Cronin's Mummy: Horror or Hype?

0:00On April 17th, Lee Cronin's new flick, The Mummy, just dropped from Warner Brothers, and it's a straight up horror take on the classic monster. Directed and written by Cronin himself, it stars Jack Rayner as a dad named Charlie Cannon, Laya Costa as his wife Larissa, and May Kalamawi as a detective. The plot kicks off with their young daughter vanishing into the desert only to show up eight years later, turning what should be a happy reunion into pure terror. Boomhouse, one of the producers, has been hitting Twitter hard to clear up confusion, no Brendan Frazier here. There's another Mummy reboot with Fraser, cooking for 2028, but that's action adventure like Indiana Jones. This one's all about chills and nightmares, nothing like the fun, over the top stuff from the old franchise. Audiences and critics are split on it so far. The film's pulling a 47% on Ryan Tomatoes from 107 reviews was some praising the shock value while others say it, lanes too heavy on gore without enough depth.

1:00Cronin's building on his track record, think his 2019 hit The Hole in the Ground, and last year's Evil Deadrise. Both went for body horror and intense scares over cheap jumps, and this Mummy follows that vibe, aiming to rattle you deep. If you're craving real frights over nostalgia, catch it in theaters now before the buzz fades. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news today, brought to you with AI.