The Mummy is amedia franchise based on films byUniversal Pictures about amummified ancient Egyptian priest who is accidentally resurrected, bringing with him a powerful curse, and the ensuing efforts of heroicarchaeologists to stop him. The franchise was created byNina Wilcox Putnam andRichard Schayer.

The original series of films consists of six installments, which star iconic horror actors such asBoris Karloff (only in the original one, asImhotep); and bothTom Tyler andLon Chaney Jr. asKharis. The series of films is part of the largerUniversal Classic Monsters series.

When archaeologists awaken the tomb of the mummy Imhotep, he sets out to find the reincarnation of his long-lost love.

Steve Banning and his assistant Babe Jenson, who are being watched by spies, decide to fund an expedition. A magician and his beautiful daughter join the expedition, but when they awaken the tomb of the mummy Kharis, they don't know whether they are going to survive the expedition.

The mummy Kharis is back after he was lit on fire 30 years ago. After 30 years, Steve Banning has now become a famous archaeologist and is living in the peaceful town of Mapleton, Massachusetts. The town becomes less peaceful, however, when Steve is murdered by an unknown assailant. His son John tries to crack the case with some help from Babe Hanson, Steve's friend who helped defeat Kharis 30 years ago.

After Kharis is defeated by the Banning family, a new protagonist, Tom Harvey and his girlfriend Amina, who is the reincarnation of princess Ananka, are in conflict with Kharis, who grows closer to Amina and wants to turn her immortal, while Tom and the police try to stop him.

25 years later afterThe Mummy's Ghost, an irrigation project in the bayous of Louisiana unearths the mummy Kharis from his sleep and is resurrected once again. Meanwhile, Kharis's lost love Ananka also forms from a swamp, causing the monster to embrace his 3,000 year old love after many years.

Two expatriate Americans are supposed to work as guardians of amummy during its transportation, but their prospective employer is murdered and the mummy is stolen. The duo are left in possession of a sacredmedallion which supposedly records the location of a hidden treasure. They get acquainted with a femaletreasure hunter and with the modern followers of the mummy.

In 1959, the franchise was rebooted, starringPeter Cushing andChristopher Lee. Though the title suggestsUniversal Pictures'1932 film of the same title, the film actually derives its plot and characters entirely from two 1940s Universal films,The Mummy's Hand andThe Mummy's Tomb, with the climax borrowed directly fromThe Mummy's Ghost. The character name Joseph Whemple, the use of a sacred scroll, and a few minor plot elements are the only connections with the 1932 version.

In 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.

British archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb.

In 1920, an archaeological expedition discovers the tomb of an ancient Egyptian child prince. Returning home with their discovery, the expedition members soon find themselves being killed off by a mummy, which can be revived by reading the words off the prince's burial shroud.

An archaeological expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magical powers. Her spirit returns in the form of a young girl and strange things start to happen.

The Mummy
Trilogy box set cover
Directed by	Stephen Sommers (1–2) Rob Cohen (3) Matt Bettinelli-Olpin andTyler Gillett (4)
Screenplay by	Stephen Sommers (1–2) Alfred Gough (3) Miles Millar (3) David Coggeshall (4)
Produced by	Sean Daniel James Jacks Stephen Sommers (3) William Sherak (4) James Vanderbilt (4) Paul Neinstein (4)
Starring	Brendan Fraser Rachel Weisz (1–2; 4) John Hannah Arnold Vosloo (1–2) Oded Fehr (1–2) Patricia Velásquez (1–2) Freddie Boath (2) Dwayne Johnson (2) Maria Bello (3) Luke Ford (3) Jet Li (3)
Edited by	Bob Ducsay Ray Bushey III Kelly Matsumoto Joel Negron
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith (1) Alan Silvestri (2) Randy Edelman (3) John Debney (additional music, uncredited) (3)
Production companies	Relativity Media Sommers Company Alphaville Films Radio Silence Productions (4) Project X Entertainment (4)
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Running time	368 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Arabic Mandarin
Budget	$323 million
Box office	$1.415 billion

