Lee Cronin’s The Mummy steers away from the last couple of takes on the monster, instead promising real terror.
It’s taken as a minute to get a decent handle on what the actual plot of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (and I think we’ll drop that possessive title going forward – unless you’re John Carpenter, fuck off) but here comes a new trailer that fills in a few gaps. Does it look good? Yes. Should Lee calm down a bit? Also yes.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Trailer
What’s the plot?
As the official synopsis tells us:
The young daughter of a journalist disappears without a trace in the desert. The shattered family is stunned when the girl suddenly reappears eight years later. But what should have been a joyful family reunion quickly turns into a true and horrifying nightmare.
Which is a little bit Pet Sematary, don’t you think?
Who’s in it?
No word as to who they’re playing as yet, but expect to see:
- Jack Reynor as Charlie Cannon, our beleaguered dad.
- Laia Costa as Mrs. Cannon according to Wikipedia, but let’s hope she gets a first name.
- May Calamawy.
- Natalie Grace as Katie, the mummy of the title, somehow denied top billing.
- Verónica Falcón.
- May Elghety.
- Shylo Molina.
- Billie Roy.
- Hayat Kamille.
When’s it out?
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy hits Australian cinemas on April 16.
What’s the vibe?
Looks good to me, man. The big question with the mummy is always “What the hell do you do with the mummy?” and young master Cronin seems to have found an answer That answer is “make it a creepy kid”, which is generally a pretty smart choice. If you like you can view it as the response to Blumhouse’s last Universal Monsters redux, Wolf Man, which was a creepy day film, more or less. It’s certainly a fresh take on the material, though; gotta give points for that.
MORE IN News
