The Mummy 4 finally confirms the return that all fans had been asking for

Fans of The Mummy now have even more to be excited about as they await the fourth instalment in the series. The Mummy: Book of the Dead hits cinemas in October 2027, 28 years after the first film in the franchise, and has just confirmed an anticipated return from one of the original stars.

The upcoming film will see Brendan Fraser back as Rick O'Connell, nearly two decades after he was last seen in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Rachel Weisz will also be back as Evelyn O'Connell, after the role was taken over by Maria Bello in Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

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Previously confirmed to be returning to the franchise are Kevin J O'Connor, Oded Fehr, and John Hannah, but now another fan-favourite star has been announced.

Speaking on the Danger Close Podcast, Arnold Vosloo, who played villain Imhotep in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, said he would be coming back for the fourth film.

"I can report now… I just signed my deal," Vosloo said. "We are doing another Mummy. Brendan and them are shooting now in London and the character Imhotep is back, that I play.

"I’ll be going there in November. The first time I’ve admitted… I’m back in the next Mummy," the actor said, adding:"Imhotep is back. Somebody wakes me up… they read from the Book of the Dead… and there we are."

"The script’s very good, I've read it. I’m excited," Vosloo continued as he teased: "They’re gonna make me look like I did when I was 38 years old, when I made the first one."

While little is known about the new film, we do know it's set at a 1957 speed trials event, meaning it takes place 24 years after the events of The Mummy Returns.

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Hannah, who plays Evelyn's elder brother, Jonathan Carnahan, previously spoke exclusively to Digital Spy about the new films, saying fans will be very happy.

"I read the script, and the script is terrific," Hannah said. "Brendan is an incredibly brilliant, creative leading actor with an Oscar, Rachel the same. We're all still friends, I talk to Oded, I talk to Arnold regularly, Patricia [Velásquez] as well.

"My only reservations were about, is it a kind of cynical rehash just to get the audience back in the cinema. But in fact, the script is so good and the directors have got such energy. They'll bring something new and fresh to it," he added.

The Mummy 4 is scheduled to be released in cinemas on 15 October 2027.

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