Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Teaser Drops — and This Franchise Is Officially Going Full Nightmare Fuel

Warner Bros and New Line Cinema has unwrapped its latest cursed relic, and surprise: it’s actually creepy again. The first teaser for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy has officially dropped and it’s making one thing very clear that this reboot has zero interest in dusty adventure tropes or charming quips. Instead, it’s dragging the iconic monster straight into the shadows and daring audiences to look away.

Directed by Evil Dead Rise filmmaker Lee Cronin, The Mummy teaser leans hard into full-blown horror. From the opening seconds, the footage trades spectacle for unease: unsettling chants, fragmented imagery, insects crawling where insects should absolutely not be crawling and flashes of something ancient that should have stayed buried. The vibe is grim, relentless and deliberately uncomfortable, a far cry from the swashbuckling tone many still associate with the franchise.

Cronin’s take positions The Mummy as a grounded, character-driven nightmare. The teaser hints at a deeply personal story involving a missing girl, years of trauma and consequences that feel supernatural in the worst possible way. It’s less about awakening an ancient evil for thrills and more about what happens when grief, obsession and mythology collide. The restraint on display is notable; New Line isn’t blowing its load here. This teaser exists to unsettle, not explain.

Casting also signals a tonal shift. Jack Reynor leads the film, joined by Laia Costa and May Calamawy, bringing dramatic weight rather than blockbuster bravado. Backed by Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, the production pedigree suggests a return to monster movies as actual horror films, intimate, mean-spirited and unafraid to make audiences squirm.

Visually, The Mummy teaser is stark and eerie, favoring practical textures and shadowy compositions over CGI excess. There’s a deliberate confidence in how little it shows, trusting atmosphere to do the heavy lifting. It’s the kind of teaser that understands mystery is scarier than exposition and that restraint can be far more effective than noise.

With an April 2026 release date looming, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is shaping up to be a sharp left turn for a franchise that’s stumbled before. Sorry Tom. If the teaser is any indication, this isn’t about resurrecting nostalgia, it’s about resurrecting dread. For horror fans burned by past misfires, consider this your cautious invitation back into the tomb. And based on what we’ve seen so far, whatever’s inside isn’t going to let you leave unscarred.