The actor admitted past attempts to revive the franchise stalled, but insisted this effort feels different. He joked about getting his “57-year-old gear in shape” and shared that he even rode The Mummy attraction at Universal, showing a snapshot from the rollercoaster during his appearance.
The news arrives amid Fraser’s recent career renaissance, capped by his 2023 Academy Award win for The Whale. The Mummy series has a winding history: the 1999 film directed by Stephen Sommers, a 2001 sequel featuring Dwayne Johnson, a 2008 follow-up where Fraser returned and Rachel Weisz’s role was recast, and a 2017 reboot led by Tom Cruise.