{"id":31405,"date":"2026-08-07T19:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31405"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:24:10","slug":"brendan-frasers-the-mummy-4-return-gets-first-tease-from-beloved-og-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31405","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Fraser\u2019s The Mummy 4 Return Gets First Tease From Beloved OG Actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"heading_image responsive-img img-size-heading-image-full-width mobile-optimized  expandable \" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/brendan-fraser-s-rick-jumping-over-a-fire-in-the-mummy-returns.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-is-feature-img=\"true\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/brendan-fraser-s-rick-jumping-over-a-fire-in-the-mummy-returns.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/brendan-fraser-s-rick-jumping-over-a-fire-in-the-mummy-returns.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=600&amp;h=338&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/brendan-fraser-s-rick-jumping-over-a-fire-in-the-mummy-returns.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/brendan-fraser-s-rick-jumping-over-a-fire-in-the-mummy-returns.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Brendan Fraser's Rick jumping over a fire in The Mummy Returns\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/brendan-fraser-s-rick-jumping-over-a-fire-in-the-mummy-returns.jpg?&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/brendan-fraser-s-rick-jumping-over-a-fire-in-the-mummy-returns.jpg?&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1600&amp;h=900\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Brendan Fraser&#8217;s Rick jumping over a fire in The Mummy Returns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-header-data\">\n<div class=\"w-article-header-author-img\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-header-author-img\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/author\/grant-hermanns\/\">\n                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fauthors%2F683e1edc46aae-Grant%20Hermanns%20headshot.jpg?fit=crop&amp;w=36&amp;h=36\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress%2Fwp-content%2Fauthors%2F683e1edc46aae-Grant%20Hermanns%20headshot.jpg?fit=crop&amp;w=90&amp;h=90\" alt=\"4\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\"\/>\n                                    <\/picture>\n                                <\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p>\n                                                        <time datetime=\"2026-08-07T14:06:59Z\"><span class=\"is-mobile-hidden\">Published<\/span> Aug 7, 2026, 10:06\u202fAM EDT<\/time>\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Grant Hermanns is a TV News Editor, Interview Host and Reviewer for ScreenRant, having joined the team in early 2021. He got his start in the industry with Moviepilot, followed by working at ComingSoon.net. When not indulging in his love of film\/TV, Grant is making his way through his gaming backlog and exploring the world of Dungeons &amp; Dragons with friends. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-block-regular\">\n<p>The original world-saving team are back as Oded Fehr offers the first tease of his return for <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/the-mummy-4\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Mummy 4<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Development on the latest installment in the Brendan Fraser-led franchise properly kicked off in late 2025, with Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directing and <em>Orphan: First Kill<\/em>&#8216;s David Coggeshall penning the script. The months that followed saw Rachel Weisz confirmed to return as Evy, alongside John Hannah as her brother Jonathan, Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay, Kevin J. Connor as Beni, and the addition of Numan Acar and <em>Obsession<\/em>&#8216;s Michael Johnston.<\/p>\n<p>Now, on the heels of the announcement that both he and original star O&#8217;Connor were officially confirmed to be back for Brendan Fraser&#8217;s long-awaited sequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DboEB6PgjYt\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Fehr<\/a> took to his Instagram to celebrate his <em>Mummy 4 <\/em>return. The star posted a video with a clip from the original 1999 film, in which his character, chief of the Medjai, Ardeth Bay, cautions about Imhotep&#8217;s power, only for the video to transition to a modern-day Fehr having Bay&#8217;s iconic face tattoos gradually appear on his face. 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    <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Writers<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Coggeshall<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Producers<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n                                            <span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein, Sean Daniel, William Sherak<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/span>\n                                        <\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>\n                                            <strong>Franchise(s)<\/strong>\n                                        <\/dt>\n<dd>\n      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