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Early Art For ‘Frontier(s)’ Director’s Next!
One of the best parts of JAWS is when the story of The USS Indianapolis is told. In retrospect, it’s probably a more terrifying story than that of JAWS. While the director’s of OPEN WATER work on their version of the true story, FRONTIER(S) director Xavier Gens is out prepping Vanikoro, which brings some of those elements to the big screen (listen to an interview with Gens about the film). Today a French website score a look at some early art for the film, which you can check out inside.
Image from Filmsactu, who writes in, “Gens talks about a famous French mariner Laperouse, got lost in 1788. Historians suppose that he and his crews disappeared on Vanikoro island, one of the Salomon’s Islands. The legend says that the island probably had some dangerous murderers (cannibals!) living people on it who killed any visitors who came closed to them.”
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.