‘The Mummy Returns’ Comes Back to Theaters for the Film’s 25th Anniversary in March

John Squires

It’s a good time to be a fan of The Mummy. Lee Cronin’s horror movie The Mummy brings a fresh take to the classic movie monster in theaters this April, while Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will return for a new installment in the ’90s adventure franchise in 2028.

While you wait for both mummy movies, we’ve learned that The Mummy Returns starring Brendan Fraser is coming back to the big screen next month for the film’s 25th anniversary.

The Mummy Returns is back in theaters March 27. Get your tickets now!

The 2001 film was director Stephen Sommers’ rollicking sequel to 1999’s blockbuster hit, The Mummy. That film introduced dashing French foreign legionnaire Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser) and whip-smart scholar and librarian Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), sending them on a mythology-inspired adventure through 1920s Egypt. The film, bolstered by winning performances and spectacular imagery, dominated the summer box office and became a true pop-culture sensation, earning more than $417.6 million worldwide.

Set 10 years after the events of the first film, The Mummy Returns picks up in 1933 with the swashbuckling heroes now married and living in London. Parents to eight-year-old Alex (Freddie Boath), the couple brings the boy along to their Egyptian expeditions, where they inadvertently uncover a rare artifact, the Bracelet of Anubis. The piece once belonged to a fearsome warrior known as the Scorpion King (Dwayne Johnson in his feature film debut) and can be used to command his army of jackal-like fighters.

Back in London, trouble begins after the bracelet locks onto Alex’s wrist, just as a cult planning to resurrect the powerful mummy Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), kidnaps Evelyn. Suddenly, father and son are forced to undertake a dangerous rescue mission alongside Evelyn’s spoiled brother (John Hannah), one that pits them against Meela Nais (Patricia Velasquez). The physical reincarnation of Imhotep’s ancient lover, she hopes Imhotep will defeat the Scorpion King in battle, thereby conquering the world.

Dodging all manner of unimaginable threats—death-defying chases, merciless hand-to-hand combat, even ritual sacrifice—the O’Connell family bravely fights to save the globe, and one another, from certain destruction.

The new installment in The Mummy franchise will be released May 19, 2028.

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