For to uger siden hævdede den normalt pålidelige Deadline, at både Brendan Fraser og Rachel Weisz var i samtaler om at vende tilbage i en fjerde The Mummy-film, og vi behøvede ikke vente længe på flere nyheder om projektet.
Jake Coyle fra The Associated Press havde fornøjelsen af at tale med Brendan Fraser om hans fortid, nutid og fremtid, og den Oscar-vindende skuespiller besluttede at sige dette, da Coyle spurgte om hans tanker om, at The Mummy 4 blev annonceret:
"The one I wanted to make was never made. The third one was a model of ... how can I say this to the AP reporter? NBC had the rights to broadcast the Olympics that year. So they put two together and we went to China. Working in Shanghai, an incredible experience. I'm proud of the third one because I think it's a good standalone movie. We picked up and did what we do with a different crew on deck and gave it our best shot. But the one I wanted to make is forthcoming. And I've been waiting 20 years for this call. Sometimes it was loud, sometimes it was a faint telegraph. Now? It's time to give the fans what they want."
Fraser bekræfter ikke blot, at han vil være med i The Mummy 4, men tilsyneladende også, at han er i hovedrollen, og at filmen vil minde mere om de to første end om den mindre populære tredje.
Hvad skal The Mummy 4 gøre for at få succes i disse dage?