Lee Cronin is rising with a brand new, mysterious undertaking described as a contemporary tackle one thing historical. The filmmaker, recognized for Evil Useless Rise, has set a brand new film with James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse. New Line Cinema will launch the undertaking, and has given it a date of April 17, 2026.
Cronin will write and direct the film, which is noteworthy as the primary function greenlit underneath a lately merged Atomic Monster and Blumhouse. Cronin’s Doppelgängers banner can even be concerned, with the deal coming after Evil Useless Rise grossed $147 million globally.
Cronin, who promised “one thing wickedly entertaining and terrifying,” praised his companions in an announcement.
“Collaborating with Jason, James and the fantastic groups from these two storied and massively profitable organizations is what excellent nightmares are product of,” mentioned Cronin. “Attending to return to New Line Cinema and my fantastic companions over there’s the cherry on prime.”
Wan known as Cronin “a gifted filmmaker on the earth of horror whose storytelling has electrified audiences.,” whereas Blum added, “he has an intriguing, trendy tackle one thing fairly historical that I feel audiences will love.”
Cronin acquired consideration along with his 2019 debut The Entire within the Floor, which bowed at Sundance and was launched by A24. The movie centered on a lady who grew to become satisfied her younger son was a doppelgänger. Appropriately, Cronin named his manufacturing firm Doppelgängers, with the shingle inking a first-look take care of New Line in March.