Do we actually want one other film referred to as The Mummy? Maybe not, particularly when you think about that not even a decade has handed because the final try to revive Common’s 1932 horror film traditional tanked and instantly killed the Darkish Universe with no likelihood of preservation. Nevertheless, I discovered myself surprisingly intrigued once I found that this reboot could be dropped at us by Lee Cronin.
The movie was initially teased as an untitled upcoming Blumhouse film written and directed by the filmmaker behind Evil Lifeless Rise, which was already sufficient to pique my curiosity, earlier than Cronin revealed on social media (together with X) that he and the studio have been unwrapping one thing acquainted. Contemplating what Cronin has stated about his intentions for reimagining the terrifying story of a reanimated mummified corpse (extra on that later), I can actually say that I’m royally excited. After all, with any upcoming horror film (particularly one primarily based on a pre-existing property) comes a number of questions on what to anticipate. Earlier than we begin digging into my speculative ideas over The Mummy reboot, let’s first acknowledge the main points which were unearthed.
Fast Info About The Mummy
Based mostly on what we already know in regards to the movie, The Mummy is coming from one of the vital proficient horror filmmakers working right now and one of the vital in style studios specializing within the style.
- The Mummy Is Set To Launch April 17, 2026
- The Mummy Is Written And Directed By Lee Cronin
- The Mummy Is A Reimagining Of The Common Monster Film Basic From Blumhouse
Questions I Have About The Mummy
Now, I’m no archaeologist, however I do know a factor or two in regards to the horror style, and I consider that, with somebody like Lee Cronin concerned, there’s a likelihood that The Mummy could possibly be among the best Blumhouse motion pictures in years. That being stated, I nonetheless can not assist however be interested by a number of issues.
In What Time Interval Will The Mummy Reboot Take Place?
Lee Cronin launched an announcement about The Mummy to The Hollywood Reporter, which says that he’s “digging deep into the earth to boost one thing very historic and really horrifying.” That quote has me questioning if this movie could possibly be the primary Mummy film that really takes place in Historic Egypt or, maybe, will comply with a reanimated relic of a special long-lost civilization, such because the Aztecs.
Then once more, by “digging deep,” the Irish filmmaker might simply be saying that he intends to carry us one thing scarier with this movie than we’ve got seen in its earlier iterations. Nevertheless, both manner, there isn’t a telling whether or not or not it’ll happen in fashionable instances, just like the 2017 model with Tom Cruise (a film reboot nobody requested for), or be a interval drama, just like the 1999 blockbuster led by Brendan Fraser. Talking of which…
Will Brendan Fraser Be Concerned?
As quickly because it was revealed that one other Mummy film was within the works, it appeared like everybody and their mom was coming to social media to demand that Brendan Fraser be concerned, even together with our personal Sarah El-Mahmoud. Earlier than successful an Academy Award for the 2022 A24 film, The Whale, sealed his triumphant comeback (or “Brenaissance,” if you’ll), the actor stated he could be interested by showing in a fourth Mummy film as Rick O’Connell, whom he performed in director Stephen Sommers’ reboot and its two sequels.
Now, I understand that Cronin is greater than seemingly getting in a special path from that nice ’90s film, when it comes to each tone (Fraser’s motion pictures are extra motion/journey thrillers than horror movies) and story canon. Nevertheless, that does not imply he can not no less than give the beloved actor a cameo to make the followers comfortable.
Any Likelihood Of An Evil Lifeless Reference?
Fraser’s Mummy collection is definitely not the one hit franchise I might have an interest to see Cronin reference in his reboot. As beforehand talked about, in 2023, the filmmaker helmed Evil Lifeless Rise – the fifth installment of the Evil Lifeless motion pictures, which have one thing in widespread with the Mummy motion pictures.
Every installment of the beloved horror film franchise created by Sam Raimi entails an historic textual content (referred to as the Necronomicon Ex Mortis) that, when learn, has the power to reawaken the lifeless, very similar to the guide that unleashes the mummified corpse within the authentic Mummy and different iterations. Contemplating this idea is shared between the 2 properties, it is likely to be a enjoyable thought for Cronin to sneakily pay homage to the franchise that introduced him into the mainstream by bridging that hole.
Will Any Actors From Lee Cronin’s Earlier Motion pictures Seem?
Even when Cronin selected to not embrace an Evil Lifeless Easter Egg in The Mummy (or would possibly, maybe, be legally barred from doing so), there are different methods he might join the franchises collectively. For one, I might like to see him reunite with Alyssa Sutherland, who offers an unbelievably chilling efficiency as a possessed single mom in Evil Lifeless Rise, or Lily Sullivan, who additionally starred within the sequel as her sister who struggles to guard her younger nephew and nieces.
Nevertheless, I is likely to be much more interested by seeing Cronin pull from additional again in his filmography and collaborate on the reboot with any of the celebs of his underrated horror film debut, The Gap within the Floor. Seána Kerslake offers a shocking efficiency within the 2019 Irish thriller as a mom who involves suspect that her son just isn’t who he appears, and younger James Quinn Markey is exceptionally creepy because the baby (or one thing that appears like him). To see both of them present up in The Mummy – for what would, undeniably, be their most high-profile function movie roles but – could be a pleasing deal with.
Since The Mummy is nowhere to be discovered on our upcoming 2025 motion pictures schedule, there’s nonetheless loads of time earlier than we lastly see Lee Cronin’s new imaginative and prescient for this iconic story hitting theaters and, in fact, loads of time to ask questions on it. Within the meantime, the 1932 Common Monster film traditional is accessible to hire on-line, and the 1999 hit is among the many greatest motion pictures on Hulu for the time being.