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During a Strike Force Five reunion, Stephen Colbert reveals the three guests who distracted him most—Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, and Rebecca Ferguson—while also noting that his wife Evie’s celebrity crush is Andrew Garfield. He jokes about past interviews, recalls a kiss with Garfield, and references Jon Stewart’s absence as the group reunites in the final weeks of Colbert’s show.
Brendan Fraser says he’s training hard to return as Rick O’Connell in The Mummy 4, which is slated for a October 15, 2027 release. He chatted with Jimmy Fallon about reassembling the band — reuniting with Rachel Weisz and John Hannah for the long-awaited sequel — and noted his first action role in years as he works to get in shape at 57. Weisz, who played Evelyn in the first two films, is set to reprise her role, with John Hannah also back, following the franchise’s weaker 2008 installment Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
Universal’s The Mummy sequel from Radio Silence will bring back Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, with John Hannah reprising Jonathan Carnahan; production starts later this year in London and Morocco, targeting a May 19, 2028 release.
John Hannah is returning as Rachel Weisz’s brother in Universal Pictures’ next Mummy feature, reuniting Fraser, Weisz and Hannah; the film, directed by Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli‑Olpin and Tyler Gillett with a script by David Coggeshall, will keep plot details under wraps and is set to shoot in fall in London and Morocco ahead of a May 19, 2028 release, with Universal rereleasing The Mummy Returns in theaters in 2026 for its 25th anniversary.
Vladimir ends with The Protagonist using real-life obsession as fodder for fiction: in the cabin finale she drugs and binds Vlad, only to learn from Vlad that John and Cynthia weren’t lovers but writing buddies, not a real affair. Vlad’s rage fades as the Protagonist chooses herself, offering Vlad a weekly writing meet-up while she burns both men in her forthcoming novel. John’s misconduct hearing is dismissed (he loses his teaching license but keeps his pension), and the Protagonist ultimately saves her manuscript as a fire threatens the cabin, leaving the disappearance of truth deliberately ambiguous. The ending doubles as a meta-commentary on writers mining reality for stories.
Vladimir is a Netflix limited series (Season 1) led by Rachel Weisz about an English professor whose obsession with a handsome new colleague upends her marriage and career, blending dark comedy and drama; it holds a 66% Tomatometer from 29 critics with mixed audience reactions as it debuts on March 5, 2026.
Netflix’s Vladimir, led by Rachel Weisz, aims to fuse a campus sex scandal with a desire-driven thriller and Fleabag-esque fourth-wall monologues, but its flirtations with provocative material and sharp wit mostly miss the mark, leaning into self-delusion and one-sided storytelling rather than fully exploring victims or power dynamics; aesthetically glossy but narratively undercooked and not particularly captivating.
Variety’s review argues Netflix’s Vladimir has chemistry between Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall, but the eight-episode campus-sex comedy falters in translating the novel’s provocative subjectivity to TV, with uneven pacing and underdeveloped supporting characters despite Weisz’s magnetic performance.
An eight-part Netflix adaptation of Julia May Jonas's Vladimir, centered on a tenured English professor navigating her husband's infidelities, campus power plays, and evolving notions of consent and justice, anchored by Rachel Weisz's unswervingly brilliant performance and sharp, morally gray storytelling.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are set to reunite for a new Mummy movie, the fourth in the series, directed by Radio Silence, marking a return to the popular franchise after previous films and a recent career resurgence for Fraser.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are in talks to reunite for 'The Mummy 4', with the project reportedly written by David Coggeshall, though not officially confirmed. The actors starred together in the original 1999 film and its 2001 sequel, and both have since won Oscars. Fraser has expressed openness to returning to the franchise, but details are still under wraps.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reportedly returning for The Mummy 4, directed by Radio Silence, as a sequel that disregards the third film, with production led by original producer Sean Daniel. The film is not a reboot and is part of the ongoing effort to revive the franchise.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are set to return for the fourth installment of The Mummy film series, exciting fans of the franchise.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are returning for a fourth Mummy film, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, with plot details still under wraps. The franchise, originating in 1999, has seen multiple sequels and a failed reboot attempt, but remains popular, with the new installment promising an adventurous story set partly in Egypt.
Universal is bringing back Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz for a new 'The Mummy' film that continues their story from the original 1999 and 2001 movies, ignoring subsequent sequels, with a new director and writer, exciting fans of the franchise.