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The Mummy Returns (2001)
A sequel to The Mummy, The Mummy Returns stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz as Rick and Evelyn O'Connell. Now married, the O'Connells are once again drawn into a sinister plot surrounding the evil mummy Imhotep, now attempting to gain power over the army of Anubis by killing the legendary Scorpion King. John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, and Oded Fehr also star, and the film marks Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's feature film debut as The Scorpion King.
The Mummy Returns (2001)
- Director
- Stephen Sommers
- Release Date
- May 4, 2001
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Arnold Vosloo , John Hannah , Brendan Fraser , Oded Fehr , Rachel Weisz
- Writers
- Stephen Sommers
- Runtime
- 130 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- The Mummy
- prequel(s)
- The Mummy
- Budget
- $98 million
Summary
The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.
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