US EditionThe Mummy 4: John Hannah to Return as Jonathan, Brother of Rachel Weisz's Character Evelyn
John Hannah reprises his role as Rachel Weisz’s brother in the reboot directed by Radio Silence, set for a May 19, 2028 release by Universal Pictures.
- Universal Pictures confirmed Scottish actor John Hannah will reprise his role as Jonathan Carnahan in The Mummy 4, scheduled for release on May 19, 2028.
- Film collective Radio Silence, known for revitalizing the Scream franchise, will direct from a script by David Coggeshall, with production set to begin this fall in London and Morocco.
- Academy Award winners Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reprise their roles as Rick O'Connell and Evelyn respectively, reuniting the original cast with Hannah for the sequel.
- Producer Sean Daniel, who worked on the original trilogy with his late partner James Jacks, returns to oversee production alongside Radio Silence collaborators William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, and Paul Neinstein.
- The original 1999 The Mummy grossed $422.5 million, establishing the franchise's commercial success. Universal currently re-releases The Mummy Returns to mark its 25th anniversary.
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John Hannah reuniting with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz for fourth film in ‘The Mummy’ franchise
The Scottish actor appeared in all three installments of the trilogy, which grossed over $1.2 billion at the box office.John Hannah, Rachel Weisz, and Brendan Fraser in the 1999 'The Mummy' filmCredit: Universal/EverettThe Mummy is reviving a beloved character for its next installment.John Hannah, who portrayed Jonathan Carnahan, the bumbling brother of Rachel Weisz’s Evelyn in the trilogy, will return for the 2028 film, confirms Universal Pictu…
The Mummy 4: John Hannah to Return as Jonathan, Brother of Rachel Weisz's Character Evelyn
John Hannah will reprise his role as Jonathan Carnahan, the unscrupulous brother of Rachel Weisz’s character Evelyn O'Connell, in The Mummy 4.Hannah appeared in the first three Mummy movies, although Maria Bello subbed for Weisz in the last entry, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (but that film may no longer be canon).Jonathan is a wise-cracking, excitable thief always working an angle or looking for a way to abscond with something valuable…
‘The Mummy’ Reboot Bringing Back John Hannah as Rachel Weisz’s Brother
Just when he thought he was out…they pull him back into the crypt. John Hannah, who played an erudite thief in 1999’s “The Mummy” and its two sequels, will return to the scene of the tomb raiding in the upcoming franchise reboot. He joins Brendan Fraser, who played a daring adventurer in those films, as well as Rachel Weisz, who portrayed Hannah’s sister. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who are better known as Radio Silence, are dir…
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