“The Mummy Returns in 2026: Universal Revives $1.4 Billion Franchise with Original Cast, Er” — what this page in the network covers. Universal Pictures is resurrecting its beloved Mummy franchise, aiming for a 2026 release that will ignore the critically panned 2017 reboot starring Tom Cruise and instead serve as a direct sequel to the original 1999–2008 trilogy. The new film brings back Brendan Fraser as adventurer Rick O'Connell and Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan, reuniting the duo that helped the series gross over $1.4 billion worldwide.
This strategic move taps into heavy nostalgia for late-90s and early-2000s blockbusters, while also capitalizing on Fraser's recent career resurgence and Oscar win. By erasing the failed Dark Universe reboot, Universal is betting that audiences want a return to the swashbuckling, horror-tinged fun of the original films rather than another grim, interconnected monster universe. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.