Director Lee Cronin has confirmed that filming for the upcoming reboot of The Mummy has officially wrapped. This marks a key milestone in the production of the new horror film, which is scheduled for theatrical release on April 17, 2026. Cronin shared the update via Instagram, posting a photo of his director’s chair with a brief caption: “All wrapped up.”
This version of The Mummy is distinct in several ways. It will be the first entry in the franchise not produced by Universal Pictures, the studio behind the original 1932 film and its many successors. Instead, the film is a New Line Cinema production, with Cronin also taking on writing and producing duties through his Doppelgängers label. He is joined by genre heavyweights Jason Blum (Blumhouse Productions) and James Wan (Atomic Monster), with John Keville also producing.
While plot specifics remain under wraps, the cast includes Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Verónica Falcón, and May Calamawy. Reynor is presumed to play the titular mummy, although this has not been confirmed. The narrative is expected to reinterpret the classic story of Imhotep, a cursed priest resurrected in modern times, drawing from both the original mythology and prior film iterations.
Cronin gained recognition in horror circles for his work on Evil Dead Rise (2023), which reinvigorated the Evil Deadfranchise and solidified his reputation as a capable horror director. He continues to be involved in that universe as an executive producer on the upcoming Evil Dead Burn.
The new Mummy film enters a cinematic legacy populated by vastly different takes, including the atmospheric 1930s original starring Boris Karloff, the action-adventure trilogy led by Brendan Fraser, and the critically panned 2017 reboot featuring Tom Cruise. This upcoming reboot aims to reset the tone once again, likely leaning more heavily into horror than recent adaptations.
