The last Mummy movie was Tom Cruise’s 2017 actioner but now we have a proper horror version with the release of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. But as this is only his third feature film just why is the directors name in the title? Talking to trade paper Variety the director Lee Cronin explained….

They’d read the script and everybody knew what it was and just said, ‘This movie has your fingerprints and DNA all over it. Why do you reckon if we did this?’ And honestly, I was flattered, but I was also unsure. And I was like, you’re gonna have to give me the weekend to think about it.

As always, I just talked to the people that I trust and the people that I trust were like, ‘We know how you like to author your movies. Your fingerprints are on every single corner, so why not?’ And if someone as smart as Jason thinks it’s a good idea and he’s backing you, then you roll with it. And I just see this flattering more than anything.

But it is a cool way of separating this movie from what’s come before. But with a belated fourth film The Mummy film starring Brendan Fraser the director was asked about any confusion with that sequel or if there were any legal or contractual elements to it and replied…. ‘I think it’s probably a little bit of both.

Because we wanted to create a distinct identity and not create confusion’. And as for joining that very small group of directors with their name in the the films title he said…. It certainly won’t be on everything from here on!

My producer, John Keville, jokes about it and if I sit down, he’ll go, ‘Oh look, it’s Lee Cronin’s chair.’ But I think it was right for this movie, even from the business point of view. In the great marketing team at Warner Brothers, there’s a fantastic person there called Susie Shen who cuts the trailers. I remember speaking to her and about the title, and she said, ‘But this is what’s great — we get to play with people’s expectations. There’s nothing more valuable than being able to do that.’ related feature : Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin talks brutal horror, Easter eggs & Evil Dead 6 ideas! related feature : ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ reviewed here source: Variety