Lee Cronin Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Lee Cronin, the hot Irish writer-director behind the horror films The Hole in the Ground, Evil Dead Rise and the upcoming reboot of The Mummy, has been tapped for an Oscar Wilde Award. The salute will take place March 12 (three days before the Academy Awards) at the Ebell theater in Los Angeles, where the Oscar Wilde Awards will celebrate its 20th anniversary. The party, organized by the US-Ireland Alliance, praises folks from Ireland - and some who are not - who contribute to film, television and music. Maura Tierney and Domhnall Gleeson were previously announced as honorees, and Irish singer Dave Lofts will perform. Related Stories TV Sophie Turner Is at the Center of a Heist in Trailer for Prime Video's 'Steal' Lifestyle Wes Anderson Enters His Fine-Art Era Raised in the seaside town of Skerries, just outside Dublin, Cronin, 43, said he aspired to become a fisherman, a clown and a Ghostbuster. Watching classic genre films made him realize that moviemaking ticked all three boxes. After writing and directing several horror-themed short films, Cronin made his feature debut with the spooky The Hole in the Ground, which was acquired by A24 and DirecTV ahead of its premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Cronin then followed with Evil Dead Rise, which bowed at SXSW in 2023 and raked in $147 million on a $19 million budget for New Line as the fifth installment - and highest-grossing film - in the franchise. That got him the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for best director. Lee Cronin's The Mummy, from James Wan's Atomic Monster, Jason Blum's Blumhouse and New Line - where his production company Wicked/Good (formerly Doppelgängers) has a first-look deal - will be released worldwide April 17. "This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before," he told THR in December 2024. "I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening." Irish actor Jack Reynor stars. "Lee's trajectory is impressive," US-Ireland Alliance president Trina Vargo noted in a statement. "And to have his name precede the title of the film, that's a rarity for any director." Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland are among the major sponsors at the Oscar Wilde Awards. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Tyler Perry Netflix Reveals 'Enola Holmes 3' First Look, Lewis Pullman's 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' Release Date united kingdom Timothée Chalamet's Ping-Pong Caper 'Marty Supreme' Becomes A24's Highest-Grossing Film in the U.K. international Glasgow Fest to Open With 'Everybody to Kenmure Street,' Exec Produced by Emma Thompson Miley Cyrus Attention Hollywood: Miley Cyrus Wants to Act Again Neon Why Jafar Panahi Will Return to Iran After the 'It Was Just an Accident' Oscar Campaign - Even as a Prison Sentence Awaits Him The Odyssey Mia Goth Calls Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' "One of the Greatest Experiences of My Life" Tyler Perry Netflix Reveals 'Enola Holmes 3' First Look, Lewis Pullman's 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' Release Date united kingdom Timothée Chalamet's Ping-Pong Caper 'Marty Supreme' Becomes A24's Highest-Grossing Film in the U.K. international Glasgow Fest to Open With 'Everybody to Kenmure Street,' Exec Produced by Emma Thompson Miley Cyrus Attention Hollywood: Miley Cyrus Wants to Act Again Neon Why Jafar Panahi Will Return to Iran After the 'It Was Just an Accident' Oscar Campaign - Even as a Prison Sentence Awaits Him The Odyssey Mia Goth Calls Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' "One of the Greatest Experiences of My Life"