The evidence confirms that 'Evil Dead Rise' is a film by Lee Cronin (Wikipedia, web_search). However, none of the provided evidence sources offer specific box office figures or critical consensus to verify that it was a 'huge box office and critical success.' The web results only provide links to box office tracking sites without definitive success metrics.

The evidence contains multiple web search results discussing 'Lee Cronin's The Mummy' and his general career, but none of the provided snippets contain the specific quote or mention of an exclusive interview with Newsweek regarding his creative process being more reactive than tied to franchises like 'RoboCop.'

Multiple web search results confirm that 'The Hole in the Ground' is a 2019 film directed by Lee Cronin. While the evidence confirms the film's existence and director, none of the provided sources specify the exact shooting date of 'mid-2017' or confirm a release delay until 2019, only that it was a 2019 film.

One web search result explicitly states that 'Evil Dead Rise' was theatrically released on April 21, 2023. However, no evidence confirms the specific completion date of 'mid-2022' or the subsequent delay until April 2023 across multiple independent sources.