Mumbai, February 19 – After achieving success with the 2023 film "Evil Dead Rise," filmmaker Lee Cronin is back with another horror movie titled "The Mummy," and the makers have released the trailer, which unleashes terrifying scenes and leaves viewers feeling uneasy.
The film is scheduled to be released in cinemas on April 17, after it was first announced in December 2024. This reimagining of "The Mummy" franchise stars Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Veronica Falcon.
The over-two-minute trailer begins with a couple receiving a call after their daughter, Katie, is found after eight years of being missing in Cairo. However, things are different.
As the couple goes to see their daughter, the doctor tells them: "It's very important that you fully prepare yourselves for what you are about to see. No sudden movements. No loud noises."
What begins as an emotional family reunion soon turns into a twisted tale when they discover that their daughter, Katie, has spent the past eight years inside a 3,000-year-old sarcophagus, only to return as a living, mummy-like demon.
The video ends with Katie's eerie line: "Don't worry, grandma, it's fun to be dead."
According to the synopsis provided by Warner Bros India on their YouTube page, the film tells the story of "a young daughter of a journalist disappearing into the desert without a trace— eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare."
Speaking about Lee Cronin, he first gained recognition for his short horror film "Ghost Train" in 2013, which won the Méliès d'Argent and was featured in the horror anthology film "Minutes Past Midnight."
Continuing to work in the horror genre, he made his feature directorial debut with "The Hole in the Ground." In 2020, he directed an episode of the horror television series "50 States of Fright." In 2023, he wrote and directed "Evil Dead Rise," the fifth installment in the "Evil Dead" franchise.
