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The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American fantasy, action, and horror film directed and written by Stephen Sommers. It serves as the sequel to The Mummy and was followed by The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The cast includes Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, and Arnold Vosloo, with Oded Fehr providing narration and Max Cavalera as a voice actor. The film was produced by Sean Daniel and James Jacks, with music composed by Alan Silvestri and cinematography by Adrian Biddle.
Produced by Universal Pictures, Alphaville Films, and Imhotep Productions, the movie was filmed at Pinewood Studios and in Morocco. It has a runtime of 129 or 130 minutes and was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. The film’s budget was $98,000,000, and it generated revenue of $443,280,904. Its tagline is "Adventure is reborn."
The film received a rating of 6.4 on IMDb based on 368,507 votes and a vote average of 6.402 from 7,655 users on TMDb. A soundtrack album was released in 2001.
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6.4Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.
Cast
- Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell
- Rachel Weisz as Evelyn O'Connell / Nefertiri
- John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan
- Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay
- Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep
- Patricia Velásquez as Meela / Anck-Su-Namun
Themes
- egypt
- pyramid
- son
- mummy
- nile
- sequel
- tomb
- ancient egypt
- 1930s
- egyptian tomb
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The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American fantasy action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It is the sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, and the second in The Mummy film series. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velásquez reprise their roles from the previous film, with Dwayne Johnson (credited under his ring name "The Rock") joining the cast in his film acting debut.
The film was released on May 4, 2001, by Universal Pictures. Like its predecessor, The Mummy Returns was a commercial success, grossing $436 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2001 and the highest-grossing film of the series. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It was followed by a 2002 prequel film, The Scorpion King and a 2008 indirect sequel, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. A direct sequel is set to be released on October 15, 2027.
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