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In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) in 2023, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. Last year, they proved their commitment to this idea by hiring Sébastien Vaniček, who made his feature directorial debut on the French horror film Vermin, a.k.a. Infested, to write and direct a new installment in the franchise, which is going by the title Evil Dead Burn. In recent months, we’ve been seeing casting announcements: Dune: Part Two‘s Souheila Yacoub, a Swiss former rhythmic gymnast who won the Miss Suisse Romande beauty pageant before getting her acting career started, landed the lead role and has...

When are people going to realize that reading aloud from that damn book just isn't going to end well?

Following the recent news that Sébastien Vaniček's Evil Dead Burn was preparing to shoot in New Zealand, the filmmaker has officially announced that cameras are now rolling, while taking to social media to share a first look at the movie's logo and a production still.

Vaniček made his feature directorial debut with Vermin/Vermine, aka Infested, which focused on the residents of a rundown French apartment building attempting to survive when an army of venomous, rapidly reproducing spiders invade.

The movie garnered a lot of acclaim, and won Best Picture and Best Director in its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest. It was also invited to the Sitges Film Festival, where it earned a nomination for Best Motion Picture and won a Special Jury Prize.

Early last year, we got...

Evil Dead Burn actress Luciane Buchanan has teased the movie is “unlike any of the other Evil Dead's”.The 32-year-old actress is set to star in the upcoming horror flick from director Sébastien Vaniček, and Buchanan has now said the filmmaker has added “his own spin” on the franchise with Evil Dead Burn.Speaking with Collider, she said: “I've watched all the other Evil Dead's, I made my way through them, and when I read the script, it's unlike any of the Evil Dead's. “I guess the director has his own spin on it, and I was very excited. I really enjoyed the script. The actors are incredible, but I'll leave it there.”The New Legends of Monkey star added filming on Evil Dead Burn was now “technically” underway.While promoting her newest project Chief of War, she said: “Let’s just say they were very kind to let me come here,...

The massively popular Evil Dead franchise will take its next step forward in 2026 with Evil Dead Burn, and the production process got a major update straight from the movie's writer/director, Sébastien Vaniček. After a long hiatus, the Evil Dead franchise was rebooted in 2013 with Evil Dead by Fede Álvarez (Alien: Romulus), and followed up with Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise in 2023.

The franchise's current cadence is to have Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, the originators of the Evil Dead series, hand-pick a new director for each new movie. Each director brings their own unique style and flair to the base concept of Deadites wreaking havoc on the mortal world, and while there are some commonalities and Easter eggs, each new movie can comfortably be treated as a stand-alone.

The latest choice is 28-year-old writer and director Sébastien Vaniček, who put his stamp on the horror genre with the...

In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) in 2023, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. Last year, they proved their commitment to this idea by hiring Sébastien Vaniček, who made his feature directorial debut on the French horror film Vermin, a.k.a. Infested, to write and direct a new installment in the franchise, which is going by the title Evil Dead Burn. In recent months, we’ve been seeing casting announcements: Dune: Part Two‘s Souheila Yacoub, a Swiss former rhythmic gymnast who won the Miss Suisse Romande beauty pageant before getting her acting career started, landed the lead role and has...

Jaume Collet-Serra directed the horror thriller The Woman in the Yard, which pulled in just $23 million at the global box office when it was released a couple of months ago, but back in December he brought us the action thriller Carry On, which quickly became one of the most popular movies on the Netflix streaming service. There has been talk of a sequel – but before any Carry On follow-ups get rolling, Collet-Serra has already lined up two other projects. He’ll be working with Netflix on a dramatic psychological thriller called An Innocent Girl and Deadline reports that Patrick Gibson, star of the Dexter prequel series Dexter: Original Sin, has joined the cast of the Collet-Serra survival thriller Play Dead, which is already filming in Australia.

Gibson is fitting this movie in before filming starts on Dexter: Original Sin season 2. Details on his Play Dead character have not been revealed – in fact,...

Sébastien Vaniček's Evil Dead Burn recently entered production in New Zealand, with Dune: Part Two's Souheila Yacoub set to play the lead role. Now, Deadline is reporting that the movie has rounded out its cast with three new additions.

Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent), and Tandi Wright (Pearl) have signed on for the horror spin-off, but details on their characters are still locked away in the Necronomicon.

Doohan recently appeared as graffiti artist/serial killer Muse in Daredevil: Born Again.

Vaniček made his feature directorial debut with Vermin/Vermine, aka Infested, which focused on the residents of a rundown French apartment building attempting to survive when an army of venomous, rapidly reproducing spiders invade.

The movie garnered a lot of acclaim, and won Best Picture and Best Director in its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest. It was also invited to the Sitges Film Festival, where it...

Hunter Doohan (“Wednesday”), Luciane Buchanan (“The Night Agent”), and Tandi Wright (Pearl) are set to star opposite Souheila Yacoub (Dune: Part Two) in Evil Dead Burn, Deadline reports.

The sixth film in the beloved horror franchise will release in theaters on July 24, 2026 via New Line and Warner Bros.

Sébastien Vaniček (Infested) directs from a script he co-wrote with Florent Bernard (Infested).

Plot details have not been released, but Vaniček recently said, “I told the studio that I wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested. I’m going to put all the horror I have inside, it will be cathartic, and if I haven’t ruined my career and I can continue to make films behind it, I will move on to something other than horror!”

Evil Dead creator Sam Raimi and franchise producer Rob Tapert will produce via their Ghost House Pictures.

In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) in 2023, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. Last year, they proved their commitment to this idea by hiring Sébastien Vaniček, who made his feature directorial debut on the French horror film Vermin, a.k.a. Infested, to write and direct a new installment in the franchise. A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Dune: Part Two‘s Souheila Yacoub, a Swiss former rhythmic gymnast who won the Miss Suisse Romande beauty pageant before getting her acting career started, will be starring in Vaniček’s film, and now Deadline has broken the news that...

Exclusive: Hunter Doohan (Your Honor), Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent), and Tandi Wright (Pearl) are set to star opposite Souheila Yacoub in the next Evil Dead film, co-financed by New Line and Sony Pictures.

Character details are under wraps. Sébastien Vaniček, the filmmaker behind haunting spider flick Infested, is directing from his script written with Florent Bernard. The film will be produced by franchise veteran Rob Tapert and series creator Sam Raimi. Romel Adam, Jose Canas, and Lee Cronin will exec produce alongside Bruce Campbell, the cult icon known for his starring role as Ash in various Evil Dead projects, beginning with Raimi’s iconic 1981 film The Evil Dead.

New Line will distribute the film domestically through Warner Bros. Pictures on July 24, 2026. Sony will distribute internationally with StudioCanal distributing in the UK and Metropolitan distributing in France.

Best known for starring opposite Bryan Cranston on Showtime’s Your Honor, Doohan...

“Dexter: Original Sin” star Patrick Gibson has been cast in Play Dead from director Jaume Collet-Serra, Deadline reports.

Gibson will share the screen with Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) and Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of the Dead).

Written by Peter Stanley-Warda and Natalie Conway, the survival thriller is currently in production in Melbourne, Australia.

Plot details remain under wraps, but the film has been described as “Don’t Breathe meets 1917.”

The project is produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House Pictures, Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs for Nocturnal, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight Pictures, and Dane Eckerle for Bad Grey.

“Dexter: Original Sin,” the prequel series in which Gibson plays a younger version of serial killer Dexter Morgan, was recently renewed for a second season at Paramount+ with Showtime.

Jaume Collet-Serra on the set of ‘Carry-On’

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Exclusive: Post-airing of the first season of Dexter: Original Sin, the critically acclaimed serial killer prequel where he plays a young Dexter Morgan, Patrick Gibson has come aboard for a role in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra.

In the film described as Don’t Breathe meets 1917, he’ll share the screen with Noah Jupe and Matthias Schweighöfer. No further details yet on the plot of the film or his role. Production is underway in Australia now.

Nocturnal is financing and producing alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey. Written by Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway, the film’s producers include Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs for Nocturnal, along with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight, and Dane Eckerle for Bad Grey. Romel Adam and Jose Cañas are overseeing for Ghost House, with Louis Winters overseeing for BoulderLight.

Exclusive: Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of Thieves) has landed a lead role opposite Noah Jupe in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra described as Don’t Breathe meets 1917.

