The Mummy is back, but this time in a much darker and familiar guise. Two years after the initial announcement, Blumhouse and Warner Bros. have finally revealed the first teaser and poster for the reboot, which hits theaters on April 17, 2026. Directed by Lee Cronin of ‘Evil Dead Rise,’ the film promises to reinvent the legendary Egyptian creature, abandoning adventure to dive into a psychological horror that mixes elements of ‘Poltergeist’ and ‘Seven.’ With a cast including Jack Reynor and Laia Costa, the production is a bold attempt to revitalize the classic monster after the failure of the last film starring Tom Cruise in 2017.
The released material partly answers the big question about the franchise’s new direction. The central premise follows a journalist whose daughter disappears in the desert, only to mysteriously return eight years later, in an event that turns the reunion into a nightmare. The one-minute teaser, full of quick shots and an oppressive atmosphere, already makes it clear: this is not an adventure film. With the tagline “Some things were meant to stay buried,” the production signals it will explore deep secrets and a more evil side of Egyptian mythology, something Cronin himself describes as a “box of mysteries.”
A New Chapter For A Classic Monster
The path to this reboot was not simple. Universal’s Mummy is a cinema icon, emerging in 1932 with Boris Karloff, living its golden age with Brendan Fraser in the 1990s, and suffering a setback with the failed attempt to launch a ‘Dark Universe’ in 2017. Now, in 2026, the bet is on a director renowned in modern horror and an intimate narrative. Cronin explained that his fascination is not with reinventing the legend, but with “looking into darker places” and creating something different with what we already know, focusing on the drama of a collapsing family that must face an ancient evil.
Furthermore, the director does not hide his inspirations. He mentions domestic scenes from ‘Seven’ as a reference for building tension, showing that the terror will come from the rupture of the family unit, and not just from a monster in action. With heavyweight producers like James Wan and Jason Blum behind the scenes, the film has solid credentials to please both horror fans and nostalgic fans of the character. The big remaining question is: will the Brazilian audience, always eager for good scares, embrace this much scarier mummy? The answer arrives in April, when the creature will finally emerge from its sarcophagus.
