Universal Sets New Mummy Film for May 2028 With Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz

Universal is returning to familiar territory.

Oscar winners Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are set to reprise their roles in the studio’s The Mummy franchise, with a new installment dated for May 19, 2028. The studio had previously reserved the slot for an untitled event film, and there are currently no other wide releases scheduled for that weekend.

As previously reported, Fraser and Weisz had been in negotiations to star in the project, which will be directed by Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay by David Coggeshall (The Family Plan, Orphan: First Kill). Plot details are being kept under wraps.

Weisz starred opposite Fraser in 1999’s The Mummy and 2001’s The Mummy Returns, while Fraser led those two films as well as 2008’s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The original trilogy became a defining action-adventure franchise of the late ’90s and early 2000s, blending supernatural spectacle with swashbuckling humor.

The new film brings Radio Silence back into business with Universal following the duo’s 2024 vampire thriller Abigail. The project signals another attempt by the studio to reinvigorate the Mummy property after the 2017 Tom Cruise-led reboot failed to launch a broader “Dark Universe” franchise.

Sean Daniel, a longtime steward of The Mummy series — which has grossed $1.8 billion worldwide — returns to produce. Daniel previously produced the first three films as well as the 2017 reboot. Also producing are William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein through Project X Entertainment. Fraser, along with Hivemind’s Jason F. Brown and Denis Stewart, will serve as executive producers.

With Fraser and Weisz back in the fold, Universal appears to be leaning into nostalgia for the franchise’s next chapter as it stakes out a prime early summer release corridor.