The Mummy 4 set photos show Rachel Weisz back in costume as Evelyn O’Connell, filming outside London’s British Museum for scenes expected early in the unnamed sequel, according to the Daily Mail. IGN’s report revisits the pictures and reads their period details as clues to the story’s setting.
The Mummy 4 set photos offer a period clue, not a confirmation
Weisz wears a yellow polka-dot skirt, cropped brown jacket and wide-brimmed hat, and carries a leather briefcase. The Daily Mail says the London scenes should appear early in the film; its wider set-photo report also describes her holding a transistor radio.
IGN suggests the prop points to post-war London in the 1950s, while noting that the setting has not been confirmed. The first two films placed Evelyn in 1926 and 1933; the apparent jump forward gives the costume its context, but the photographs do not establish the sequel’s year.
The Mummy 4 release date is 15 October 2027
Universal’s current release date for The Mummy 4 is 15 October 2027, according to Deadline. The date moved from 19 May 2028 in April. tbreak covered the release-date change, which also shifted Miami Vice ’85 into the vacated 2028 slot.
Weisz and Brendan Fraser return as Evelyn and Rick, reuniting on screen after The Mummy Returns in 2001. tbreak previously covered Fraser’s return, while Oded Fehr’s return as Ardeth Bay has also been reported. John Hannah is returning as Jonathan, according to IGN. Universal has not announced the sequel’s final title or a detailed plot.
Does The Mummy 4 take place in the 1950s?
That has not been confirmed. IGN’s report reads the period costume and a transistor radio as clues, but Universal has not announced a year or setting.
Is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor canon to the new film?
The directors have suggested it is not. In March, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett indicated that Rachel Weisz’s return should answer the continuity question; Deadline reported their comments.
