The Mummy (2026 film)

Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Directed byLee Cronin
Written byLee Cronin
Based onThe Mummy by John L. Balderston, Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDave Garbett
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • April 17, 2026 (2026-04-17)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lee Cronin's The Mummy (or simply The Mummy) is an upcoming American supernatural horror film written and directed by Lee Cronin. It is produced by Jason Blum and James Wan under their respective Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster banners, alongside Cronin's production company Doppelgängers. The film stars Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Verónica Falcón, and May Calamawy.

The Mummy is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 17, 2026, by Warner Bros. Pictures, making this the first film in the Mummy franchise not to be produced and distributed by Universal Pictures since the Hammer Films series from 1959–1971.[a]

Cast

Production

In June 2024, New Line Cinema dated an untitled film written and directed by Lee Cronin for April 17, 2026.[1] The following December, the untitled film was revealed to be a new version of The Mummy. It will be produced by Blumhouse Productions, Atomic Monster, and Doppelgängers for New Line Cinema.[2]

In March 2025, Jack Reynor and Laia Costa were cast in the film.[3][4] In the subsequent months, Verónica Falcón, May Calamawy, May Elghety, Natalie Grace, Shylo Molina and Billie Roy joined the cast.[5][6] In July, Hayat Kamille was added to the cast.[7]

Principal photography began in Ireland and Spain on March 24, 2025, and wrapped on June 25.[8][9][10]

Release

The Mummy is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 17, 2026.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ The Mummy (1959), a British production, was distributed in the UK by Rank Film Distributors theatrically and by Warner Bros. for home video release, but was initially released internationally through Universal-International.

References

  1. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 13, 2024). "Atomic Monster & Blumhouse Teaming With New Line For New Movie From 'Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin; April 2026 Release Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Kit, Borys (December 20, 2024). "'The Mummy' Being Written and Directed by 'Evil Dead Rise' Filmmaker Lee Cronin (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 24, 2025). "Jack Reynor Boards Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy' For Atomic Monster, Blumhouse & New Line". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys (March 25, 2025). "Laia Costa Joins Jack Reynor in Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  5. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 10, 2025). "Blumhouse, Atomic Monster & New Line's 'The Mummy' Enwraps Veronica Falcón, May Calamawy & May Elghety". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 15, 2025). "Blumhouse & New Line's 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Adds Natalie Grace". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 8, 2025). "Atomic Monster & Blumhouse 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Adds Hayat Kamille". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  8. ^ Dutta, Shubhabrata (March 13, 2025). "Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy' Reboot Starts Filming in Ireland in March". The CinemaHolic. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  9. ^ Northrup, Ryan (March 24, 2025). "Blumhouse's The Mummy Reboot Casts Midsommar Actor As First Star, Filming Start Timeline Reportedly Revealed [Updated]". ScreenRant. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  10. ^ T, Amber (June 25, 2025). "Lee Cronin's The Mummy Has Wrapped Filming". Fangoria. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.