With the news that Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz would be reuniting for another entry in The Mummy franchise, anticipation has rightly skyrocketed. Now, as the dust settles, Fraser has explained what drew him back to the series .

It was announced earlier this month that the pair would be reprising their respective roles of Rick O'Connell and Evelyn Carnahan for the upcoming film , which will be the fourth in the series .

The duo had appeared in the 1999 original film before coming back for The Mummy Returns in 2001. A second sequel, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , was released in 2008, but didn't feature Weisz.

Speaking to the Associated Press , the actor expressed his excitement at returning to the action-adventure series, sharing: "The one I wanted to make was

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