I love this story, because it could’ve been avoided. So, multiple times over the last few days, Blumhouse has taken to social media to remind folks that Brendan Fraser is not in the cast of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. Why is that? Because Fraser is returning for a fourth film in the blockbuster ‘Mummy’ franchise opening in 2028, and it’s got nothing to do with what Cronin is doing.
The timing is just really unfortunate. Cronin’s movie opens in less than two weeks, but the buzz around it has less to do with the movie than it does with Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and anyone who is coming back for The Mummy 4. What’s funny is that fans are convinced Fraser will appear.
Blumhouse, Atomic Monster, and Universal Pictures could’ve fixed all of this if they had stuck with naming Cronin’s film, The Resurrected, in order to avoid confusion with The Mummy. However, then they wouldn’t have the valuable ‘Mummy’ branding to hook audiences. It still might not work.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy opens April 17th and stars Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Veronica Falcón. Cronin is best known for Evil Dead Rise, so expect the gore factor to be significantly higher than in Fraser’s family-friendly adventure movies.
