New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Universal Pictures put a title and a 365-day countdown on its next Mummy film Thursday, and the date attached to it is a little over seven months earlier than the one the studio set in February.

Book of the Dead, and the franchise's account on X posted that it opens in theaters October 15, 2027. Brendan Fraser returns as Rick O'Connell and Rachel Weisz as Evie O'Connell, with the Radio Silence directing duo of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett behind the camera, The Hollywood Reporter said.

When Universal closed deals with Fraser and Weisz in February, it announced a May 19, 2028 wide opening. Neither Thursday's post nor THR's report on it says why the film moved.

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