

Oscar winners Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are coming back to Universal’s The Mummy franchise, the next installment set for May 19, 2028. Uni had the date on hold for an event film. There are no other wide entries booked on that date.

We told you in November they were in talks to star in the Radio Silence directed movie off David Coggeshall’s screenplay (The Family Plan, Orphan: First Kill), that story under wraps. Weisz starred in the first two Mummy movies, The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, while Fraser headlined the first three — Mummy, Mummy Returns, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are helming the film. The Mummy brings Radio Silence back in business with Universal, the duo having directed the vampire movie, Abigail. 

Sean Daniel, who has a storied history with The Mummy series which has minted $1.8B around the globe, is back to produce. Daniel’s produced the first three movies, in addition to the 2017 Tom Cruise reboot, The Mummy.

William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein are producing The Mummy‘s next chapter through Project X Entertainment. Fraser, Hivemind’s Jason F. Brown and Denis Stewart are EPing the movie.

Universal EVP of Production Development Jay Polidoro and Director of Production Development Jacqueline Garell are overseeing the production for the studio.

Up next for Radio Silence is their Searchlight horror sequel, Ready or Not, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, which is world premiering at SXSW and opening on March 20.