Don’t act too surprised, guys. The Mummy was a hit, its sequel was a hit, its upcoming sequel is already expected to be a hit, so you know what they’re going to do next? No, “give it a rest” is not the answer. Maria Bello, star of the upcoming The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, did an interview recently with MTV News, and told them “"[There will] absolutely be The Mummy 4. "
Bello, whose role was played in the first two Mummy films by Rachel Weisz, couldn’t be more excited to be traveling the world as wife to archaeologist Rick O’Connell. "In the beginning of the movie I do a sword fight with an invisible mummy. I had to be on wires and do sword work. It took days to do, and it was so much fun. I would do flips on the wire and I'd land down and be like a little kid."
Bello is known for her work with directors like David Cronenberg and Oliver Stone, so is she selling her soul to the big-budget machine by being so enthusiastic about Mummy sequels? Eh, maybe. Christian Bale, after all, is playing Batman and is about to be in a Terminator movie, and no one has stopped taking him seriously. Then again, it’s a lot harder out there for a woman, especially one who is nearly 40 (not that this is fair, but it’s a fact). I guess Bello can have all the fun she wants swinging from wires, but be careful—that tomb can be a quick portal to career irrelevance.
