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 It is highly unusual for a director to receive an "ownership credit" in a film's title—such as "John Carpenter's *The Thing*"—unless they possess extraordinary prestige. John Carpenter earned this type of credit on several of his films; Lee Daniels secured it for *The Butler*, and Luca Guadagnino did the same for *Challengers*. It is likely that Lee Cronin's *The Mummy* includes such a credit not because the *Evil Dead Rise* director suffers from an inflated ego, but rather to distinguish it from the original 1932 *The Mummy*, the 1999 box-office hit starring Brendan Fraser, and the 2017 commercial flop featuring Tom Cruise. Furthermore, Universal holds the rights to the title "The Mummy," whereas this film is a New Line Cinema release. Cronin offers a unique take on this premise. TV reporter Charlie Cannon (Jack Reynor) and his wife, Larissa (Laia Costa), suffer the abduction of their young daughter, Katie, while living in Egypt. Eight years ...