Blumhouse Faucets Evil Lifeless Rise Director to Direct Horror Reboot

Blumhouse continues its quest to revive traditional film monsters for contemporary audiences. To this finish, it was revealed that Lee Cronin, of “Evil Dead Rise” fameis ready to write down and direct a brand new model of “The Mummy,” with Blumhouse producing the movie for New Line Cinema.

Based on The Hollywood ReporterCronin’s “The Mummy” hits theaters on April 17, 2026. Mark that in your calendars and plan accordingly, horror followers. The announcement was teased by Blumhouse on Instagram (which you’ll be able to view under), revealing the title web page of the filmmaker’s screenplay. “One thing terrifying goes to occur in 2026,” reads the caption. In a short assertion, Cronin had this to say:

“This can be not like any ‘Mummy’ film you have ever seen earlier than. I am digging deep into the earth to deliver again to life one thing very outdated and really scary,” he mentioned.

Blumhouse is producing the movie alongside Atomic Monster by James Wan (the companies merged earlier this year)with the Doppelgängers firm from Cronin which additionally produces. Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville are additionally named producers, with Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher serving as government producers and Alayna Glasthal overseeing the Atomic Monster mission. Plot particulars are being saved underneath wraps (pun not supposed), nevertheless, with no casting particulars confirmed presently.

For Blumhouse, this retains the studio within the traditional monster enterprise. The enterprise kicked off for the studio in 2020 with Leigh Whannel’s “The Invisible Man,” which proved to be a significant success each critically and commercially. Afterwards, Whannel tackles a new version of “Wolf Man”, which is able to hit theaters in January 2025. Cronin now has the prospect to place his stamp on a stone-cold monster film icon.

That is one thing Cronin appears certified to do as properly. The filmmaker beforehand revived the “Evil Lifeless” franchise with 2023’s “Evil Lifeless Rise.” The property had been dormant for a decade following the discharge of the “Evil Lifeless” reboot in 2013. Then Cronin arrived with a completely new forged of characters in a brand new setting, turning “Rise” became a huge hit that grossed nearly $150 million at the box office. Since then, New Line has put not one however two totally different “Evil Lifeless” movies into growth. Cronin is not concerned in both, nevertheless, as he clearly has different fish to fry.

Notably, Common tried to relaunch “The Mummy” as part of the unfortunate Dark Universe in 2017. Starring Tom Cruise, the big-budget model of Common Monsters failed critically and was additionally a disappointment financially. It was even dangerous sufficient to kill plans for a number of different retoolings, reminiscent of “The Bride of Frankenstein.” Blumhouse, in the meantime, has taken an method combining smaller budgets and larger inventive evolutions, which has largely confirmed profitable to date. We’ll see if Cronin can proceed this scorching streak.

Search for Lee Cronin’s “The Mummy” to hit theaters April 17, 2026.