Brendan Fraser's Fourth ‘The Mummy' Movie Release Date Pushed Forward

Academy Award winners BrendanFraser and RachelWeisz are set to return in the highly anticipated fourth installment of The Mummy. The movie is set to hit theaters almost a year earlier than originally announced.

Universal has moved up the untitled fourth The Mummy movie to October 15, 2027, from the previous date, May 19, 2028. Both Fraser and Weisz will reprise their roles as adventurer Rick O'Connell and Egyptologist Evelyn O'Connell from the original 1999 cult classic.

Currently, not much is known about the plot of The Mummy's newest release.

The studio is giving Miami Vice ‘85 the action-adventure film's previous date. This newly scheduled movie stars Michael B. Jordan and AustinButler. It will take place in mid-80s Miami and is inspired by the original Miami Vice television show's pilot episode and first season.

The Miami Vice reboot's former release was scheduled for August 6, 2027. Universal will use that date for an untitled event film

For Fraser, the updated calendar is an earlier chance to redeem his role. The actor is ready to "give the fans what they want," he told The Associated Press in 2025, after the upcoming film was announced.

The most recently released movie in the franchise was The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008. It was the third in the series.

"I'm proud of the third one because I think it's a good standalone movie," Fraser said. "We picked up and did what we do with a different crew on deck and gave it our best shot."

This installment was not well-received by fans. The main grievances were Rachel Weisz's absence and the change of location to China (instead of Egypt).

Fraser is ready to make it up to fans in the fourth film.

"I've been waiting 20 years for this call," he said. "The one I wanted to make was never made."

Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are set to direct the film. This will be their first The Mummy film.

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This story was originally published April 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM.