Lee Cronin (director)
{{Short description|Irish filmmaker (born 1982)}}
{{about|the Irish film director|the British chemist|Leroy Cronin|the Star Trek writer pen name|Gene L. Coon}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Lee Cronin
| image = Lee Cronin.png
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|24}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| death_date =
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 2013–present
}}
Lee Cronin is an Irish filmmaker best known for directing horror films such as The Hole in the Ground (2019) and Evil Dead Rise (2023), the fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise.
Career
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.{{cite web|work=Moviefone|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/minutes-past-midnight/20086075/credits/|title=Minutes Past Midnight: Credits|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181121022313/https://www.moviefone.com/movie/minutes-past-midnight/20086075/credits/|archive-date=November 21, 2018|access-date=August 11, 2024|url-status=live}} Continuing to work in the horror genre, he made his feature directorial debut with The Hole in the Ground (2019).{{cite web |date=27 October 2017 |archive-date=26 June 2018 |access-date=26 June 2018 |first=Niall |last=Murphy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626114021/https://scannain.com/irish/hole-in-the-ground-wildcard/ |url=https://scannain.com/irish/hole-in-the-ground-wildcard/ |website=Scannain.ie |title=#IrishFilm: Wildcard Distribution to release Lee Cronin's The Hole in the Ground }}{{cite news |url-status=live |archivedate=6 June 2017 |accessdate=26 June 2018 |first=Katie |title="I love stories where the protagonist is being lied to by everyone around him or her. It makes for serious drama" – 'The Hole in the Ground' Director Lee Cronin |date=2 Jun 2017 |last=McNeice |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606050811/http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4290721&tpl=archnews&force=1 |website=IFTN.ie |url=http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4290721&tpl=archnews&force=1}} In 2023, he wrote and directed Evil Dead Rise, the fifth film of the Evil Dead franchise.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-08|title=Bruce Campbell Reveals New Evil Dead Plans With Director Lee Cronin – Exclusive|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/bruce-campbell-reveals-evil-dead-4-director-lee-cronin-exclusive/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Empire|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Leighton|first=Susan|title=The Cool Side of My Pillow Interview: A Trip Inside the Mind of Bruce Campbell - Diabolique Magazine|url=https://diaboliquemagazine.com/the-cool-side-of-my-pillow-interview-a-trip-inside-the-mind-of-bruce-campbell/|access-date=2020-06-23|language=en-US}} In June 2024, he signed on to write and direct a new adaptation of The Mummy for Blumhouse Productions, Atomic Monster, and New Line Cinema.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/the-mummy-lee-cronin-directing-new-line-horror-movie-1236239394/|title=‘Evil Dead Rise’s Lee Cronin To Direct ‘The Mummy’ For New Line|first=Matt|last=Grobar|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 20, 2024|accessdate=December 20, 2024|archive-date=December 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220180042/https://deadline.com/2024/12/the-mummy-lee-cronin-directing-new-line-horror-movie-1236239394/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |title='Evil Dead Rise' Filmmaker Lee Cronin Sets 2026 Movie from Atomic Monster, Blumhouse and New Line |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/evil-dead-rise-filmmaker-lee-cronin-2-1235922415/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=August 11, 2024}}[https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDzr6hYP1nC/]
Filmography
Short film
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Director !scope="col"|Writer !scope="col"|Notes |
|---|
| 2004
|scope="row"|Wilbur & Anto |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Also producer |
| 2010
|scope="row"|Through the Night |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| 2011
|scope="row"|Billy & Chuck |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| 2013
|scope="row"|Ghost Train |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Featured in Minutes Past Midnight (2016) |
Feature film
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Director !scope="col"|Writer |
|---|
| 2019
|scope="row"|The Hole in the Ground |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2023
|scope="row"|Evil Dead Rise |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2026
|scope="row"|The Mummy |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
Television
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Director !scope="col"|Writer !scope="col"|Notes |
|---|
| 2011
|scope="row"| The Masterplan |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | 2 episodes |
| 2020
|scope="row"| 50 States of Fright |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | Episode: "13 Steps to Hell (Washington)" (Part 1 and Part 2){{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3634208/watch-creepy-clip-evil-dead-rise-director-lee-cronins-50-states-fright-episode-exclusive/ |title=Watch a Creepy Clip from 'Evil Dead Rise' Director Lee Cronin's "50 States of Fright" Episode |website=Bloody Disgusting! |first=John |last=Squires |date=September 29, 2020 |access-date=March 31, 2023}} |
References
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External links
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Category:Irish horror film directors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century Irish writers
Category:Writers from Dublin (city)
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