Blumhouse continues its quest to bring classic monster movies to life for modern audiences. For this purpose, it has been found that Lee Cronin, of Evil Dead Rise fame.is set to write and direct the new take on The Mummy, and Blumhouse will produce the film for New Line Cinema.

According to The Hollywood ReporterCronin's The Mummy hits theaters on April 17, 2026. Mark it on your calendars and plan accordingly, horror fans. The announcement was teased by Blumhouse on Instagram (which you can check out below), revealing the cover for the director's script. "Something terrifying will be unleashed in 2026," the description reads. In a brief statement, Cronin had this to say about it:

“This is going to be unlike any Mummy movie you've ever laid eyes on. I'm digging deep into the earth to bring up something very old and very scary."

Blumhouse is co-producing the film James Wan's Atomic Monster (since the companies merged earlier this year)with Cronin's company also producing Doppelgängers. Wan, Jason Blum and John Cavill are also set to produce, with Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher serving as executive producers, and Alaina Glastal overseeing the Atomic Monster project. Plot details are being kept under wraps (no pun intended), with no confirmed casting details at this time.

For Blumhouse, this keeps the studio in the classic monster business. The venture began for the studio in 2020 with Lee Whannell's The Invisible Man, which proved to be a major hit both critically and commercially. Next, Vennell tackles a new take on The Wolf Man. which arrives in theaters in January 2025. Now Cronin gets the chance to put his stamp on the monster movie icon as a rock.

It's something Cronin seems qualified to do. The director previously revived the Evil Dead franchise with 2023's Evil Dead Rise. The property has been dormant for a decade following the release of the 2013 Evil Dead reboot. Then Cronin entered with a whole new cast of characters in a new setting, spinning "Rise" into a huge success that earned almost $150 million at the box office. Since then, New Line has put not one, but two different Evil Dead movies in development. However, Cronin is not related to either, as he clearly has other fish to fry.

Namely, Universal tried to revive "The Mummy" as part of the unfortunate dark universe in 2017. Starring Tom Cruise, the big budget Universal Monsters flopped critically and was a disappointment financially. It was even bad enough to scupper plans for several other remakes, such as Bride of Frankenstein. Blumhouse, on the other hand, has taken an approach that combines smaller budgets with bigger creative changes, which has paid off in a big way so far. We'll see if Cronin can continue that hot streak.

Look for Lee Cronin's The Mummy in theaters on April 17, 2026.