Could one of Hollywood’s greatest undead monsters finally come back? After the utter failure of Tom Cruise’s 2017 The Mummy and the eventual dissolution of Universal’s Dark Universe franchise, there are signs of life in the tomb.
A Blumhouse reboot of The Mummy, directed by Lee Cronin, is officially underway. On March 24, the director posted the movie’s first clapperboard, confirming the monster flick is happening. But can a new Mummy top the 1932 classic, or the beloved Brendan Fraser films? It’s certainly possible, because, unlike so many other classic monsters, The Mummy doesn’t really have to be anything specific.
