‘The Mummy’ Forged Reunites 26 Years After Movie’s Launch

The Mummy solid had a serious reunion almost 30 years after the blockbuster film was made.

Brendan Fraser (Rick O’Connell), Patricia Velásquez (Anck-Su-Namun), John Hannah (Jonathan Carnahan) and Oded Fehr (Ardeth Bay) had been photographed collectively on the 2025 Fan Expo Denver on July 6, 26 years after the journey movie hit theaters in 1999.

Noticeably absent from the photograph opp was Rachel Weisz (Evelyn Carnahan) and Arnold Vosloo (Imhotep a.okay.a. The Mummy).

In a put up shared to Instagram by ScreenThrill, followers went wild on the sight of a few of their favorites again collectively once more. 

“The mum is among the most underrated motion journey movies within the final 30 years! Only a traditional,” one particular person wrote.

One other added, “The Mummy and Mummy Returns are two of my favourite journey films of all time!”

One even raved about how Fehr, 54, nonetheless appeared to channel his debonair character nearly three a long time later, writing, “Oded’s hair & beard are nonetheless Superb.”

Set in 1925, Fraser, 56, and Weisz, 55, starred as leads Rick and Evelyn, also referred to as “Evie,” a dashing adventurer and explorer teamed with an Egyptologist, respectively. 

The unlikely pair should race in opposition to the clock to avoid wasting all of humanity after tomb hunters unwittingly set free a 3,000-year-old vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest. 

They had been joined by Evelyn’s older brother Jonathan, and Ardeth, a chief member of the Medjai, descendants of the royal bodyguards of a number of pharaohs of Egypt.

The hit movie, which made greater than $400 million on the field workplace, was an replace of the 1932 traditional movie, and made method for 2 sequels — 2001’s The Mummy Returns and 2008’s Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

There was additionally a 2017 The Mummy reboot which starred Tom Cruise. Sadly for the Mission Unimaginable film star, 63, his model didn’t reside as much as its predecessors.

Throughout Fan Expo Denver, Fraser gave his tackle why the follow-up flopped, per Collider.

The dialog reportedly started when the Bedazzled star was requested about Common’s makes an attempt to construct the Darkish Universe with 2017’s The Mummy and 2020’s The Invisible Man, and if there may ever be a crossover between the 2.

“I actually don’t know. I do know Tom Cruise tried to make his film and it ain’t simple! Everyone knows how exhausting this film is to make…” Fraser stated onstage whereas seated with Hannah, Velásquez and Fehr.

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The Oscar winner added, “Except for three [The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor], the factor with all of those movies is that, at the least it was enjoyable, it was a thrill trip, and also you wished to do it once more.”

“The reply is you’ve simply bought to present all people what they actually, really need,” Fraser stated.

The Mummy celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary final yr.