
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Overview
A searing expanse of desert serves as the setting where the young daughter of a journalist vanishes into the shifting sands without a trace. Inside this ancient and unforgiving landscape, the environment is more than foundation; it is a fight for survival, rational soundness, and the primal fear of the obscure. Against this scenery, a father named Charlie, broken by the misfortune of his child, rises with a persistent assurance to discover answers indeed as the world tells him to move on. The film blends visceral body horror with intense emotional storytelling, capturing the energy of a domestic haunting and the ancient malevolence that drives it.
Cast

Jack Reynor

Laia Costa

Natalie Grace

Veronica Falcón

May Calamawy

Emily Mitchell

Shylo Molina

Hayat Kamille
Fun Facts
- Director Lee Cronin described his film as "almost one part Poltergeist and one part Se7en" drawing on Spielberg's family-in-peril horror and Fincher's dark investigative thriller to create a Mummy movie unlike any that came before.
- In June 2024, New Line Cinema dated an untitled film written and directed by Lee Cronin for April 17, 2026. It was not until December 2024 that the project was revealed to be a reimagining of The Mummy. Wikipedia Blumhouse confirmed the news on Instagram with the caption 'Something terrifying will be unleashed in 2026.'
