The mummy rises… again: blumhouse takes a dark turn

Forget Brendan Fraser's swashbuckling heroics – a radically different, horror-focused The Mummy is slithering into theaters in just 10 days, and Warner Bros. is apparently promoting it by repeatedly reminding audiences that Fraser isn't involved. Yes, you read that right.

A stark departure from adventure

The shadow of Tom Cruise’s failed 2017 attempt looms large, but Lee Cronin’s new take, starring Laia Costa, promises a departure from the action-adventure fantasy that charmed audiences over two decades ago. Instead, expect something closer to The Conjuringuniverse—a slow-burn, unsettling horror experience. Few were anticipating Fraser's return to the franchise, given his recent Oscar triumph, but the studio’s peculiar social media strategy—essentially acknowledging his absence—is an odd, if occasionally amusing, promotional tactic.

The film, slated for a Spanish release on April 17th, presents a chilling premise: a journalist's daughter vanishes in the desert, only to reappear eight years later, shattering her family and unleashing a nightmare. The official synopsis calls it a