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Warner Bros. Drops First Clip From Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

The teaser spotlights a possession-tinged reimagining centered on a long-missing child’s return.

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.