"The Mummy" will walk again.
Universal Pictures is rebooting its "Mummy" movie franchise, with "Prometheus" writer Jon Spaihts penning the script.
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It is not known if the series' stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will be involved in the reboot.
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The first three films raked in more than $1 billion worldwide combined. "The Mummy" in 1999 took in $415 million, with 2001's "The Mummy Returns" drawing $433 million and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" amassing $401 million in 2008, according to Box Office Mojo.
Spaihts' sci-fi horror film "Prometheus," which he co-wrote with Damon Lindelof, opens June 8.
Variety first reported the news of the "Mummy" reboot.