After making audiences collectively cringe at the sight of a cheese grater in 2023’s Evil Dead Rise, director Lee Cronin is trading urban high-rises for ancient sand. Having turned demonic family trauma into a $147 million profit, Cronin has been handed the keys to the Universal tomb. And his latest project, The Mummy, is currently haunting theaters and prepares to invade homes on Digital this May.
This Isn’t Your 90s Adventure.
If you’re expecting a charming, wisecracking Brendan Fraser, you’re looking in the wrong sarcophagus. Revealed in late 2024 as a complete reimagining of the classic monster, Cronin’s trade humor for haunting terror.
According to Cronin, this version is “unlike any Mummy movie you’ve ever laid eyeballs on.” In his world, that usually means those eyeballs are lucky to stay in their sockets. The film returns the character to its roots: a terrifying, ancient force of nature.
The Cast of Casualties
The story centers on a family that probably should have stayed in the suburbs: Jack Reynor and Laia Costa star alongside Natalie Grace, who plays their missing daughter, Katie. Shylo Molina and Billie Roy join them.
The Evil Dead Rise Dream Team Returns
To ensure the atmosphere remains suitably suffocating, Cronin has reunited the heavy hitters who made his last film a visceral success.
A Legacy in Bandages
The Mummy has been a Universal staple since Boris Karloff first donned the bandages in 1932. While the franchise eventually devolved into Abbott and Costello territory by 1955, Cronin is digging deep to raise something genuinely frightening. Expect zero slapstick, a lot of dirt, and very little sleep.
The Director’s Warning: “I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,” says Cronin. Translation: The bandages are coming off, and what’s underneath is far worse than a dusty priest.
Get ready to unwrap the terror of The Mummy, hitting VOD and Digital on May 19, 2026.
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