‘We’re an Island of Storytellers’: Director of ‘The Mummy’ Loves Making Movies in Ireland

‘We’re an island of storytellers’: Director of ‘The Mummy’ loves making movies in Ireland

Dublin filmmaker Lee Cronin says it is an exciting time to be making films in Ireland, given the talent emerging from the country.

‘We’re an island of storytellers’: Lee Cronin on making The Mummy in Ireland

The Irish filmmaker has reimagined the classic Mummy franchise, centring it around a family.

How Director Lee Cronin and Producer James Wan Update a Classic Monster in ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’

The director behind Evil Dead Rise gives a classic monster a new reimagining with Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. In the film releasing in theaters on April 17, a journalist’s young daughter disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them. But their joyful reunion quickly devolves into a living nightmare. Writer/Director Lee Cronin gives a whole new spin on a classic monster, the M…

Interview: James Wan, Lee Cronin, and Jason Blum talk Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

When Lee Cronin unleashed Evil Dead Rise, both fans and critics responded with open arms. It’s not easy to create a new version of a previous concept, especially without Ash himself. Yet the filmmaker is a master of intense, gory practical effects. And then came the Dublin-born director’s latest, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. And yes, there are plenty of Evil Dead-inspired shocks in this new feature. In The Mummy, a married couple faces their worst ni…

"I Have Admired Jack Reynor's Work for Many Years," Says The Mummy Director Lee Cronin

Writer and director Lee Cronin is currently focusing on the release of his audacious and twisted retelling, Lee Cronin's The Mummy. The movie is about the young daughter of a journalist, who disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare. The film stars Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace an…

Lee Cronin's The Mummy Gets Good News in Latest Box Office Projection

[Image Credit: Warner Bros.] Lee Cronin’s The Mummy has wrapped up an encouragingly solid box office projection as we head toward its theatrical release on Friday, April 17, in the US. As the director and writer for this new film in The Mummy franchise, Cronin is best known for his work on Evil Dead Rise, which overperformed at the box office given its shoestring budget. This upcoming movie is a supernatural horror reimagining of the popular, sw…