The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American action-adventure fantasy horror film, written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velásquez, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The film is a sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.

The Mummy Returns inspired the 2002 prequel film The Scorpion King, a spin-off which is set 5,000 years prior and whose eponymous character, played by Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), was introduced in this film. The Mummy Returns was a commercial success despite mixed reviews. It was followed by the 2008 sequel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Cast

• Brendan Fraser as Rick O’Connell
• Rachel Weisz as Evelyn O’Connell / Nefertiri
• John Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan
• Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep
• Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay
• Patricia Velásquez as Meela Nais / Anck-Su-Namun
• Freddie Boath as Alex O’Connell
• Alun Armstrong as Baltus Hafez
• Dwayne Johnson as Mathayus of Akkad / The Scorpion King
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Lock-Nah
• Shaun Parkes as Izzy Buttons
• Bruce Byron as Red Willits
• Joe Dixon as Jacques
• Tom Fisher as Spivey
• Aharon Ipalé as Pharaoh Seti I