Lee Cronin’s The Mummy steers away from the last couple of takes on the monster, instead promising real terror.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is certainly the creepiest take on Universal’s old bandage-wrapped bad guy we’ve seen in the modern era. The old Stephen Sommers flick and the Dark Universe-destroying Tom Cruise misfire from a few years ago were both going for multiplex-friendly spectacle and bombast, at the end of the day. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, in stark contrast, looks like it’s going to be genuinely unsettling. Check out some of the imagery in this brief but skin-crawling TV spot for evidence.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy TV Spot
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?
- Jack Reynor as Charlie Cannon, our beleaguered dad.
- Laia Costa as Charlie’s Wife, according to Wikipedia, but let’s hope she gets a real name.
- May Calamawy.
- Natalie Grace as Katie Cannon, their middle daughter.
- Verónica Falcón.
- May Elghety.
- Shylo Molina as their eldest son.
- Billie Roy as their youngest daughter.
- 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 dad film, more or less. It’s certainly a fresh take on the material, though; gotta give points for that.
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