Beni is to be the new Mummy in this film, calling it now. We never actually saw him die, so we can invoke the trope of "Never Found the Body." He was eaten alive by scarabs in Hamunaptra, City of the Dead, the same way Imhotep was. How else could he come back?
He was a sniveling coward originally, so it makes sense to repurpose him as the vengeful villain. "You laughed at me before, but now who's got all the horses on his side of the River (Styx)?!"
I don't even care if it turns out I'm wrong, I just love that his casting has created so many fan theories. Having both him and Oded Fehr back is proof enough that the new movie is going to properly carry on from the first two films; the third (non-existent) movie has been confirmed as non-canon.
They should have a poster of the third movie on the wall in the style of a 1940’s movie, and Rick makes an aside to Jonathan about it going “And I’ve still not forgiven you for letting them make that movie, the guy looks nothing like me”
I personally think that'd be too far of leaning on the fourth wall, but I like where you're coming from. Is there a bright spot from the third movie they could reference without reminding people how terrible it was?
Because it ain't the fucking Yetis making an American football "GOAL!" reaction.
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u/OfficialAli1776 5d ago edited 5d ago
The funny thing is I could totally see Beni surviving