Overview
- A 55-second scene released on social media shows two researchers opening a newly unearthed sarcophagus and a sudden revival inside.
- Official materials outline a story about a journalist’s daughter who vanished in the desert and reappears eight years later as the family’s ordeal deepens.
- Writer-director Lee Cronin says the film breaks from classic mummy lore, calling it a blend of Poltergeist and Seven through his horror lens.
- The cast features Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace and Verónica Falcón, with producers James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville.
- Set up at New Line, the film opens in theaters on April 17, 2026, and is not connected to Universal’s Mummy franchise.