Brendan Fraser Says He's Open to Fourth MUMMY Movie; Says Tom Cruise's Reboot Flopped Because It Lacked Fun

America’s sweetheart Brendan Fraser (Encino Man, School Ties, The Mummy franchise) is back on top since his Oscar-buzzed performance in the movie The Whale, and he’s looking to the future, planning new roles he’d like to take on, as well as ones he’d like to revisit.

In a recent interview with Variety, Fraser was asked if he’d like to play Rick O’Connell in The Mummy franchise again. He responded, “I don’t know how it would work. But I’d be open to it if someone came up with the right conceit.”

The Mummy director Stephen Sommers said in the interview that he cast the actor because he possessed a very specific set of skills. “He could throw a punch and take a punch and he had a great sense of humor,” he says. “You really like the guy. He never comes across as cocky or arrogant.”

Fraser went on to talk about the 2017 remake of the movie, which starred Tom Cruise and didn’t do very well in the box office:

“It is hard to make that movie. The ingredient that we had going for our Mummy, which I didn’t see in that film, was fun. That was what was lacking in that incarnation. It was too much of a straight-ahead horror movie. ‘The Mummy’ should be a thrill ride, but not terrifying and scary. I know how difficult it is to pull it off. I tried to do it three times.”

I think fans would love to see Fraser back in the role. I reported recently about the difficulty Fraser went through in making The Mummy movies, as they were very physically demanding, but hopefully if they make another one, they will be able to cater to what he can do, and utilize stunt doubles if necessary. Would you like to see The Mummy 4?