Collider argues that the original Brendan Fraser Mummy trilogy is an ideal weekend watch now that all three films are available on HBO Max, particularly as Fraser is expected to return as adventurer Rick O’Connell in a fourth instalment planned for 2027. The article presents 1999’s The Mummy as a durable fan favourite whose mix of action, comedy, romance and light horror makes it a particularly successful successor in spirit to Indiana Jones.

The 1999 film, directed by Stephen Sommers, reworked Universal’s 1932 horror property into a modern action-adventure and earned more than $400 million worldwide, launching a franchise. Its sequels, 2001’s The Mummy Returns and 2008’s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, are also streaming; the article highlights the original’s use of then-new CGI by Industrial Light & Magic alongside period production design set in 1926.