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The Mummy 4<\/em> fans are also excited that the franchise will return with the original cast. Fans on social media immediately began campaigning for Arnold Vosloo\u2019s return.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an interview with Deadline<\/em>, Oded Fehr and Kevin J. O\u2019Connor will return for The Mummy<\/em>. The film already cast Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in their original roles. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of Radio Silence will direct the sequel. Universal Pictures plans to release the movie in theaters on October 15, 2027.<\/p>\n

Fehr starred as Ardeth in\u00a0The Mummy<\/em>\u00a0(1999) and\u00a0The Mummy Returns<\/em>\u00a0(2001) but was absent from\u00a0The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor<\/em>\u00a0(2008). Maria Bello replaced Weisz in the third film.<\/p>\n

Fehr originally played Ardeth Bay, a warrior guarding against ancient evils in the desert. O\u2019Connor played Beni Gabor, a cowardly treasure hunter who died in the first film. Beni\u2019s fate seemed sealed after scarab beetles trapped him inside an ancient tomb. The franchise deals heavily with resurrection, however, making his return plausible within the story.<\/p>\n

Fans on social media immediately began campaigning for Arnold Vosloo\u2019s return as Imhotep. One user wrote, \u201cI understand Oded and don\u2019t mind, but if Kevin is returning, then bring back Arnold Vosloo as well.\u201d Another user asked directly, \u201cArnold Vosloo and Patricia Velasquez next, right?\u201d Several fans expressed surprise at O\u2019Connor\u2019s casting given Beni\u2019s on-screen death.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Read More: Brendan Fraser is Bringing Back the Adventure: \u2018The Mummy 4\u2019 is Coming!<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

One user noted that O\u2019Connor\u2019s return strongly suggested Vosloo will also join the cast. \u201cSo this definitely confirmed Imhotep is returning since John Hannah said Kevin and Arnold Vosloo are in talks,\u201d they wrote. Another user speculated that O\u2019Connor might play a different creature role instead of Beni. They also added that Beni\u2019s resurrection fits naturally within the franchise\u2019s established rules.<\/p>\n

The confirmed cast also includes John Hannah as Evelyn\u2019s brother Jonathan and newcomer Michael Johnston. Numan Acar joins the franchise as a new addition alongside the returning cast members. The sequel will ignore the events of 2008\u2019s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor entirely.<\/p>\n

A pair of the most popular supporting characters from\u00a0The Mummy<\/em>\u00a0are set to reprise their roles for\u00a0The Mummy 4<\/em>. Brendan Fraser (Rick O\u2019Connell), Rachel Weisz (Evelyn O\u2019Connell) and John Hannah (Jonathan Carnahan) were confirmed for\u00a0The Mummy 4<\/em>\u00a0several months ago.<\/p>\n

The Mummy 4\u00a0just got more interesting with its latest casting update. The upcoming film has added franchise veteran\u00a0Kevin J. O\u2019Connor\u00a0to its ensemble. The sequel also brings back\u00a0Brendan Fraser\u00a0and\u00a0Rachel Weisz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mummy 4 fans are also excited that the franchise will return with the original cast. Fans on social media immediately began campaigning for Arnold Vosloo\u2019s return.\u00a0 In an interview with Deadline, Oded Fehr and Kevin J. O\u2019Connor will return for The Mummy. The film already cast Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in their original…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static.arynews.tv\/zip-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arnold.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[3785,1831,2328,1636,3786],"class_list":["post-2023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news","tag-arnold","tag-fans","tag-react","tag-return","tag-vosloos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}