In talks with IMDB, Brendan Fraser stated that the upcoming sequel to the previous Indiana Jones style genre hit, The Mummy Returns will top the original 1999 The Mummy. Fraser will once again play the role of adventurer Rick O'Connell in the sequel, which is set to hit theatres in May 2001.

"I'm going to go out on a limb and say this one is going to be much better," Fraser said. "We're not doing a remake. We're taking what worked in the first one and making that even better."

Strangely enough, Fraser said he never met his co-star, pro wrestler The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson, who plays the villainous Scorpion King. "In Morocco, where we filmed, The Rock is a myth, a legend and, in our movie, one scary guy. I never got to meet him, because he left Morocco before I got there, but all the Moroccans were in awe of him. The Rock has been cyber-scanned. It's going to be really fun and chilling for the audience." Yeah, I'd imagine... those WWF guys scare me enough already.

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