[TRAILER]: Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Teaser Signals a Dark, Unsettling Rebirth

The curse is stirring again — but not in the way audiences might expect.

A first teaser for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy has officially arrived, offering an eerie glimpse into writer-director Lee Cronin’s bold reimagining of one of horror’s most enduring legends. Fresh off redefining studio horror with Evil Dead Rise, Cronin appears poised to do the same with The Mummy, trading spectacle for atmosphere and emotional unease.

Rather than leaning into familiar imagery or mythology-heavy exposition, the teaser plays like a warning. Its focus is intimate and unsettling, hinting at a story rooted in disappearance, grief, and the terrifying consequences of unresolved loss. At the center of the film is a journalist whose young daughter vanishes into the desert without a trace — only to reappear eight years later. What should be a miracle quickly becomes something far more disturbing, as the family realizes the child who returned may not be the same one they lost.

Cronin’s approach feels deliberate. This isn’t a resurrection built on nostalgia or action-forward thrills. It’s a slow-burn recontextualization of the myth itself, where the horror isn’t uncovered by curiosity, but delivered by return. The teaser’s restraint suggests a film more interested in psychological dread than jump scares, and more concerned with emotional fallout than ancient lore.

Watch the teaser trailer below:

The cast includes Jack Reynor and Laia Costa, with May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Veronica Falcón rounding out the ensemble. Behind the scenes, Cronin reunites with a strong creative team, supported by producers James Wan, Jason Blum, and John Keville — a collaboration that signals a carefully curated balance between prestige filmmaking and genre-driven intensity.

What’s most striking about the teaser is what it doesn’t show. There’s no grand reveal, no over-explaining of the threat. Instead, the footage leans into mood and implication, allowing dread to build in the spaces between images. It’s a confident move — and one that suggests The Mummy is less about what’s been buried and more about what refuses to stay gone.

Presented by New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, and Blumhouse, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is set for an exclusive theatrical and IMAX release in North America on April 17, 2026, with international releases beginning April 15. If this first teaser is any indication, Cronin isn’t just reopening an ancient tomb — he’s reshaping what this story can be for modern horror audiences.