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First Teaser Unwraps Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Sets April 17 Theatrical Release

The reveal confirms the official title and date, signaling a darker, intimate horror reimagining from Blumhouse and Atomic Monster.

Overview

  • The studio released a teaser, poster and stills confirming the title Lee Cronin’s The Mummy and a New Line/Warner Bros. theatrical release on April 17, 2026.
  • The official logline follows a journalist’s young daughter who vanishes in the desert and reappears eight years later as a family reunion turns into a nightmare.
  • Cronin frames the film as “one part Poltergeist and one part Seven,” with the teaser emphasizing domestic dread, investigative mystery and unsettling mummification imagery.
  • Blumhouse and Atomic Monster are producing and co-financing for New Line, with producers James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville; the cast includes Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Verónica Falcón and Natalie Grace.
  • A Morse‑code message warns of ancient dark forces and ends with “Today it begins,” while the reveal counters prior chatter about a retitle and disputed negative test-screening claims and distinguishes this project from Universal’s separate Mummy films.