Lee Cronin is writing and directing a new take on the horror trope revolving around the ancient mummified undead for New Line, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal.
“This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before,” he said in a statement to THR.
Alayna Glasthal is the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.
Cronin previously teamed with New Line for Evil Dead Rise, a low-budget scary fick that grossed nearly $150 million worldwide.
Hammer Films, however, did its own The Mummy movie in 1959 that starred Christopher Lee.
Once more, the mummy is being unwrapped from the grave.
The Hollywood Reporter can reveal that Lee Cronin is writing and directing a fresh version of the horror genre for New Line that centers on the ancient mummified undead.
The project, which had been announced earlier this year as a Cronin mystery film, is now scheduled for release on April 17, 2026.
Producing are Cronin’s banner Doppelgängers, Blumhouse, and horror heavyweights Atomic Monster.
While plot specifics are preserved in the sarcophagus, Cronin wants to give timeless evil a contemporary twist.
In an interview with THR, he declared, “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyes on before.”. “I’m excavating far below the surface to raise something very old and terrifying.”.
The following post from Blumhouse’s Instagram account verified the news.
Co-financing the movie are Blumhouse and Atomic Monster. John Keville, Jason Blum, and James Wan are producing. Judson Scott, Macdara Kelleher, and Michael Clear serve as executive producers. Alayna Glasthal is the executive in charge of Atomic Monster’s project.
Cronin previously worked with New Line on the low-budget horror film Evil Dead Rise, which made close to $150 million worldwide. He has a first look agreement with Warners.
Universal is known for filming mummies; the title character was featured in its cabinet of monsters in the 1930s and 1940s, and it was brought back to life in this century with films starring Brendan Fraser and Tom Cruise. But in 1959, Hammer Films produced its own film, The Mummy, which starred Christopher Lee.
CAA, Brillstein Entertainment, and Jackoway Austen are Cronin’s representatives.
