Overview
- Studio materials confirm the official title as Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, with a tagline asking “What happened to Katie?” and a director-issued Morse code message warning of ancient dark forces.
- The official logline centers on a journalist’s young daughter who vanishes in the desert and returns eight years later, turning a reunion into a nightmare.
- Writer-director Lee Cronin describes the film’s tone as “one part Poltergeist and one part Seven,” emphasizing domestic terror and investigative dread over action-adventure.
- Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace and Verónica Falcón lead the cast; James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville produce for New Line/Warner Bros. with IMAX confirmed for North America.
- Reports of negative test screenings and a rumored retitle circulated, though insiders and the new marketing push dispute those claims by reaffirming the title and release plan.