question: Who wrote and directed the movie that The Mummy Returns is a sequel to?
answer: Stephen Sommers
context: Title: The Mummy (1999 film)
  Passage: The Mummy is a 1999 American action fantasy film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, and Kevin J. O'Connor, with Arnold Vosloo in the titular role as the reanimated mummy.  It is a loose remake of the 1932 film "The Mummy", which starred Boris Karloff in the titular role.  The film follows adventurer Rick O'Connell, who travels to Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, with an archaeologist and her brother.  There they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a high priest from the reign of the pharaoh Seti I, who has been cursed for eternity.
  Title: Oded Fehr
  Passage: Oded Fehr (Hebrew: עודד פהר‎ ‎ ; born on November 23, 1970) is an Israeli film and television actor now based in the United States.  He is known for his appearance as Ardeth Bay in the 1999 remake of "The Mummy" and its sequel "The Mummy Returns", as well as Carlos Oliveira in "", "" and "", Faris al-Farik in "Sleeper Cell", the demon Zankou in the TV series "Charmed" and Eli Cohn on the TV series "V".  He recently portrayed Eyal Lavin, a Mossad agent, on the TV series "Covert Affairs", as well as Beau Bronn on the TV series "Jane by Design" and Mossad Deputy Director Ilan Bodnar on "NCIS".
  Title: Imhotep (The Mummy)
  Passage: Imhotep is a fictional character and the titular antagonist in the 1932 film "The Mummy", and later featured in its 1999 remake and its sequel "The Mummy Returns" again as one of the main antagonists. Sofia Boutella plays a female version of the character named Ahmanet in the 2017 remake.  Imhotep is loosely inspired by the historical figure Imhotep, a noted polymath and counselor to the Pharaoh Djoser in the 27th century BC.
  Title: Stephen Sommers
  Passage: Stephen Sommers (born March 20, 1962) is an American screenwriter and film director, best known for "The Mummy" (1999) and its sequel, "The Mummy Returns" (2001).  He also directed Disney's live action version of "Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book" (1994), the action/horror film "Van Helsing" (2004), and "" (2009).
  Title: The Mummy Returns
  Passage: The Mummy Returns is a 2001 American action-adventure fantasy 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".
  Title: Aharon Ipalé
  Passage: Aharon Ipalé (December 27, 1941 – June 27, 2016) was an Israeli-American actor, known for his roles in American and British film and television productions.  His credits included "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971), "Innocent Bystanders" (1972), "Raid on Entebbe" (1977), "Too Hot to Handle" (1977), "The Concorde ... Airport '79" (1979), "The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood" (1980), "Xanadu" (1980), "Who Dares Wins" (1982), "Eye of the Widow" (1991), "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993), "The Mummy" (1999), and "The Mummy Returns" (2001).
  Title: List of The Mummy characters
  Passage: The following is a selected list of characters who have appeared throughout the Mummy series ("The Mummy", "The Mummy Returns" and "") and the Scorpion King series.  Main and minor characters are included.
  Title: Peter Bennett (producer)
  Passage: Peter Bennett is a British television producer, although he has predominantly worked as a first assistant director.  His credits as a first AD include numerous feature films, such as "The Mummy", "The Mummy Returns", "Alexander" and "Syriana", as well as the television series "Minder", "Agatha Christie's Poirot", "Sea of Souls", the revived "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood".
  Title: Arnold Vosloo
  Passage: Arnold Vosloo (born 16 June 1962) is a South African-born American actor.  He is known for his roles as Imhotep in "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns", Pik van Cleef in "Hard Target", Dr. Peyton Westlake/Darkman in "" and "", Zartan in "" and its , and terrorist Habib Marwan during Season 4 of the television series "24".
  Title: The Scorpion King
  Passage: The Scorpion King is a 2002 American historical fantasy film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov, and Michael Clarke Duncan.  It is a spin-off from "The Mummy" franchise, which takes place before "The Mummy Returns" and follows the story of Mathayus and his rise to become the Scorpion King.
citations: The Mummy Returns The Mummy (1999 film)