Numerous films starring actors such as Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Brendan Fraser, and Tom Cruise have dealt with haunted graves, ghouls that have been reawakened but are not quite alive, and the protagonists who attempt to return them to the afterlife. We will now see a fresh take on this classic idea in Lee Cronin's The Mummy.
Simply put, The Mummy cannot die. The upcoming The Mummy film, produced by Blumhouse, Atomic Monster, and Lee Cronin, will feature a strong emphasis on horror. After all, being pursued by the living dead is the most terrifying thing that could happen to you. Even while the project is currently under wraps, details are starting to take shape. Discover all the details about a highly anticipated horror film right here!
The teaser answers some questions (maybe!)
Lee Cronin's "The Mummy" is a dark remake of the original horror series, and the first trailer for the film poses this very subject. This zombie story involves Katie, who goes missing in the desert, and her mother, a journalist (we presume she is the one in question, but it is never explicitly stated). What should have been a happy reunion "quickly turns into a living nightmare," as stated in the official logline, when she unexpectedly returns eight years later, but there is clearly something wrong with her. There isn't a ton of "The Mummy" material in the minute-long film, but it does center on a photographer capturing pictures of a mummified body to the accompaniment of eerie music. A spider emerges from the gray-colored body's mouth just before the teaser concludes. May Calamawy, Verónica Falcón, Laia Costa, and Jack Reynor are the film's stars.
The little daughter of a journalist vanishes into the desert eight years later, shocking her devastated family. What should have been a happy reunion becomes a horror, according to the synopsis of Lee Cronin's The Mummy. Cronin stated the following about his next horror movie. "This will be completely different from any Mummy film you've ever seen," he promised. "Something ancient and terrifying is going to be raised from the depths of the earth by me."
The hype behind Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Lee Cronin is a horror movie legend! His 2019 Sundance title The Hole in the Ground and his subsequent impact on the horror genre with 2023's Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment in the acclaimed and gory series. In an interview with IGN, Cronin shared, "“It's an insane mashup to suggest, but [this film is] almost one part Poltergeist and one part Seven, but put through my lens and the way that I like to entertain people."
One can ask, though, what sets a Lee Cronin horror film apart? Even if his films feature reanimated bodies or Deadite outbreaks, Cronin insists that they are always about family. Something about "the horror of the domestic," as he puts it, captivates him. A tale of "people being pulled together and torn apart by something horrific that comes into their world" is what his Mummy film is all about. As an example of a timeless thriller that also takes the time to flesh out its characters and setting, he cites Seven, directed by David Fincher.
Naturally, Cronin immersed himself in historical mummy culture and saw numerous previous films in preparation for his version of The Mummy. By basing the film on elements of real culture and history instead of the older films, he aimed to depict the iconography of traditional mummy myths.
Are we going to get a new Mummy franchise?
Considering that sequels and franchises don't usually materialize until the first film in a series becomes financially successful, one must wonder if Lee Cronin's The Mummy will eventually give way to sequels and beyond. After all, the film's producers, horror heavyweights Jason Blum and James Wan, are no strangers to the franchise model. Lee Cronin sees promise in a franchise, but for now, all we can do is wait till April 17, 2026, to witness the first film in the series.