Lee Cronin - Overview

Lee Cronin (born January 24, 1982) is an Irish filmmaker. He first achieved recognition for his short horror film Ghost Train (2013), which won the Méliès d'Argent and was featured in the 2016 anthology Minutes Past Midnight. Continuing to work in the horror genre, he made his feature directorial debut with The Hole in the Ground (2019). In 2023, he wrote and directed Evil Dead Rise, the fifth film of the Evil Dead franchise. In June 2024, he signed on to write and direct The Mummy (2026) for Blumhouse Productions, Atomic Monster, and New Line Cinema.