Lee Cronin

Producer, Writer, Director

Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland

Lee Cronin is an Irish director/writer who has specialized in the supernatural horror genre, first making short films over nine years from 2004 to 2013, and then beginning his feature filmmaking career as director/co-writer of the Irish-British-Belgian-Finnish supernatural horror movie, The Hole in the Ground (2019), starring Seana Kerslake, James Cosmo, Simone Kirby and Steve Wall, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival and earning $3.4 million globally. Cronin was director/writer of his first U.S. production and the franchise’s fifth entry, Evil Dead Rise (2023), with Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher, launching at the South by Southwest Film Festival and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures for an outstanding $147 million global gross. Cronin was director/writer/executive producer of his self-named Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (2026), created as a “reimagining” of the Mummy franchise, produced by James Wan, Jason Blum, and John Keville, starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Veronica Falcon, and which was released wide by Warner Bros. Pictures. Cronin took executive producer credits for the Sam Raimi-produced franchise sequels, Evil Dead Burn (2026), directed and co-written by Sebastien Vanicek, and director/writer Francis Galluppi’s Evil Dead Wrath (date to be announced).

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Personal life

Lee Cronin was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, by his father and his late mother Pauline. Cronin’s height is 5’ 8”.

Known For

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

Director (2026)

Evil Dead Rise

(2023)

The Hole in the Ground

(2019)

Lee Cronin Movies

Director

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2023 |
Evil Dead Rise
Evil Dead Rise
2023
Horror
A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
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2019 |
The Hole in the Ground
The Hole in the Ground
2019
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.
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Writer

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Previous (2)

2023 |
Evil Dead Rise
Evil Dead Rise
2023
Horror
A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
More Info
2019 |
The Hole in the Ground
The Hole in the Ground
2019
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.
More Info

Facts About Lee Cronin

Lee Cronin co-founded film production company Wicked/Good with producer partners Macdara Kelleher and John Keville, and signed a first-look deal with New Line Cinema.

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