Further plot details remain under wraps, as do the roles of the duo. Production has just kicked off in Australia.

Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway penned the script for Play Dead, which Nocturnal will fully finance and produce alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey. Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs are producing for Nocturnal, along with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight, and Dane Eckerle for Bad Grey. Romel Adam and Jose Cañas are overseeing for Ghost House, with Louis Winters overseeing for BoulderLight. Scott Greenberg of Lbi is exec producing, with Jazmyn Tanski overseeing.

German actor Schweighöfer is perhaps best known for directing, producing and starring in Netflix’s Army of Thieves,...

Sébastien Vaniček's Evil Dead Burn is preparing to enter production in New Zealand, and Variety reports that Dune: Part Two's Souheila Yacoub is set to play the lead role.

Yacoub had a small, but memorable supporting part in Denis Villeneuve's sequel as Fremen warrior Shishakli, who sacrifices her life to give her people time to escape a Harkonnen attack.

Vaniček made his feature directorial debut with Vermin/Vermine, aka Infested, which focused on the residents of a rundown French apartment building attempting to survive when an army of venomous, rapidly reproducing spiders invade.

The movie garnered a lot of acclaim, and won Best Picture and Best Director in its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest. It was also invited to the Sitges Film Festival, where it earned a nomination for Best Motion Picture and won a Special Jury Prize.

Whether this new movie will bring back Bruce Campbell's Ash Williams is unclear,...

Sébastien Vaniček, the up-and-coming French director who broke through in a major way with his feature debut “Vermines” (“Infested”), is getting ready to start filming the next Evil Dead installment in New Zealand with “Dune: Part Two” star Souheila Yacoub in the lead role.

Produced by longtime franchise producer Rob Tapert and executive produced by series creator and horror icon Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, the “Evil Dead” movie that Vaniček is directing is one of the two sequels in the works. The film will be distributed internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures and Sony, while Studiocanal will be distributing in France and the U.K.

In an interview with Variety, Vaniček, who co-wrote the screenplay with Florent Bernard, spoke about his creative vision for tackling the cult horror franchise and why he’s stoked to have Yacoub play the lead part. “I’ve long admired Souheila’s work in France,...

Boy, do we have some good news to share with you! One of the most beloved and blood-soaked horror franchises is officially returning with a brand-new sequel next year. It's been over two years since the last installment hit theaters, and fans have been eagerly waiting for more of the gruesome mayhem and demonic terror that this franchise is known for. Buckle up, because Evil Dead is back, and it's sure to bring the same level of heart-pounding horror that fans have come to love!

The new sequel is titled Evil Dead Burn, and it's coming from Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. It serves as the sixth movie in the Evil Dead franchise, coming after Evil Dead Rise, which was released in 2023. Sébastien Vaniček and Florent Bernard co-wrote the film's script together. They previously collaborated on the French horror movie Infested, co-writing its screenplay. Besides helping pen the script,...

Warner Bros has scheduled the releases of The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum to be directed by and star Andy Serkis,M. Night Shyamalan’s supernatural romantic thriller Remain with Jake Gyllenhaal, and a new Evil Dead film.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum (working title) will open for Warner Bros and New Line on December 17, 2027 and is conceived as the first of two films.

Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens from The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit trilogies are reuniting to produce the two films set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth,...

In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) in 2023, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. Last year, they proved their commitment to this idea by hiring Sébastien Vaniček, who made his feature directorial debut on the French horror film Vermin, a.k.a. Infested, to write and direct a new installment in the franchise. And now the project has a cast member: Deadline reports that Souheila Yacoub, a Swiss former rhythmic gymnast who won the Miss Suisse Romande beauty pageant before getting her acting career started, has signed on to star in the film. We had previously heard that this movie would be...

Warner Bros. has slated some very high-profile new movies. Time to mark your calendars.

First off, a new entry in the “Evil Dead” franchise will arrive on July 24, 2026, from Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. This entry hails from director Sébastien Vaniček, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Florent Bernard. Original “Evil Dead” masterminds Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi are on board as producers, with Souheila Yacoub listed as the only cast member (so far).