Originally a proposed remake ofThe Mummy would have been directed by horror filmmaker and writerClive Barker. Barker's vision for the film was violent, with the story revolving around the head of a contemporary art museum who turns out to be a cultist trying to reanimate mummies.^[1][2] Barker's take was "dark, sexual and filled with mysticism",^[3] and that, "it would have been a great low-budget movie".^[1]

In 1999,Stephen Sommers wrote and directed a remake ofThe Mummy, loosely based on the original film of 1932. This film switches genres from the emphasis on horror to action, concentrating more on adventure sequences, special effects, comedy, and a higher element of Egyptianlore. The film became a box office success spawning two sequels, several video games, aspin-off series, and ananimated television series. The first two films received mixed to positive reviews, while the third one received mostly negative reviews.

A fourth film is in production with a release date of May 19, 2028.

It is the year 1923 andRick O'Connell, an American explorer and treasure hunter, has discovered Hamunaptra, the city of the dead. Three years later, he meets with a beautiful librarian,Evelyn "Evy" Carnahan and her brother,Jonathan. When Evy accidentally revives the mummified corpse of an Egyptian priest,Imhotep, the pair must find a way to kill him before he rises back into power and destroys the world.

In 1933, Rick O'Connell and Evelyn Carnahan are married with an 8-year-old son,Alex. When Alex triggers a curse and Imhotep is resurrected, Rick and Evy must once again try to save the world and fight both the mummy and the Scorpion King.

Set in 1946, the film continues the adventures of Rick O'Connell, his wife Evy, and his son Alex against a different mummy, theDragon Emperor (Jet Li) ofChina.

AfterTomb of the Dragon Emperor was released, actressMaria Bello stated that anotherMummy film would "absolutely" be made, and that she had already signed on.^[4] ActorLuke Ford was signed on for three films as well.^[5] In 2012,Universal Pictures cancelled the film and later developed a reboot of the series.

In November 2025, a fourth film was reported to be in development withMatt Bettinelli-Olpin andTyler Gillett attached to direct and David Coggeshall writing. Fraser and Weisz are slated to reprise their roles.^[6][7][8] In an interview made while promotingRental Family, Fraser later mentioned it saying "the one I wanted to make…is forthcoming" and that it was time to "give the fans what they want".^[9] In a January interview with theRadio Times, however, Fraser seemed to suggest that a fourth film was not guaranteed, though he would want to be involved if there was one.^[10] The film was officially confirmed the following month alongside the involvement of Olpin, Gillett, Fraser and Weisz with a May 19, 2028 release date.^[11]

This spin-off series is set before the events of Sommers'sMummy franchise. It follows the adventures of theMathayus of Akkad, later known as the Scorpion King within the series's timeline, and an antagonist inThe Mummy Returns.

Set in 3067 BC, the film reveals the origins of Mathayus and his rise to power as a legendary hero. The film starsDwayne Johnson in his first lead role.

Adirect-to-video prequel toThe Scorpion King, it follows a young Mathayus who witnesses the death of his father at the hands of an evil military commander. Mathayus's quest for vengeance transforms him into the most feared warrior of the ancient world.

A direct-to-video sequel and set after the events ofThe Scorpion King, the film continues the story of Mathayus, now an assassin-for-hire, and portrays his battle to stop the tyrant Talus from claiming theBook of the Dead.

A direct-to-video sequel, in the film Mathayus is betrayed and framed by his friend for the murder of the king of Norvania. Mathayus and his friends band together to stop his opponent from obtaining an ancient power.

A direct-to-video sequel, in the film Mathayus is joined by the warrior Tala in a hunt for an ancient relic known as the Book of Souls in an effort to stop an evil warlord.

