Overview
- Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli‑Olpin and Tyler Gillett will direct, with David Coggeshall credited as screenwriter.
- Franchise veteran Sean Daniel returns as producer alongside Project X’s William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein, with Brendan Fraser, Jason F. Brown and Denis Stewart executive producing as Jay Polidoro and Jacqueline Garell oversee for Universal.
- Trade reporting indicates the project is being developed as a sequel that disregards the 2008 third film, though official plot details remain under wraps.
- Director Tyler Gillett said the film "has to feel special," calling Coggeshall’s draft "very beautiful and sweeping and scary and fun."
- AMC will screen The Mummy Returns for its 25th anniversary on March 27, 2026, signaling renewed franchise activity ahead of the new installment.