‘Obsession’s Michael Johnston In Early Talks To Join Next ‘Mummy’ Film From Universal Pictures

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Johnston, prima of Curry Barker’s breakout Focus Features scary film Obsession, is successful early talks for a domiciled successful nan adjacent installment successful Universal’s The Mummy franchise, Deadline has confirmed.

No connection yet connected nan domiciled to beryllium played by Johnston. But Johnston will prima other nan returning Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz should nan woody make. Reps for Universal Pictures had nary remark connected nan casting.

Radio Silence is directing nan next Mummy movie from a book by David Coggeshall (The Family Plan, Orphan: First Kill). Sean Daniel is group to nutrient alongside William Sherak, James Vanderbilt and Paul Neinstein of Project X Entertainment, arsenic good arsenic Clayton Townsend, pinch Fraser and Hivemind’s Jason F. Brown exec producing.

Johnston’s talks for The Mummy were first reported by The InSneider.

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