From Hamunaptra and Ancient China to present-day London, The Mummy has been unwrapped from the dead time and time again. But there’s no rest for the wicked, as the classic franchise is getting a film reboot from Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin, with horror powerhouses Atomic Monster and Blumhouse joining the producing front alongside the filmmaker’s banner Doppelgängers.
While story details are being kept in the sarcophagus, fans can expect a fresh spin on the timeless evil that suggests a heavier skew into horror territory. “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,” said Cronin in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
The genre specialist also doubles as writer on the project, which is slated for release on 17 April 2026. James Wan, Jason Blum, and John Keville will produce, while Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher are executive producing.
Previously, Cronin worked with New Line for Evil Dead Rise, a low-budget pic that received universal acclaim and earned over US$147 million worldwide. It would go on to become a cult favourite and the highest-grossing entry in the Evil Dead film series, poised to continue with a new spin-off set for 2026 and a yet-to-be-dated animated series.

As for The Mummy, its beginnings can be traced by to a series of films that ran from 1932 and 1955 across six installments. The property was created by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer, with the late-90s remake starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reinforcing its cult classic status. In 2017, Tom Cruise took an ill-fated stab at Alex Kurtzman’s reboot intended to kickstart the Dark Universe – a modern cinematic universe concept based on the classic Universal Monsters film series – alongside Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, and Russell Crowe.
The Mummy reboot awakens from its slumber on 17 April 2026.