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The Mummy: Blumhouse Film Brings Natalie Grace Onboard
Lee Cronin's The Mummy remake for Blumhouse has added Natalie Grace to the cast. Filming is now underway on the 2026 film.
Article Summary
- Natalie Grace joins the cast of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, set for release by Blumhouse in April 2026.
- Production begins in Ireland, with Jack Reynor and Laia Costa already attached to star.
- This reboot promises a fresh horror-focused take, aiming to differ from previous Mummy films.
- Blumhouse hopes for better results after The Wolf Man’s flop and The Invisible Man’s critical success.
The Mummy is adding to its cast since production started. Natalie Grace (1923) will join previously announced Jack Reynor (The Perfect Couple) and Laia Costa (Only You), who will star as a "husband and father who runs afoul of supernaturally sinister forces,". Lee Cronin will write and direct this version, as announced in December. Production is now set to begin in Ireland next month, and the release date is set for April 17, 2026."This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before," he said in a statement to THR in December. "I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and frightening," Atomic Monster and Blumhouse will co-produce for New Line Cinema. Cronin last directed Evil Dead Rise, a hit with fans and critics at the box office. Grace's joining the production was reported on by Deadline.
The Mummy Will Hopefully Fare Better Than The Wolf Man
The Mummy is the latest stab at modernizing the Universal Monsters. Blumhouse has had mixed results, as their 2020 remake of The Invisible Man was a big hit before the COVID theater shutdowns. However, their attempt at modernizing The Wolf Man was a complete failure this past January. Leigh Whannell directed both of those films. The Mummy has had his share of projects over the years. It started with Boris Karloff in 1932, and the monster appeared in six films. Then, in the 90s and 2000s, Brendan Fraser starred in a very popular trilogy of films, turning them into an action series and modern serials, if you will. A five-film franchise based around the Scorpion King from those films also started then. Finally, the Dark Universe started and ended with The Mummy in 2017, which starred Tom Cruise.
I would like to see this new film return more to its horror roots and be a moody and atmospheric film with less emphasis on action and adventure. They may find it challenging to do that, though. We are in for some outstanding effects with Cronin and his team behind the film.
The Mummy opens in theaters on April 17, 2026.
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