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Lee Cronin to Direct New 'The Mummy' Film for Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, Set for April 2026 Release

Dec 20, 2024, 05:36 PM

Lee Cronin, the director of 'Evil Dead Rise,' is set to write and direct a new take on 'The Mummy' for Blumhouse Productions and James Wan's Atomic Monster, in collaboration with New Line Cinema. The film, which will also be produced by Cronin's banner Doppelgängers, is scheduled for release on April 17, 2026. Cronin has promised that this version of 'The Mummy' will be unlike any previous iterations, describing it as something 'very ancient and very frightening.' The project is co-financed by Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, with James Wan, Jason Blum, and John Keville as producers. Executive producers include Michael Clear, Judson Scott, and Macdara Kelleher, with Alayna Glasthal overseeing the project for Atomic Monster. This marks another venture for Blumhouse in reviving classic Universal monsters, following their successful reimagining of 'The Invisible Man' in 2020.