The first trailer for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, a new version of the classic horror from studio Blumhouse, has arrived online.
Irish director Cronin found box office success in 2023 with horror sequel Evil Dead Rise, and will now turn his attention to the classic movie monster. The official synopsis reads: “The young daughter of a journalist disappears without a trace in the desert. The shattered family is stunned when the girl suddenly reappears eight years later. But what should have been a joyful reunion quickly turns into a true nightmare.”
The cast includes Midsommar actor Jack Reynor, Laia Costa (The Wheel Of Time), and May Calamawy (Moon Knight). It is set for release on April 17, and you can watch the trailer below.
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The horror franchise has been resurrected many times over the years, with varying results. They began as a series of Universal horror films, with six instalments released between 1932 and 1955. Frankenstein actor Boris Karloff portrayed the title character in the original film. From the late ‘50s to early ‘70s, it was rebooted by British studio Hammer, with legendary actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee starring.
Perhaps the best known incarnation to modern audiences is the 1999 reboot, titled The Mummy, an action-adventure franchise which propelled Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz to stardom. The Mummy Returns followed in 2001, co-starring Dwayne Johnson in his first film role, with The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor released in 2008. Plans for a fourth film were recently announced.
In 2017, The Mummy was remade yet again, this time as a broader action-horror starring Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe. It was intended to be part of a larger Marvel-style crossover, titled Dark Universe, but the film’s failure at the box office meant any future films were cancelled.
Blumhouse’s remake of the film follows the studio creating modernised interpretations of other classing horror movies. Director Leigh Wannell would reimagine The Invisible Man as a tense cat-and-mouse thriller in 2020, and last year released Wolf Man, reframed as a family drama.
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