Lee Cronin, the director who earned praise for Evil Dead Rise, is the latest to attempt a revival of The Mummy. The last attempt, led by A-lister Tom Cruise, was an embarrassing flop that ruined plans for a Dark Universe franchise. And with a relaunch of the Brendan Fraser-led Mummy movies on the way, this is an odd time for yet another shot at making the mummified monster relevant.
That said, Cronin’s version promises to be unlike any other version. Described by Cronin to IGN as ‘One Part Poltergeist and One Part Seven’, The Mummy leans harder into straight-up horror than previous versions lately. Plus, with the backing of Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster, the genre credentials are beyond reproach.
Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Verónica Falcó, May Calamawy, May Elghety, Natalie Grace, Shylo Molina, Billie Roy, and Hayat Kamille star. Cronin both writes and directs. There was a story last week that the film would be retitled as The Resurrected, and would move away from the existing IP. Clearly, that has not happened.
Here’s the synopsis: The young daughter of a journalist disappears without a trace in the desert. The shattered family is stunned when the girl suddenly reappears eight years later. But what should have been a joyful reunion quickly turns into a true nightmare.
Warner Bros. will release Lee Cronin’s The Mummy in theaters on April 17th.
