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“EVIL DEAD RISE” director takes charge of Blumhouse and Atomic Monster’s “MUMMY” reboot; release date set

Friday, December 20, 2024 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

This is already sounding better than that last one with Tom Cruise.

Variety reports that Lee Cronin, who successfully gave the Deadites new life with EVIL DEAD RISE, has signed on to THE MUMMY, the latest Universal-classic-monster revival from Blumhouse following THE INVISIBLE MAN and the upcoming WOLF MAN. Blumhouse and Atomic Monster are teaming up on the new MUMMY, which Cronin will write and direct; New Line Cinema will release the movie April 17, 2026. “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before,” Cronin, who also helmed the well-received folk-horror feature THE HOLE IN THE GROUND, says in a statement. “I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening.” We’ll bring you further updates as we hear ’em!

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).