Natalie Grace, Shylo Molina and Billie Roy join the cast of Lee Cronin's The Mummy

Actor Natalie Grace, known for the TV series 1923, is the latest to join the cast of Lee Cronin's new adaptation of The Mummy along with Shylo Molina (Deadly Illusions) and Billie Roy (Candy, The Waterfront).

They join the previously announced cast members Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Veronica Falcón, May Calamawy and May Elghety. The film is currently shooting in Spain and Ireland. Apart from writing and directing, Cronin is also backing the film under his Doppelgängers banner. Details regarding the plot have been kept inside the sarcophagus.

James Wan, Jason Blum, and John Keville are producers on the project while Michael Clear and Judson Scott will serve as executive producers. David Garbett (Evil Dead Rise, Ash vs Evil Dead) is serving as director of photography.

The new adaptation is distributed by New Line Cinema. Also produced by Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, the film is slated for release in theatres on April 17, 2026.

The Mummy first began in the late 90s starring Brendan Fraser in the lead role as an adventurer and treasure hunter Rick O'Connell as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with librarian Evelyn Carnahan and her older brother Jonathan, where they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers. Fraser went on to reprise his role in the sequel  The Mummy Returns (2001) as well as the third part Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). It lead to spinoffs such as The Scorpion King (2002) and an animated series. In 2017, Tom Cruise starred in a reboot directed by Alex Kurtzman.