As is usual in horror films, the threat returns at the end. The Mummy is not allowed to rest in its pyramid, but has secured a new film. This time the focus is on The Mummy but less focused on adventure and more focused on horror, reveals the remake director Lee Cronin.
Adventure film The Mummy is getting a horror remake from Blumhouse
The Mummy trilogy with Brendan Fraser enjoys cult status as an adventure film that brings Indiana Jones feelings. The most recent revival attempt, The Mummy with Tom Cruises, failed in 2017 with critics and audiences sank an entire monster universe: Universal’s planned monster MCU (Dark Universe) was not followed up afterwards.
Giving the scary creatures independent films has turned out to be a more promising alternative in recent years. This is what the woman known for her horror works says Production company Blumhouse After The Invisible Man and the upcoming Wolf Man, the mummy also appears in a new guise.
According to Variety, filmmaker Lee Cronin, who most recently starred in 2023, was chosen for the job of bringing back the ancient threat bloody horror reboot Evil Dead Rise caused a stir. He writes the script and directs. Lord of the Rings publisher New Line Cinema will release the film in cinemas. Cronin has already revealed his new approach to the reboot of the scary adventure:
This will be unlike any Mummy movie you’ve ever seen. I dig deep into the earth to something ancient and very frightening is resurrected allow.
Nothing more is known about the plot and the cast of the remake The Mummy has not yet been determined.
Film adaptations of the frightening figure of the mummy can be traced back to 1911. Universal brought the undead Pharaoh Im-ho-tep to life in 1932’s The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff. The most famous film adaptation to this day remains the trilogy of The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), initiated by Stephen Sommers, which even Tom Cruise couldn’t stand in the desert could be enough.
When will Lee Cronin’s new Mummy film be released?
In the USA, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy has already been released in cinemas April 17, 2026 scheduled. The remake of the iconic horror adventure has not yet had a German release.
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