“Evil Dead Rise” director Lee Cronin launches the Doppelgängers logo

Lee Cronin

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Lee Cronin, the Irish director behind last year’s film Rising Evil Deadhas teamed up with frequent collaborators John Keevil and McDara Kelleher of Wild Atlantic Pictures to launch Doppelgängers, a new production outfit focused on genre fare.

The company has hit the ground running, signing a first-look deal with New Line Cinema for feature film projects. New line released Rising Evil Dead In 2023, the film was a huge hit at SXSW last year and grossed $147 million worldwide. Cronin and New Line are currently developing a horror-thriller titled Melting.

Under the Doppelgängers banner, the trio will develop genre-focused feature film and television projects for Cronin to write and direct. Cronin will also produce alongside Keevil and Keilher, whose credits range from R-rated comedies Cocaine bear To the famous fantasy art house Green KnightWhich starred Dev Patel.

Cronin said the new company grew out of his “ever-evolving relationship” with Keevil, who produced his film “Sundance Breakout.” The hole in the ground, and Kelleher. “In line with our passion and ambition to create amazing stories for wide audiences, we decided to seize the opportunity to formalize our partnership with this new project,” Cronin said in a statement.

Regarding the deal with New Line, Cronin said: “After a wonderful business trip Rising Evil DeadThe amazing team at New Line Cinema gave us the perfect setting for the movies we wanted to see on the big screen. We couldn’t be more thrilled to continue building our relationship with them.

Keevil and Keller point out that Cronin has become the kind of auteur with a strong box office track record, a combination that can be difficult to find.

“Lee is an innovative creator who always strives to engage audiences with his character-driven stories,” the duo jointly stated. “We’re thrilled to build Doppelgängers around his vision, and we’re excited to forge relationships with the most ambitious writers and directors. Collectively, we want Doppelgängers to become a destination for the best storytellers.”

Cronin and the Doppelgängers are repped by CAA, MGMT and attorney Jeff Hynick.