The Mummy 4 Directors Tease a Scary, Fun Comeback Fans Have Been Waiting For
Co-director Tyler Gillett promises a beautiful, sweeping, scary and fun big-screen ride as his latest film hurtles toward release.
Universal is cracking The Mummy back open, and this time they are going the legacy route: Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are set to return as Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, with a fresh creative team aiming to bottle the old magic without repeating it beat for beat.
The plan, in short
Back in November 2025, word landed that Universal was developing a new sequel to The Mummy franchise and bringing Fraser and Weisz back. The movie is set to be directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, working from a script by David Coggeshall. If you want a read on the tone, Gillett just teased the vibe in a way that will perk up long-time fans.
'Having stepped into Scream, our radar for jumping into another franchise is that it has to feel special and [David Coggeshall's] script really does that. It is very beautiful and sweeping and scary and fun.'
Hard to complain about a Mummy movie promising beautiful, sweeping, scary, and fun. That is basically the franchise at its best.
Why this team makes sense
Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett know how to plug into a beloved brand without sanding off the edges. They turned a lean, nasty little concept into a crowd-pleaser with Ready or Not, then jumped straight into carrying a famous slasher torch with Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023). They even played in Universal Monster territory already with Abigail (2024), which spins its own story around Dracula's daughter. And yes, they are also developing a Ready or Not sequel titled Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.
- Ready or Not (director duo); Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (in development)
- Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023) (director duo)
- Abigail (2024), their take on Dracula's daughter (director duo)
That track record lines up neatly with what a modern Mummy movie needs: precision with tone, some bite, and enough momentum to make all the sand, tombs, and curses feel like a ride instead of a history lesson.
Where this leaves The Mummy
At this stage, the headline is the reunion: Fraser and Weisz are back, the directors are Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and David Coggeshall wrote the script that has the filmmakers talking like they actually want to make an adventure, not just check a box. If the words 'sweeping, scary, and fun' translate to screen, this could be the return to form the series has been waiting on.
More as it firms up.