Jack Reynor is getting into Lee Cronin’s horror thriller The Mummy, however he gained’t be enjoying the monster.
The undertaking is backed by Atomic Monster, Blumhouse, and New Line Cinema, and it’s gearing as much as shoot in Eire and Spain. Cronin is each writing and directing, along with his Doppelgängers banner additionally on board as a producer.
This marks the primary collaboration between Atomic Monster and Blumhouse for the reason that two style giants merged. The movie is ready to hit theaters on April 17, 2026, by way of Warner Bros. Movement Image Group.
Nonetheless holding its plot underneath wraps (pun meant), The Mummy guarantees a recent take underneath Cronin’s imaginative and prescient. Reynor has carved out an amazing appearing profession balancing status drama with style fare.
Most lately, he starred in Netflix’s hit restricted collection The Good Couple. Horror followers will bear in mind him from Ari Aster’s Midsommar, whereas blockbuster audiences know him because the lead in Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction.
His eclectic filmography additionally consists of Cherry, Detroit, Free Hearth, Flora and Son, and Sing Road, the latter two with director John Carney. Reynor earned crucial popularity of What Richard Did, successful Greatest Actor on the ITFA Awards, and picked up a Particular Jury Award at Sundance for his efficiency in Glassland.
On the TV aspect, he’s appeared in Unusual Angel and On the Foundation of Intercourse, and he is set to return in Season 2 of Prime Video’s Citadel. Behind the digicam, he wrote and directed the brief movie Bainne, starring Will Poulter, which took dwelling the Greatest First Brief Drama Award on the Galway Movie Pageant.
As for Cronin, he’s no stranger to redefining horror IP. His 2023 hit Evil Lifeless Rise was initially headed for streaming earlier than Warner Bros. modified course after a terrifying trailer debuted. That transfer paid off because the movie grossed $147M globally.
The manufacturing crew behind The Mummy consists of James Wan, Jason Blum, and John Keville, with Michael Clear and Judson Scott govt producing. Alayna Glasthal is overseeing the undertaking for Atomic Monster.