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The Mummy Returns | |
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Directed by | Stephen Sommers |
Written by | Stephen Sommers |
Based on | Characters by
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Produced by | Sean Daniel James Jacks |
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Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
Edited by | Bob Ducsay Kelly Matsumoto |
Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Production companies | Universal Pictures Alphaville Films |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Arabic |
Budget | $98 million[1] |
Box office | $435 million[1] |
The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American action fantasy film[2] written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velásquez, Freddie Boath, Alun Armstrong, and Dwayne Johnson in his film acting debut. The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy and was distributed by Universal Pictures.
The Mummy Returns inspired the 2002 prequel film The Scorpion King, a spin-off that is set 5,000 years prior and whose eponymous character, played by Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), was introduced in this film. Like its predecessor, The Mummy Returns was a commercial success despite receiving mixed reviews.