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The Mummy is a 1999 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, with Arnold Vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. The movie features substantial dialogue in ancient Egyptian language, spoken with the assistance of a professional Egyptologist. It is a loose remake of the 1932 film of the same name which starred Boris Karloff in the title role. Originally intended to be part of a low-budget horror series, the movie was eventually turned into a blockbuster adventure film. Filming began in Marrakech, Morocco on May 4, 1998 and lasted seventeen weeks; the crew had to endure dehydration, sandstorms, and snakes while filming in the Sahara desert. The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic, who blended film and computer-generated imagery to create the titular Mummy. Jerry Goldsmith provided the orchestral score.

The Mummy opened on May 7, 1999 and grossed $43 million in 3,210 theaters; the movie went on to gross $415 million worldwide. Reception to the film was mixed, with reviewers alternatively praising or complaining about the special effects, the slapstick nature of the story and characters, and the stereotyped villains. The box-office success led to a 2001 sequel, The Mummy Returns, as well as The Mummy: The Animated Series, and the spin-off film The Scorpion King. Another sequel, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, will open on August 1, 2008. Universal Studios also opened a roller coaster, Revenge of the Mummy, in 2004. The movie and its sequel's novelizations were written by Max Allan Collins.

Cast

* Brendan Fraser as Richard "Rick" O'Connell: An adventurer who served in the French Foreign Legion. Producer James Jacks offered the role of Rick O'Connell to Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck but the actors were not interested or could not fit the role into their respective schedules. Jacks and Director Stephen Sommers were impressed with the money that George of the Jungle was making at the box office and cast Brendan Fraser as a result; Sommers also commented that he felt Fraser fit the Errol Flynn swashbuckling character he had envisioned perfectly. The actor understood that his character "doesn't take himself too seriously, otherwise the audience can't go on that journey with him".

* Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan: A clumsy yet intelligent Egyptologist. Evelyn undertakes the expedition to Hamunaptra to discover an ancient book, proving herself to her peers. Rachel Weisz was not a big fan of horror films but did not see this film as such. As she said in an interview, "It's hokum, a comic book world."
* John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan: Evelyn's bumbling older brother, whose primary goal is riches; he signs on for the trip to Hamunaptra after learning that the book Evelyn is looking for is fabled to be made of gold. Jonathan is also a thief; he steals the key needed to open the Book of Amun-Ra from Rick in prison.

* Arnold Vosloo as High Priest Imhotep: One of Pharoah Seti I's most trusted advisers, Imhotep betrays his sovereign out of love for Anck-su-namun. He is cursed and slowly killed for his treachery, but is resurrected 3,000 years later to continue his plans. South African stage actor Vosloo understood the approach that Sommers was going for in his screenplay, but only agreed to take on the role of Imhotep "if I could do it absolutely straight. From Imhotep's point of view, this is a skewed version of 'Romeo and Juliet'."

* Kevin J. O'Connor as Beni Gabor: A former soldier in the Foreign Legion, like Rick. Beni is obsessed with wealth, but also extremely cowardly; he betrays his employers when faced with Imhotep's wrath, who takes him in as his servant when he prays to God in Hebrew, the language of those who were enslaved in his time.

* Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bey: A member of the Medjai, an ancient order dedicated to protecting the resting place of Imhotep. When the mummy is awakened, he and his warriors pledge to destroy the creature.

* Jonathan Hyde as Dr. Allen Chamberlain: An Egyptologist who leads a rival expedition to Hamunaptra, led by Beni. While Chamberlain tries to open the Book of the Dead, he knows not to read from it, and turns to the Medjai when Imhotep is brought to life. Since he opened the box that contained the Book of the Dead, he is cursed and eventually killed.

* Erick Avari as Dr. Terrence Bay: Evelyn's superior who works at a museum in Cairo. Bay deliberately tries to stop Evelyn and her brother from learning the location of Hamunaptra, knowing what evil lurks beneath the desert.

* Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, Tuc Watkins as Henderson, Daniels, and Burns: Americans who travel to Hamunaptra in a treasure-hunting expedition. Opening a cursed box, they steal priceless canopic jars. They are all eventually killed by Imhotep, who fully regenerates by sucking the life out of each of them.

* Patricia Velásquez as Anck-Su-Namun: The mistress of Seti I; no other man is allowed to touch her. When Pharaoh learns of her affair with Imhotep, Anck-Su-Namun commits suicide rather than be caught for Seti's murder.

The Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Oded Fehr, and Arnold Vosloo. The film acts as the sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, and is set 12 years later, in 1933. Filming took place in London, Morocco, and Jordan. The film is Rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence.

The Mummy Returns also had a 2002 spin-off The Scorpion King, which is set 5,000 years prior and focuses on The Scorpion King, who is introduced in The Mummy Returns and played by Dwayne Johnson. The 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is the third film in the series.

Box office for Mummy Returns

The Mummy Returns proved to be even more successful than the first installment; on its opening day the film earned $24,134,667. The films total gross at the box office stands at $433,013,274 (Domestically $202,019,785, foreign:$230,993,489)

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 2008 American adventure film that follows The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. It was released on August 1, 2008 in the US.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is directed by Rob Cohen and written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers and James Jacks produce the film.

The emperor on which this fictitious account was based was Qin Shi Huang and not the first Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of Han.

Cast
Actor Character
Brendan Fraser Richard "Rick" O'Connell
Jet Li Emperor Han
Maria Bello Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell
John Hannah Jonathan Carnahan
Michelle Yeoh Zijuan
Luke Ford Alexander "Alex" O'Connell
Isabella Leong Lin
Russell Wong Ming Guo