The Mummy’s Awakening: Everything We Know About Blumhouse’s Terrifying New Chapter

Oh “The Mummy” Just the title itself stirs up a whole host of feelings, right? For some of us, it’s the action-adventure, swashbuckling escapade of Brendan Fraser, a guilty pleasure adventure that was like indiana jones with Egyptian accoutrements. For others, perhaps it is the creepy, gothic frisson of the original by Boris Karloff, an actual classic that cut its way into the very core of horror. Then, and I can taste the disappointment, is the most recent (2017) memory of the attempt, which tried to do too much, be too many things, and ultimately did not even know itself, its own beating heart.

But here we are, on the cusp of something new, something that feels different. There is a whisper in the cobwebbed hallways of cinematic history, there is a rumble in the ancient sands, all of that points us toward a new “The Mummy”. This is not another remake; this is a return to the roots, a re-affirmation of what it means for a mummified thing to be frightening.

A New Vision for Ancient Terror

So, what do we know about this mysterious new chapter, then? Well, hold your sarcophagi close, because it’s courtesy of the geniuses at Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster, two studios named in reverent tones together that evoke images of real, proper horror. This isn’t about big, shared universes anymore; this is about crafting an actual horror experience, and that, friends, is a promise that really gets the horror fan in me excited.

The Mastermind of the Menace

The man behind it all, the one tasked with excavating this ancient horror, is Lee Cronin—the man who left us breathless with “Evil Dead Rise.” If you’ve seen the movie, you know Cronin is not a joke. He delivers raw fear, the kind of fear that enters your skin and doesn’t leave. He’s promised “something old and very scary,” and not like “any Mummy movie you ever watched before.” That’s a high bar, but given from him, it sounds like a religious commitment.

A Family Under Siege

This time, the tale isn’t so much about globe-trotting adventurers or soldiers in an interdimensional conflict. The initial rumors suggest something more localized, something more intimate, and something more terrifying. Jack Reynor, who’s appeared in films such as “Midsommar,” will lead the cast, and the intriguing thing is that he’ll be portraying a “husband and father who faces supernaturally evil forces.” This shift, with a family unit as the central focus as it’s subjected to horrors beyond comprehension, immediately adds an element of emotional resonance and vulnerability that could make the terror stick all the more. Imagine the horror of ancient evil falling not just on the world, but on your very own family. It’s a primal terror, and it seems Cronin is tapping directly into it.

The Cast and Promising Update

The cast also includes talented actresses like Laia Costa, Verónica Falcón, and May Calamawy, with the promise of a quality cast to bring this new horror to life. And here’s the really good news for the rest of us who adore that really creepy atmosphere: filming has completed on the production as of today, June 25, 2025! It’s a wrap! And the word from the inside of Blumhouse, from the legendary Jason Blum himself, is that “the vibes are very good.” He hasn’t even looked at the final cut, as it rests in the editing room, but his confidence is a great ray of hope.

When Will the Mummy Rise?

The release date is April 17, 2026, so they have plenty of time to get to work on post-production, which, if anything like the 1999 effort, will be a lot of convoluted visual effects. But this is more than a spectacle; this is a return to the terrifying core of the Mummy legend. This is a horror film that actually tries to make your skin crawl, that reminds us why these ancient curses, these reanimated horrors, have terrorized humanity for millennia. After the rather muddled efforts of yesteryear, there’s a desire, an earnest hope, that this new “Mummy” will finally honor the promise of real horror. A movie that honors the monstrous soul of the creature, a movie that isn’t afraid of the creepy. This isn’t a reboot; this is a resurrection, not of the mummy, but of the fear it represents. And for a scare-loving population like myself, that’s everything.