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'The Mummy': Brendan Fraser Sequel Gets New Title Ahead of 2027…

Brendan Fraser returns for the sequel to the adventure film, set for release in twenty twenty-seven; the franchise, like its mummy, keeps coming back.

On air: Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on BBN Tonight
Published 7:02 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “‘The Mummy’: Brendan Fraser Sequel Gets New Title Ahead of 2027 Release”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:02 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.

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The Hollywood Reporter‘The Mummy’: Brendan Fraser Sequel Gets New Title Ahead of 2027 Release

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrendan Fraser's Mummy sequel has a brand new title ahead of its twenty twenty-seven release, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and I need everyone to stay calm.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'm calm. I'm so calm that I've already put the date in my phone with a little mummy sticker.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA sticker? I baked a cake. It says new title, and it has bandages made of frosting.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFrosting bandages.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHere's the Drama Index: a nine out of ten, because a mummy has been wrapped for three thousand years and still found a way to change its name.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHall pass from me, so this one's allowed out of the building.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBefore the top of the hour, a century of woodlice, and DNA says we got them wrong.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnother comeback story. Nothing in this business ever stays buried.

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