‘Obsession’s Michael Johnston to Join New ‘Mummy’ Movie

(Left) Michael Johnston stars as Bear in ‘Obsession’, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. (Right) Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in ‘The Mummy.’ Photo: Universal Pictures.

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‘Obsession’ actor Michael Johnston is joining the fourth ‘Mummy’ movie.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are returning as Rick and Evie.
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct for Universal.

Now that we’re all collectively done with Tom Cruise’s attempts to launch a shared monster universe or underseen horror takes on the title, the world can get down to bringing back what we all liked about the original two 1990s/2000s ‘Mummy’ movies (and to a much lesser degree, the third).

With Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz now confirmed to return to their roles for a fourth outing of the ‘Mummy’ franchise, word lands via reporter Jeff Sneider that ‘Obsession’ actor Michael Johnston is boarding the new movie in an unknown role.

Release Date: Oct 15, 2027

With ‘Scream’ and ‘Ready or Not’ duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the filmmaking duo part of the Radio Silence collective at the helm, this one is coming together quickly, also boasting the return of John Hannah as fan favorite worry wort Jonathan.

What’s the story of ‘The Mummy’?

Brendan Fraser in ‘The Mummy.’ Photo: Universal Pictures.

The original movie, directed by Stephen Sommers, became a big hit, spawning a sequel, 2001’s ‘The Mummy Returns,’ which also represented a big acting break for Dwayne Johnson.

While Fraser returned for 2008’s less-embraced ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,’Maria Bello replaced Weisz and Rob Cohen took over directing.

As for the new movie, it’ll have a script from David Coggeshall (‘The Family Plan’) and while details are mostly being kept in a sarcophagus, the Reporter’s sources are suggesting that it’ll be a sequel that wipes away the events of ‘Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.’ No big loss…