The Mummy Returns

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The Mummy Returns
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Sommers
Written by	Stephen Sommers
Based on	Characters by Stephen Sommers Lloyd Fonvielle Kevin Jarre
Produced by	Sean Daniel James Jacks
Starring	Brendan Fraser Rachel Weisz John Hannah Arnold Vosloo Oded Fehr Patricia Velásquez Dwayne Johnson
Cinematography	Adrian Biddle
Edited by	Bob Ducsay Kelly Matsumoto
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production companies	Universal Pictures Alphaville Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$98 million[1]
Box office	$435 million[1]

The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American fantasy action-adventure film^[2] written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It is the sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, and the second film in The Mummy film series starring Brendan Fraser as Rick O'Connell.

Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velásquez reprise their roles from the previous film, starring alongside Freddie Boath, Alun Armstrong, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Dwayne Johnson in his film acting debut. Most of the crew from the first film also return, though composer Jerry Goldsmith was replaced by Alan Silvestri.^[3][4] The film was distributed by Universal Pictures.

Like its predecessor, The Mummy Returns was a commercial success despite receiving mixed reviews. It was followed by a 2002 prequel film The Scorpion King, a spin-off that is set 5,000 years prior and whose eponymous character, played by Johnson was introduced in this film. A sequel starring Fraser and Hannah, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, was released in 2008.