Universal has moved its next “Mummy” film up by seven months and pushed “Miami Vice ’85” into 2028, reshaping two major pieces of its theatrical calendar. The untitled fourth “Mummy” movie, with Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah returning, will now open Oct. 15, 2027, instead of May 19, 2028. Joseph Kosinski’s “Miami Vice ’85,” led by Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler, will take the May 19, 2028 date after previously landing on Aug. 6, 2027.
The move gives “The Mummy” a mid-October slot that better fits a monster-adventure title with horror elements. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the Radio Silence filmmakers behind recent “Scream” entries and “Ready or Not,” are directing from a script by David Coggeshall. Fraser returns as Rick O’Connell, Weisz as Evelyn O’Connell and Hannah as Jonathan Carnahan, restoring the trio that anchored the 1999 hit and its 2001 sequel.
The film carries clear nostalgia value for Universal. “The Mummy” became a durable action-adventure brand after the 1999 film earned $422.5 million worldwide, with the original trilogy passing $1.2 billion at the global box office. The new installment also arrives after Fraser’s career resurgence and years of fan demand for a return to the tone of the first two films. Fraser has said he had been waiting decades for the call and described the project as a chance to give fans what they want.
“Miami Vice ’85” now has extra runway. The film stars Jordan as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs and Butler as James “Sonny” Crockett, with Kosinski directing and Dan Gilroy writing. The project draws from the 1984 pilot and first season of the NBC series, using mid-1980s Miami as a world of glamour, police work and corruption. It will be shot for IMAX, matching Kosinski’s recent taste for large-format spectacle.
The date swap suggests Universal sees “The Mummy” as the project further along in the pipeline, while “Miami Vice ’85” may need extra time for scheduling, production scale and Kosinski’s precision-driven approach. It also gives both films cleaner positioning: one near Halloween 2027, the other as a pre-summer 2028 release with major-star appeal.
