The Egyptian stars May El-Ghety and May Calamawy join the cast of the next Hollywood horror movie The mummythat hits United States theaters in April 2026.
Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin, better known for horror successes as Ghost Train (2013), The hole on the ground (2019) and Evil Dead Rise (2023), has been used to write and direct this next horror movie produced in the US.
Originally created by scriptwriters Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer in 1932, The mummy The franchise follows the history of the former Egyptian priest that accidentally resurrects, unleashing a mortal curse. The narrative generally focuses on a group of archaeologists who run to stop the vindictive spirit.
The Egyptian actresses El-Ghety and Calamawy, together with Veronica Falcón, Jack Reynor and Laia Costa. The participation of Reynor and Costa was announced for the first time in March, while Falcón, Calamawy and El-Ghety confirmed that they joined production in April.
El-Ghety, 26, known for its roles in several popular Egyptian television series that include Al Qaserat (The Minors, 2013), Gran Hotel (2016) and Fi kol osboo ‘yom gum’a (Every week has a Friday of 2020). On the big screen, he won praise for his role in the recognized movie of Mohamed Diab Diab Shock (2016), and then starred in films such as High school girls (2020) and Wealthy Major Lover (2023). Your performance in the short film Little girl (2017) also obtained their praise at several film festivals such as the Gouna Film Festival.
Calamawy, born in 1986 in Bahrein, from an Egyptian father and a Palestinian-Jordan mother, studied acting at Emerson College and in the William Esper studio. She is widely recognized for her actions in classes acclaimed by criticism like Hulu’s Ramado (2019), National Geographic’s Long Road’s house (2017) and FBI (2018). In 2021, he joined Marvel’s film universe, playing an important role in Moon Knight of Disney+, directed by Mohamed Diab.
The film is produced by Jason Blum and James Wan under their respective banners, Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster, along with Cronin’s own company, Doppelgängers. Normally, this will be the first installment in the mummies franchise not distributed by Universal Pictures; Instead, it will be released by New Line Cinema.
