The 'Mummy' franchise is reportedly coming back to life with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, who starred together in the first two films before a recasting.

"The Mummy" franchise has risen from the dead! Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reuniting 26 years after the first movie was released, per Variety. Rick O''Connell (Brendan Fraser) must save Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) and the rest of the world from the 3,000 year-old curse in "The Mummy." 1999 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

The original Mummy film, which followed a treasure hunter (Fraser) and librarian (Weisz) who accidentally awaken the titular mummy, became a phenomenon for Universal. It grossed $422.5 million at the box office and ended up spawning two direct sequels,