Lee Cronin's The Mummy
A reimagined mummy horror film with exorcism themes.
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It stars Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, and Verónica Falcón.[1] This movie offers a new take on The Mummy franchise, centering on the Nasmaranian, an ancient Egyptian demon that takes over its hosts.[1]
Making and release
It was released in theaters in the United States on April 17, 2026, by Warner Bros.[2] It opened to $13.5 million, ranking third for the weekend.[3] New Line Cinema scheduled a film, with Lee Cronin as writer and director but no title yet, for an April 17, 2026 release in June 2024.[4] By December of that year, the previously untitled project was identified as a fresh interpretation of The Mummy series, carrying the name Lee Cronin's The Mummy.[4]
The suggestion to feature Cronin's name in the movie's title came from producer Jason Blum.[5] Although initially hesitant about the idea, Cronin eventually agreed to it.[5] Filming started on March 24, 2025, in both Ireland and Spain, and wrapped up on June 25 of the same year.[6] The first showing of Lee Cronin's The Mummy took place on April 9, 2026, at the American Legion Post 43 cinema located in Los Angeles.[2]
Thursday night previews generated $1.5 million for the film.[3]
What the cited sources add
A Deadline article reports that the film was originally pitched at Universal, but Blumhouse and Atomic Monster walked their Mummy over to New Line.[7] The same source notes that Cronin's previous film Evil Dead Rise grossed $147.1M globally and $46M net profit in its first cycle.[7] A Shot Magazine interview states that May Calamawy and May Elghety were cast authentically in roles that finally feel rooted in truth.[8] The interview adds that Calamawy had to work on her Egyptian dialect for The Mummy, as she grew up speaking more Shami.[8]
A GamesRadar+ article quotes Cronin saying the risk was not making a sequel to his last movie, because that was really easy for him to do.[9] The same article notes that Cronin's Evil Dead Rise earned rave reviews and grossed $147 million against a budget of $14 million.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Davids, "'The Mummy' Filmmaker Lee Cronin Talks the Original Ending and Test Screening Mistruths", The Hollywood Reporter, April 20, 2026; Ritman, "Lee Cronin on His 'Unique' R-Rated Unraveling of 'The Mummy' and Why Jason Blum Suggested He Put His Name in the Title: 'I Was Flattered, But Unsure'", Variety, April 17, 2026; Aguilar, "'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Is Out. Wait, Who's Lee Cronin?", The New York Times, April 17, 2026; McCluskey, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy Is Not a Brendan Fraser Movie. It's Way More Cursed", Time, April 17, en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Irish director Lee Cronin brings The Mummy back home", RTE.ie, 2026-04-14 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: D'Alessandro, "'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Unwraps $1.5M Previews – Box Office", Deadline, April 17, 2026; D'Alessandro, "'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Powers To $35M Third Weekend, 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Walks To $13M – Sunday Box Office Update", Deadline, April 20, 2026 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: D'Alessandro, "Atomic Monster & Blumhouse Teaming With New Line For New Movie From 'Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin; April 2026 Release Set", Deadline Hollywood, June 13, 2024 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kit, "'The Mummy' Being Written and Directed by 'Evil Dead Rise' Filmmaker Lee Cronin (Exclusive)", The Hollywood Reporter, December 20, 2024; Aguilar, "'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Is Out. Wait, Who's Lee Cronin?", The New York Times, April 17, 2026; Ritman, "Lee Cronin on His 'Unique' R-Rated Unraveling of 'The Mummy' and Why Jason Blum Suggested He Put His Name in the Title: 'I Was Flattered, But Unsure'", Variety, April 17, 2026; Foreman, "Inside 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy': False Rumors, Real Grief, and the Scariest Monster of His en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dutta, "Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy' Reboot Starts Filming in Ireland in March", The CinemaHolic, March 13, 2025; Northrup, "Blumhouse's The Mummy Reboot Casts Midsommar Actor As First Star, Filming Start Timeline Reportedly Revealed [Updated]", Screen Rant, March 24, 2025; T, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy Has Wrapped Filming", Fangoria, June 25, 2025 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- D'Alessandro, "'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' Unwraps $1.5M Previews – Box Office", Deadline, April 17, 2026. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
- Hathout, "May Calamawy Is Entering Her Horror Era", A Shot Magazine, 14 April 2026. facts only, no text reused. ashotmagazine.com
- Milici, "Evil Dead Rise director says he turned down a sequel to take a "risk" on a new installment in the Mummy franchise: "It's definitely going to surprise people"", GamesRadar+, March 26, 2026. facts only, no text reused. gamesradar.com
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