A New Composer
Alan Silvestri replaced Jerry Goldsmith, who had composed the music for the first film, bringing a different orchestral identity to the sequel.
Movie
The Mummy Returns
Adventure is reborn.
Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.
Why it's in the Vault
The Mummy Returns takes everything that made the first adventure so enjoyable and turns the spectacle up another notch. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz remain an irresistible duo, but the addition of their son Alex gives Rick and Evelyn's relationship a lively new family dynamic. Stephen Sommers fills the screen with ancient temples, supernatural armies, elaborate battles and a wonderfully reckless sense of adventure. Alan Silvestri's sweeping score adds an extra layer of excitement to the increasingly extravagant action. The film sometimes becomes overloaded with digital creatures and frantic set pieces, and some effects have aged particularly badly, but its energy, humor and imaginative generosity remain infectious. A slightly more enjoyable adventure than its predecessor, even if both belong to the same delightful tier of blockbuster entertainment.
— Matty, Curator of the Vault*
Atmosphere
Epic, adventurous, playful, supernatural, spectacular
Adventure and exploration
Epic action
Supernatural mystery
Family humor
Contains supernatural horror, frightening creatures, skeleton warriors, scorpions, action violence, deaths, battles, peril involving a child and intense fantasy sequences.
Dans les coulisses
Ce qu'on ne voit pas à l'écran
The Rock's First Major Film Role
Dwayne Johnson appeared as the Scorpion King, a role that led to his starring vehicle The Scorpion King in 2002.
An Eight-Year Time Jump
The story takes place in 1933, eight years after the events of the original film.
A Family Adventure
The introduction of Alex O'Connell transforms Rick and Evelyn from adventurous partners into parents facing supernatural danger together.
A Notorious Digital Creature
The computer-generated Scorpion King became one of the film's most widely discussed visual effects, particularly as CGI technology advanced.
A Larger Production
The sequel expanded the original's scale with elaborate action sequences, supernatural armies and more ambitious digital environments.
Aux origines
An original sequel written by Stephen Sommers
Palette
Les couleurs du film
Desert Gold#C6A064
Anubis Black#292724
Scorpion Bronze#927146
Oasis Emerald#4E7862
Temple Sandstone#A99A7E
Battlefield Crimson#913F35
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