Additionally, “Remain,” the latest from M. Night Shyamalan, will hit theaters on Oct. 23, 2026, just in time for Halloween. This project is really interesting, because it was created alongside novelist Nicholas Sparks. The novel version of “Remain,” co-authored by Shyamalan, hits bookstores this October, with the movie a full year from then. The movie version was produced by Shyamalan and Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and Theresa Park. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Phoebe Dynevor and Ashley Walters...

The wait is over.

Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema revealed Thursday that Andy Serkis’ The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will open in theaters on Dec. 17, 2027. So far, it has the lucrative year-end corridor to itself, but that’s sure to change as other studios fill in their calendars.

Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens — the Oscar-winning team behind the blockbuster The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies — are reuniting to produce two new films from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth for the Warners-owned New Line. Zane Weiner is also producing.

Andy Serkis will both direct Gollum and star in the titular role Walsh and Boyens are penning the screenplay alongside Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou. The director of the second film has yet to be announced.

Fans of the Evil Dead franchise also got good news on Thursday. In a twinned announcement, New...

Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema will release the next installment in the Evil Dead franchise domestically on July 24, 2026. Dune: Part Two actress Souheila Yacoub will star.

New Line Cinema and Sony Pictures are co-financing the sequel after the success of Evil Dead Rise.

Souheila Yacoub

Sébastien Vaniček, who co-wrote the screenplay with Florent Bernard, has been tapped to direct, as we were first to report.

Pic will be produced by longtime franchise producer Rob Tapert and series creator and horror icon Sam Raimi. Romel Adam, Jose Canas, and Lee Cronin will executive produce alongside cult legend “Ash” Bruce Campbell.

New Line will distribute the film domestically through Warner Bros. Pictures on July 24, 2026. Sony will distribute internationally with StudioCanal distributing in the UK and Metropolitan distributing in France.

Evil Dead Rise, which was originally destined to go to HBO Max, was pivoted to a theatrical release in 2023, and minted $147 million worldwide,...

Jaume Collet-Serra directed the horror thriller The Woman in the Yard, which has pulled in just $17 million at the global box office since reaching theatres last month, but back in December he brought us the action thriller Carry On, which quickly became one of the most popular movies on the Netflix streaming service. There has been talk of a sequel – but before any Carry On follow-ups get rolling, Collet-Serra has already lined up two other projects. He’ll be working with Netflix on a dramatic psychological thriller called An Innocent Girl and Deadline reports that Noah Jupe has signed on to star in another thriller Collet-Serra is pushing toward production, the survival thriller Play Dead.

Jupe may be best known for playing Marcus Abbott in A Quiet Place and A Quiet Place Part II. Some of his other credits include Lady in the Lake, Franklin, The Undoing, Ford v Ferrari,...

Noah Jupe has signed on to star in the survival thriller Play Dead, Deadline reports.

Production begins next month in Melbourne, Australia with Jaume Collet-Serra in the director’s chair.

No plot details have emerged for the script, written by Peter Stanley-Warda and Natalie Conway, but it’s been described as “Don’t Breathe meets 1917.”

Nocturnal will fully finance and produce alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey.

Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs are producing for Nocturnal, along with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight, and Dane Eckerle for Bad Grey.

Collet-Serra is also on tapped to helm Netflix’s psychological thriller An Innocent Girl.

Jaume Collet-Serra on the set of ‘Carry-On’

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Exclusive: Rising British actor Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) is set to star in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On‘s Jaume Collet-Serra that we told you about back in February, sources tell Deadline.

No details have yet emerged about Jupe’s character or the film’s plot, though it’s been described by sources as Don’t Breathe meets 1917. Production begins in Melbourne, Australia in May. The project is one of two recently announced for Collet-Serra, who earlier this month was linked to An Innocent Girl, a psychological thriller to be produced for Netflix by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.

Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway penned the script for Play Dead, which Nocturnal will fully finance and produce alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey. Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs are producing for Nocturnal, along with Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight,...

Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead has a gripping poster, featuring a beautiful girl rising out of an open grave on a dark, foggy night with a rickety wooden cross behind her. A hairy, monstrous arm is wrapped around her neck, pulling her back into the open grave, as her arm beseeches for help that will never come. There’s just one problem with the poster—that mysterious girl and that scene Aren’T in the film.

Meet Bridget Hoffman, the girl who is (and isn’t) in Sam Raimi’s classic Evil Dead franchise!

