Is the upcoming Lee Cronin's The Mummy, which will drop on the 2026 movie schedule in April, a reboot or a reimagining? Well, it's definitely the latter. It's not part of the Universal Studios franchise started by Boris Karloff and company in 1932 and continued more recently, starting with actor Brendan Fraser in 1999 (who is also working on a fourth installment of that series). This one, from acclaimed horror director Lee Cronin, isn't under the Universal banner; this one comes from Blumhouse and Warner Bros.
The film was initially teased as an untitled upcoming Blumhouse movie written and directed by the filmmaker behind Evil Dead Rise, which was already enough to pique our interest, before Cronin revealed on social media that he and the studio were unwrapping something familiar. The first teaser trailer was released in January 2026, and the full trailer is finally out now, so here's what we know about the upcoming horror movie.
When Will Lee Cronin's The Mummy Be Released?
Lee Cronin's The Mummy is set to be released on April 17th, 2026, from one of the most talented horror filmmakers working today and one of the most popular studios specializing in the horror genre, Blumhouse. The film will be distributed by Warner Bros., which also brought us two of the best movies of 2025 in Weapons and Sinners.
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The full trailer for Lee Cronin's The Mummy dropped in February 2026, and as CinemaBlend's Erik Swan wrote, it looks like the most terrifying family reunion ever!
This is definitely going to be a much scarier version than Brendan Fraser ever dreamed of! That's not really a surprise, though. While those movies are more action/adventure, this is obviously very rooted in horror. Hence why it's definitely a re-imagining. It seems to have nothing in common with any of the previous versions until the Mummy banner.
Lee Cronin Is The Director And Writer
As you can guess from the title, the film is written and directed by Lee Cronin, who is proving to be a force to be reckoned with in the horror genre. His previous credits include Evil Dead Rise in 2023 and The Hole in the Ground from 2019. We were confident the idea was in good hands, and judging from the trailers, our confidence looks like it was be warranted.
Who Is Starring In The Film?
The cast of Lee Cronin's The Mummy is great, though not everyone will be familiar with all of them. As of yet, we still don't know what roles each will be playing, but we do have the list of cast of members:
- Jack Reynor
- Laia Costa
- May Calamawy
- Natalie Grace
- Verónica Falcón
- May Elghety
- Shylo Molina
- Billie Roy
- Hayat Kamille
What Will Lee Cronin's The Mummy Be About?
We're learning more and more about the movie, and we know it'll be nothing like the "other" franchise. Judging on the trailer alone, this one is going to be terrifying and, honestly, pretty graphic. We're no archaeologists, but we do know a thing or two about the horror genre here at CinemaBlend, and with someone like Lee Cronin involved, there is a chance that The Mummy could be one of the best Blumhouse movies in years. That being said, we still cannot help but be inquisitive about a few things.
The trailer does seem to reveal a couple of key plot details. The titular mummy appears to be a young girl who went missing some years before and was mummified. The movie seems like it will be about her parents trying to integrate her back into normal life...to horrifying results. It's spoken, gory, and tense, just how we love our horror!
In What Time Period Will The Mummy Reboot Take Place?
Lee Cronin released a statement about The Mummy to The Hollywood Reporter, which says that he is “digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening." That said, it certainly appears that the movie will take place in the present day, or at least in the not-too-distant past. How ancient the finds are is anyone's guess, but at least some of the mummies aren't that old.
Could There Be Any Cheeky Evil Dead References?
Fraser’s Mummy series is actually not the only hit franchise that could be fun to see Cronin reference in his reboot/re-imagining. As previously mentioned, in 2023, the filmmaker helmed Evil Dead Rise – the fifth installment of the Evil Dead movies, which have something in common with the Mummy movies.
Each installment of that beloved horror movie franchise created by Sam Raimi involves an ancient text (called the Necronomicon Ex Mortis) which, when read, has the ability to reawaken the dead, much like the book that unleashes the mummified corpse in the original Mummy and other iterations. Though if that plays into this version, we don't know
Considering this concept is shared between the two properties, it might be a fun idea for Cronin to sneakily pay homage to the franchise that brought him into the mainstream by bridging that gap. This might be a long shot, but hey, anything's possible!
It's still a couple more months until we finally see Lee Cronin’s new vision for this iconic tale hitting theaters and, of course, plenty of time to ask even more questions about it. In the meantime, the 1932 Universal Monster movie classic is available to rent online, and the most recent installment, 2017's The Mummy with Tom Cruise, is available with an HBO Max subscription, so there are plenty of ways to get your Mummy fix!
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