Genre: Action | Adventure | Horror | Supernatural
Director: Alex Kurtzman (returning)
Writers: Jon Spaihts, Jenny Lumet
Studio: Universal Pictures
Franchise: The Mummy Universe / Dark Universe
Release Date: October 31, 2025 (tentative)

Main Cast (confirmed & rumored):

• Sofia Boutella as Princess Ahmanet

• Oscar Isaac as Dr. Elias Harrow

• Anya Taylor-Joy as Lena Voss

• Dave Bautista as Khem, Guardian of the Dead

• Russell Crowe as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (cameo)

🧟 Plot Overview

Set years after the events of The Mummy (2017), Resurrection reawakens the mythos of ancient Egyptian horror with a darker, more mystical tone. Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella), once imprisoned beneath the sands of Mesopotamia, is now free — but fractured. Bound to the afterlife by a failed ritual, her soul is split across realms.

Dr. Elias Harrow (Oscar Isaac), a cursed archaeologist plagued by visions of ancient deities, discovers a hidden temple believed to house the “Key of Osiris”, an artifact that can open a portal between the land of the living and the dead. Obsessed with redeeming himself after a failed expedition cost his team their lives, Elias joins forces with Lena Voss (Anya Taylor-Joy), an Egyptologist with a secret bloodline tied to Ahmanet.

But what begins as an excavation quickly becomes a war for reality itself. As Ahmanet regains fragments of her soul and grows stronger, Khem, a supernatural warrior created to protect the threshold of death, is awakened to stop her — even if it means destroying the mortal world.

As tombs collapse, cities quake, and the afterlife leaks into the present, Harrow and Lena must choose: help Ahmanet fulfill her resurrection — or seal her fate forever.

🏺 Tone, Setting, and Atmosphere

Unlike the action-centric 2017 reboot, Resurrection takes a gothic-horror approach, fusing Indiana Jones-style exploration with haunting Egyptian mythology. From cryptic symbols and sandstorms to resurrected armies and undead priests, the film taps deeply into the occult roots of Universal’s monster legacy.

The globe-trotting story spans Cairo, the Valley of the Kings, hidden underground cities, and even brief moments in the Duat — the Egyptian afterlife realm, depicted in surreal, dreamlike visual sequences reminiscent of Doctor Strange or The Cell.

🎭 Character Arcs and Performances

• Sofia Boutella returns as a more layered Ahmanet — not just a villain, but a tragic figure struggling between vengeance and salvation. Her resurrection is as much emotional as physical.

• Oscar Isaac’s Elias is tortured and complex — a man trying to fix history but unraveling into madness. His character is expected to become central to the potential “Dark Universe” revival.

• Anya Taylor-Joy brings intelligence and mystique to Lena, a scholar with warrior instincts and ancestral ties to the gods of Egypt.

• Dave Bautista’s Khem is a brutal yet honorable creature, forged from ancient magic. He’s not a villain, but a deadly force of balance.

🔥 Action & Visuals

The film promises large-scale set pieces grounded in myth and horror:

• A high-speed tomb collapse beneath a crumbling pyramid, where undead creatures chase the team through pitch-black catacombs.

• A terrifying mirror duel in the Duat, where Lena faces an alternate version of herself created from Ahmanet’s power.

• A final battle in the ruins of Karnak, where the veil between life and death breaks, unleashing ancestral spirits and cursed beasts.

Cinematography by Greig Fraser brings sweeping desert vistas and eerie, torch-lit interiors to life. The film blends practical effects with high-end CGI, focusing on atmosphere over spectacle.

📖 Legacy & Connection to the Dark Universe

Though The Mummy (2017) was intended to launch Universal’s Dark Universe, the mixed reception led to a reboot of creative direction. Resurrection now acts as both a standalone sequel and a soft relaunch of the monster franchise.

Russell Crowe’s return as Dr. Jekyll in a brief cameo reintroduces the concept of a secret organization tracking supernatural threats, hinting at future crossovers with Dracula, Frankenstein, or even Van Helsing.

👁️ Themes

• Duality: Life and death, vengeance and mercy, mortal and godlike power — the film constantly contrasts extremes.

• Obsession with immortality: Both Ahmanet and Harrow are consumed by their inability to let go.

• Women and power: Ahmanet and Lena represent two sides of feminine strength — destructive and redemptive.

🎬 Early Reception & Expectations

Though it hasn’t released yet, teaser footage at CinemaCon 2024 generated buzz, with audiences praising the visual intensity and return to horror roots. Critics see it as Universal’s chance to course-correct the Dark Universe with a more focused, character-driven story.

Fans of the 1999 The Mummy films with Brendan Fraser may not see the same swashbuckling tone, but they will find a more intense, mythological world, anchored in ancient terror and modern consequences.

🏁 Final Verdict

The Mummy: Resurrection (2025) seeks to rise from the ashes of its predecessor and stake its claim as a smart, scary, and ambitious revival of the monster genre. With stellar performances, layered mythology, and an atmospheric return to ancient horror, it could be the resurrection Universal has been waiting for.

“She was buried… but never silenced.”