"THREE-Mo-Tep?!" A third Fraser/Weisz "Mummy" in the works...

[tharpdevenport]

I love the Brandon/Rachel Mummies, but, Please, Amun-Ra, let them find a way to write and CG Sallah into the mix!!!



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The only film where the bad guy is defeated while eating and arrogantly expelling how he's destroy them all, he falls over dead.

Sallah: "Bad dates. A trick I picked up elsewhere."

 

[Turtletrekker]

I have to admit to not being a fan of franchises completely disregarding entire installments, although I don't hold that against the new production itself. I think a better approach would just be to move on without necessarily having to acknowledge the previous adventure, but not directly contradict it. Or maybe do like the Wolverine movies did in which the second movie only had a brief offhand reference to the first movie that either you caught or you didn't and it didn't disrupt the story.

I do find it funny that Star Trek fans complain about modern productions that aren't directly in line with the nearly 1,000 installments in the franchise, but other franchises can't even keep their stories straight through four or five installments.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

I have to admit to not being a fan of franchises completely disregarding entire installments, although I don't hold that against the new production itself. I think a better approach would just be to move on without necessarily having to acknowledge the previous adventure, but not directly contradict it. Or maybe do like the Wolverine movies did in which the second movie only had a brief offhand reference to the first movie that either you caught or you didn't and it didn't disrupt the story.

I do find it funny that Star Trek fans complain about modern productions that aren't directly in line with the nearly 1,000 installments in the franchise, but other franchises can't even keep their stories straight through four or five installments.

I agree, for all its imperfections I don't want Tomb of the Dragon Emperor to be erased, it doesn't need to be made a big deal out of it. Maybe an off hand joke about the recast, like Evelyn did something with her hair and it made her look like a completely different person. Also I like the idea they continued to have adventures like with the original plan for a fourth film in Peru, this is a world of gods and magic but absolutely nothing happens? It can be quite bland when nothing happens in a universe without particular people's involvement.

At least the Terminator franchise when it erased Rise of the Machines and Salvation for Sarah Connor Chronicles used it as a plot device and acknowledged things like Sarah's death to cancer. Of course I will happily wallow in hypocrisy and declare Genisys and Dark Fate non-existent and cling to the hope SCC is just on hiatus and will get a season 3 any day now.

 

[Set Harth]

Or maybe do like the Wolverine movies did in which the second movie only had a brief offhand reference to the first movie that either you caught or you didn't and it didn't disrupt the story.

Other than the existence of the bone claws, of course. But some people will claim that isn't a reference to the first movie...

 

[Tosk]

Maybe an off hand joke about the recast, like Evelyn did something with her hair and it made her look like a completely different person.

They already did a version of that gag in Mummy 3.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

They already did a version of that gag in Mummy 3.

Yes but now they can do it for a good reason.

 

[JD]

At least the Terminator franchise when it erased Rise of the Machines and Salvation for Sarah Connor Chronicles used it as a plot device and acknowledged things like Sarah's death to cancer. Of course I will happily wallow in hypocrisy and declare Genisys and Dark Fate non-existent and cling to the hope SCC is just on hiatus and will get a season 3 any day now.

The Sarah Connor Chronicles didn't erase Rise of the Machines, it specifically established that it was an alternate timeline.
Now, Dark Fate actually did erase everything after T2, but I can't remember if it actually addressed it as a timeline change in universe, or just pretended they never existed.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

The Sarah Connor Chronicles didn't erase Rise of the Machines, it specifically established that it was an alternate timeline.

I meant erased as in the events of it were but of course they had to happen in order to then no longer happen.

 

[Gaith]

I agree, for all its imperfections I don't want Tomb of the Dragon Emperor to be erased, it doesn't need to be made a big deal out of it.

I don't hate Dragon Emperor, and I don't love The Mummy Returns, but giving grown-up Alex (played by an Aussie, neither here nor there) an American accent when he had an English one in Returns was some American audience-pandering bullshit. Yes, kids' accents can change over time, but Rick and Evy were still living in England in that third movie, so... why?

I don't care if they include a subtle nod to Dragon Emperor, but if Alex makes another appearance, alongside his real screen mother, he should have his real accent back. (And, unless it's a major role, and/or he doesn't want to return, they should bring back Freddie Boath.)

