Lee Cronin on His ‘Unique’ R-Rated Unraveling of ‘The Mummy’ and Why Jason Blum Suggested He Put His Name in the Title: ‘I Was Flattered, But Unsure’

By Alex Ritman

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At the exact time Warner Bros. was cleaning up at the Oscars in early March thanks to “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” Lee Cronin was a short drive away on the studio’s lot, three-quarters into a 24-hour shift putting the finishing touches to his latest horror feature.

“Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” was finally completed at around 7.30 a.m. on the Monday, probably just as the last stragglers were stumbling, perhaps mummy-like, out of the post-ceremony parties.

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