Brendan Fraser said he’s doing his best to get in shape as he trains for the long-awaited return of Rick O’Connell in The Mummy 4.
The actor who led Universal Pictures’ popular Mummy franchise from 1999 to 2008 commented on and confirmed his involvement in the 18-years-in-the-making movie during an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He stopped short of spilling too many beans about how the film will pick the story back up, but he did have one request for fans: “Please wish me luck.”
“I was hopeful for a long while, and then I was like, ‘No, I don’t know if they are,’ you know. Other Mummy movies got made and…” Fraser said regarding his one-time dampened expectations for a fourth Mummy movie. “But anyway, look, what we’re going to do is saddle back up, go back to the locations… I should probably stop talking like this because I don’t want to give everything away.”
“However,” he continued, “please wish me luck. I’m doing my best to get this 57-year-old gear in shape.”
Not to be confused with Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, which premiered in theaters April 17, 2026, Fraser’s series began with the release of The Mummy in 1999 and offered a more action-adventure-style take on a classic horror icon. Also featuring Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, and more, the movie attracted a dedicated fan base, who then showed up for its sequel, The Mummy Returns, in 2001.
