It’s hard to believe we’re getting another Mummy movie. To be clear, this isn’t a part to the Brendan Fraser action-adventure franchise that’s rumored to be getting a sequel. Nor is it connected in any way to the 2017 film that was meant to jump-start Universal’s since cancelled Dark Universe. Instead, 2026’s film is entirely its own thing. Titled “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” (to clearly differentiate itself, I’m sure), this is intended to be a new supernatural reimagining. And here’s the surprise – it looks quite good.

Cronin writes and directs this wild-looking feature which just released its first trailer. It’s story involves a devastated couple (Jack Reynor and Laia Costa) whose daughter went missing eight years earlier. One day they’re shocked by the news that their little girl has been found, but not in her normal state. Instead she was discovered in a 3,000 year old Egyptian sarcophagus wrapped as a mummy. The sheer horror that follows is equal parts gnarly and terrifying. Cronin doesn’t look to be pulling his punches which makes this a horror film brimming with potential.

“Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” arrives in theaters on April 17th. Check out the trailer below and let me know if you’ll be seeing it or taking a pass.