 

[Neb Lleb]

Like I said when I saw the news in the "Unnecessary reboot" thread, I find this movie odd, because there's already a new Mummy movie in the works from Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin (this one very much a horror film a la the 1932 classic), so continuing Rick's adventures at the same time we're getting a new reimagining is very desperate and unneeded to me. The 1999 film was perfect on its own and Returns and The Scorpion King added all that you could possibly add, retcon or otherwise.

But at the same time, Dwayne Johnson is returning to the 1999 canon for a distant sequel to The Scorpion King, so I'm not surprised that Fraser and Weisz are also coming back for seconds.
EDIT: In fact, I also wouldn't be surprised that, if the Lee Cronin film proves successful and it gets a sequel, that they do a box office "battle of the Mummies" a la the "battle of the Bonds" between Octopussy and Never Say Never Again if it comes out at the same time as this new Sommers sequel.

 

[Saul]

I'd like it if they did a direct sequel to the original as I wasn't a fan of what came after. Maybe bring Tom Cruise in as the villain.

 

[Christmas Canon Spock]

The Mummy films are great. Bring it on!

 

[Gaith]

there's already a new Mummy movie in the works from Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin (this one very much a horror film a la the 1932 classic), so continuing Rick's adventures at the same time we're getting a new reimagining is very desperate and unneeded to me.

For one thing, one could just as easily switch those titles around in terms of which is "unneeded," and for another thing, for all we know, the Fraser/Weisz project may not be about a mummy at all. Personally, I don't care about "very much" horror stuff like Evil Dead at all, but I am interested in seeing Fraser and Weisz reunite (although, as I mentioned above, I'd be happy to see them do so without necessarily having it be a Mummy sequel).

But at the same time, Dwayne Johnson is returning to the 1999 canon for a distant sequel to The Scorpion King

I see online rumors about that, but nothing as credible as an outlet such as The Hollywood Reporter saying Fraser/Weisz are in talks to team up again.

 

[camdudetenger2018]

For one thing, one could just as easily switch those titles around in terms of which is "unneeded," and for another thing, for all we know, the Fraser/Weisz project may not be about a mummy at all. Personally, I don't care about "very much" horror stuff like Evil Dead at all, but I am interested in seeing Fraser and Weisz reunite (although, as I mentioned above, I'd be happy to see them do so without necessarily having it be a Mummy sequel).




I see online rumors about that, but nothing as credible as an outlet such as The Hollywood Reporter saying Fraser/Weisz are in talks to team up again.

only time will tell

 

[camdudetenger2018]

Like I said when I saw the news in the "Unnecessary reboot" thread, I find this movie odd, because there's already a new Mummy movie in the works from Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin (this one very much a horror film a la the 1932 classic), so continuing Rick's adventures at the same time we're getting a new reimagining is very desperate and unneeded to me. The 1999 film was perfect on its own and Returns and The Scorpion King added all that you could possibly add, retcon or otherwise.

But at the same time, Dwayne Johnson is returning to the 1999 canon for a distant sequel to The Scorpion King, so I'm not surprised that Fraser and Weisz are also coming back for seconds.
EDIT: In fact, I also wouldn't be surprised that, if the Lee Cronin film proves successful and it gets a sequel, that they do a box office "battle of the Mummies" a la the "battle of the Bonds" between Octopussy and Never Say Never Again if it comes out at the same time as this new Sommers sequel.

i wonder if the former wwe superstar the hurricane will be in the dwyane johnson verison of the new scorpion king movie

reminds of that mini storyline that the rock and the hurricane did in wwe when the rock encounters the wwe super hero the hurricane which is a comic book superhero gimmick and the hurricane mentioned how brendan fraser beat the scorpion king

 

[Adventerprise]

Brendan Fraser Says ‘The Mummy 4’ Is ‘the One I Wanted to Make’ But Never Did: ‘I’ve Been Waiting 20 Years’ and ‘It’s Time to Give the Fans What They Want’

Brendan Fraser says he's been waiting 20 years to finally make "The Mummy" movie of his dreams. Here comes "The Mummy 4."

variety.com

“The third one was a model of … how can I say this to the AP reporter? NBC had the rights to broadcast the Olympics that year,” Fraser said. “So they put two together and we went to China. Working in Shanghai, an incredible experience. I’m proud of the third one because I think it’s a good standalone movie. We picked up and did what we do with a different crew on deck and gave it our best shot. But the one I wanted to make is forthcoming. And I’ve been waiting 20 years for this call. Sometimes it was loud, sometimes it was a faint telegraph. Now? It’s time to give the fans what they want.”

20 years. He must really love it.