Blumhouse Wants You to Remember Brendan Fraser Isn’t in This ‘Mummy’

This is already clear to most of us, but Blumhouse wants to make things very, very clear. Blumhouse and Warner Bros. releasing on April 17th Mummy. but no one Mother. Its Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. Just don’t mix it with any version Mummy Which most fans have known about for the last 30 years.

that was in 1999 Mummy There’s great news that a franchise, starring Brendan Fraser, will be returning to theaters in a few years. But on Monday at X, Blumhouse wanted to draw a line in the sand between the two in a very humorous way.

Brendan Fraser is not in Lee Cronin’s Mummy

– Blumhouse (@Blumhouse) 6 April 2026

Thanks very much, Blumhouse. But it makes you wonder, is Brendan Fraser in any upcoming movies? Enter Focus Features:

Brendan Fraser is under pressure from Anthony Maras (29 May) https://t.co/oqEGTaPpLc

– Focus Features (@FocusFeatures) 6 April 2026

You go there. Pressure There is a World War II movie in which Fraser played Dwight D. Eisenhower, so that’s cool, but not something we’ll cover here. we love Mother Movies, though, so we enjoyed this conversation a lot and felt it was appropriate to break these things down.

Mummy It first gained popularity in 1932 with the film starring Boris Karloff. It launched the Universal Monsters franchise, which was rebooted in 1999 with a more modern take. Indiana Jones Flair starring Fraser and Rachel Weisz. that pair made two Mother Films, with Weiss going for a third film. Years later, Tom Cruise stars in a failed reboot Mummy, And then Lee Cronin, director of evil dead rise, Was ready to make my own version. This is the only one this year.

However, as the world prepares to see Cronin’s completely unrelated role Mummy Fraser and Weiss are returning for a fourth film, starring a young girl as the title character, which will be released in 2028.

So yes. This is a lot mummy. But don’t hold back on credit Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Expect to see a tease for 2028. Just pause to see the names of the people who made it possible.

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Will open on 17th April. new fraser MotherDirected by Radio Silence, scheduled to release on May 19, 2028.

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