A Promising Comeback for Brendan Fraser
The prospect of The Mummy 4 with Brendan Fraser returning following his Oscar win is exciting and could repair the worst parts of The Mummy trilogy's legacy.
Brendan Fraser and Arnold Vosloo as Rick and Imhotep in The Mummy
Fraser's relevant cinematic comeback in recent times has boosted anticipation for any news about The Mummy 4.
Although not much pertaining to a fourth installment has come to pass, The Mummy 4 would still fix a lot about what went wrong within the franchise, particularly in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and perhaps reinvigorate Fraser's classic trilogy.
A New Direction for The Mummy 4
With such a huge gap in time since the last chapter, 2008's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Mummy 4 could feasibly avoid mistakes in the direction of its overarching storyline.
Rick leads Evelyn and her brother through a tomb in The Mummy
The Mummy 4 could essentially capitalize off of avoiding the same recycled storyline problems.
A perfect mix of nostalgia and an explanation of where the well-missed cast of characters ended up could restore the hype behind the ingenuity of the original The Mummy and the aspects that worked well throughout the rest of the franchise.
Evelyn and Rick screaming in ruins in The Mummy (1999)
Drawing Inspiration from Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick was a huge success, and it was partially due to the movie bringing back the sentimentality and utilizing the elements of the story that worked in the original movie.
Tom Cruise smiling in Top Gun Maverick
The Mummy 4 could take a step away from its own repeated formula and venture into the time gap blueprint that made Top Gun: Maverick so popular.
Capitalizing on the passing of time has benefited other franchise sequels, such as Bad Boys For Life, Rambo: Last Blood, and Top Gun: Maverick, and could also ensure that The Mummy 4 with Brendan Fraser brings success back to the franchise.