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VZSciFi DataFile: The Mummy Franchise
A brief guide to the sequels and prequels to the 1999 smash movie

The Mummy II: The Mummy Returns
Genre:  Horror
Premise:  Sequel to the smash 1999 summer movie The Mummy
Previously: Variety announced on Wednesday 19 January 2000 that Universal Pictures have signed both Brendan Fraser and co-star Rachel Weisz officially for a sequel to 1999's The Mummy, which began shooting spring 200 for a May 2001 release. Fraser is expected to receive around $12.5 million for his work. The two will be joined by John Hannah, who was the first original cast member to sign with the sequel about a month ago. Stephen Sommers will once again return to take on helming duties. Sommers has indicated the sequel would focus on the creature resurfacing in London.
Universal production president Kevin Misher said the script calls for Fraser and Weisz's characters to be married with a nine-year-old son showing the same daring flair as his father. Possible locations include Egypt, London and Morocco, he added.
Cast:  Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Dwayne (WWF's The Rock) Johnson
Script:  Stephen Sommers
Producers:  Information welcome!
Director:  Stephen Sommers
Other Prod Personnel:  Information welcome!
Prod Company:  Information welcome!
Prod Start:
US Release Date: May 2001?
UK Release Date: Information welcome.

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The Mummy III: The Scorpion King
Genre:  Horror
Premise:  Prequel to the The Mummy
Currently: Variety reported 13 July that British writer Jonathan Hales, currently in Australia working with George Lucas on Star Wars II, will pen the as-yet-not-greenlit third installment of the action-adventure franchise. The film is expected to be a prequel to the 1999 surprise hit, which grossed more than $400 million worldwide.
Hales broke into the business as a theatre director and wrote several episodes of The Young Indiana Jones, along with Jason and the Golden Fleece for Disney.
Cast:The possible prequel may be toplined by pro wrestling star the Rock, who portrays the Scorpion King character in The Mummy Returns. The Rock, who played college football as Dwayne Johnson before becoming an attraction of the World Wrestling Federation, entered serious talks about the third installment after studio execs were impressed by dailies shot during production of the sequel.
Script:  Jonathan Hales
Producers:  Information welcome!
Director:  Information welcome!
Other Prod Personnel:  Information welcome!
Prod Company:  Information welcome!
Prod Start: TBA
US Release Date: TBA - Not Yet Greenlit
UK Release Date: Information welcome.
Sources include: Cinecon.com, Variety