In November 2020, areboot ofThe Scorpion King film series was announced to be in development.Jonathan Herman was attached to serve as screenwriter, with the plot taking place in modern-day and involving a contemporary adaptation of Mathayus of Akkad / Scorpion King.Dwayne Johnson was hired as producer alongsideDany Garcia and Hiram Garcia. The project is a joint-venture production between Universal Pictures andSeven Bucks Productions.^[19]

U.S. Army Sergeant Nick Morton, a soldier of fortune, accidentally unearths the ancient tomb of entrapped Egyptian princess Ahmanet. When she awakens from the tomb and unleashes the evils on the world, Nick teams up with allies to stop her.^[20][21]

A reboot of the series, the film starsTom Cruise,^[22]Sofia Boutella,^[23]Annabelle Wallis,^[24]Russell Crowe andJake Johnson.^[25] Directed byAlex Kurtzman^[26] and written byDavid Koepp,Christopher McQuarrie andDylan Kussman (based on the story byJon Spaihts^[27]), the film was released in 2017.^{[28][29][30][31]} Several directors and writers were attached to the project at one point, such asLen Wiseman,^[32][33][34]Andy Muschietti,^[35][36] andBilly Ray.^[37]

The Mummy was originally developed as the first entry of the new shared universe franchise titledDark Universe byUniversal Pictures, who hired Alex Kurtzman andChris Morgan to develop all classic movie monsters such asDracula,Frankenstein,The Wolf Man,Creature from the Black Lagoon,The Invisible Man,Bride of Frankenstein,Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,Van Helsing, and the Mummy.^[38][39][40] The film, however, became a critical and commercial failure, causing all the future planned films in theDark Universe to be cancelled.^[41]

A new film adaptation ofThe Mummy is in development since 2024, when Irish filmmakerLee Cronin signed in June to write and direct a horror film forNew Line Cinema, in association withAtomic Monster andBlumhouse Productions under his production company Doppelgängers, with an April 17, 2026, release date.^{[42][43][44][45]}

Two video game adaptations ofThe Mummy (1999) were developed byRebellion Developments and published byKonami in 2000: anaction adventure game for thePlayStation andPC^[46] as well as aGame Boy Colorpuzzle game.^[47] ADreamcast version was announced, but later cancelled in late 2000.The Mummy Returns was released in late 2001 for thePlayStation 2, developed byBlitz Games, along with a Game Boy Color version developed by GameBrains; both versions were published byUniversal Interactive.The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was released in 2008, developed byEurocom for the PlayStation 2 and theWii, while theNintendo DS version was developed byA2M; all published bySierra Entertainment. In March 2012, a massive multiplayer online game known asThe Mummy Online was released.The Mummy Demastered andThe Mummy: Dark Universe Stories, based on the 2017 filmThe Mummy were released that same year.

The Mummy and characters from the franchise were featured in the video game,Funko Fusion, which was released in 2024.^[48][49]

In May 2001,Chaos! Comics released the first of a three-issue series inspired by the film, titledThe Mummy: Valley of the Gods.^[50] The plot was supposed to take place between the first film andThe Mummy Returns. Rick and Evelyn are on their honeymoon in Egypt and end up embarking on yet another adventure where they must unravel the mysteries of the Orb of Destiny and discover the location of the Valley of the Gods hidden beneath the sands. The second and third issues, however, were never published.^[51] This was most likely due to Chaos later filing bankruptcy in 2002 and selling the rights to all their titles at that time. Years later in 2008, anotherMummy comic series was released byIDW Publishing, spanning four issues. This series was titledThe Mummy: The Rise and Fall of Xango's Ax. Unlike the preceding comic series, all of the planned issues were published.^[52]

An animated series simply titledThe Mummy was made byUniversal Animation Studios where it was based on the Stephen Sommers series of films. The series was later renamed in the second season asThe Mummy: Secrets of the Medjai. It aired between 2001 and 2003.

The film also inspired aroller coaster ride namedRevenge of the Mummy inUniversal Studios Theme Parks,Florida.^[53] Similar rides can also be found inHollywood andSingapore.^[54] A mummy identified as Ankhsenamun appears in theMonsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment ride atUniversal Epic Universe.

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