“Yes, that’s me,” actress Bridget Hoffman smiles, playfully recreating her pose, with her right hand in the air and her left arm wrapped around her own neck.

“I wound up on the poster for The Evil Dead even though I’m not in it!” she said. “I’m from Michigan. I went to Michigan State University...

Jaume Collet-Serra is keeping the momentum going after the success of his Netflix thriller Carry-On. The filmmaker, known for House of Wax, Orphan, and The Shallows, has lined up his next project—Play Dead, a survival thriller.

Details about the plot remain secret, but sources describe Play Dead as a mix between Don’t Breathe and 1917. Don’t Breathe, directed by Fede Alvarez, is a tense home invasion horror, while 1917, helmed by Sam Mendes, is a gripping war film. This description suggests Play Dead may combine elements of both, possibly blending high-stakes survival with a wartime setting. However, that remains speculation for now.

The screenplay was written by Peter Stanley-Ward and Natalie Conway. The film is being produced by Nocturnal, BoulderLight Pictures, Bad Grey, and Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures.

Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are producing through Ghost House, alongside Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs for Nocturnal, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight,...

Fresh off the success of his Netflix thriller Carry-On, Jaume Collet-Serra has set up his next project, a survival thriller titled Play Dead.

Deadline reports that while the plot synopsis is under wraps at this time, Jaume Collet-Serra’s Play Dead is being described by sources as “Don’t Breathe meets 1917.”

Don’t Breathe is of course the intense home invasion horror movie directed by Fede Alvarez, while 1917 is the Sam Mendes-directed British war movie from back in 2019.

The implication here is that Play Dead is some kind of home invasion movie with a wartime setting, but that’s purely speculation based on what little we’re being told here.

Stay tuned for more on Play Dead as we learn it.

Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway wrote the screenplay. Nocturnal is producing alongside BoulderLight Pictures, Bad Grey, and Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures.

Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will produce through Ghost House Pictures.

Exclusive: After scoring massive viewership with Carry-On, his Netflix action-thriller starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman, which drew rave reviews in its December launch, director Jaume Collet-Serra has found his next project in Play Dead, a survival thriller described as Don’t Breathe meets 1917, sources tell Deadline.

Specifics as to the film’s plot are under wraps. Script is by Peter Stanley-Ward & Natalie Conway. Nocturnal is fully financing the project and producing alongside Ghost House Pictures, BoulderLight Pictures, and Bad Grey, with production to kick off at NantStudios in Docklands Studios Melbourne in May.

Akiva Nemetsky and Keaton Heinrichs will produce for Nocturnal, alongside Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert for Ghost House, Jd Lifshitz and Raphael Margules for BoulderLight, and Dane Eckerle for Bad Grey. Romel Adam and Jose Cañas will oversee for Ghost House, with Tracy Rosenblum overseeing for BoulderLight. Scott Greenberg of Lbi will exec produce, with Jazmyn Tanski overseeing.

Director Lee Cronin's recent Evil Dead Rise proved to be a big success for Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert’s Ghost House Pictures (grossing $147 million against its $15-19 million budget), so it was inevitable that another instalment in the iconic horror franchise would enter development sooner rather than later.

Back in February, we got word that Vermin director Sébastien Vaniček had been enlisted to co-write and helm the then untitled project, which was described as a spin-off. This indicated that the movie would not be a direct sequel to Rise, but all plot details are still under wraps for the time being.

Now, Vaniček has taken to Instagram to announce that the movie is officially titled Evil Dead Burn, and will be released at some point in 2026.

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Sébastian Vanicek has revealed the next 'Evil Dead' film will hit cinemas in 2026.The French director will helm the next spin-off in the horror franchise created by Sam Raimi, and has now shared that the upcoming movie will be called ‘Evil Dead Burn’ and will be released in two years.Taking to Instagram, the ‘Infested’ filmmaker posted a picture of the script - which credited himself and Florent Bernard as writers - and simply captioned it: “2026 (sic).”‘Evil Dead Burn’ will be the sixth entry in the zombie-horror series, which began in 1981 with Raimi’s ‘The Evil Dead’.The movie - which starred Bruce Campbell as Ashley ‘Ash’ J. Williams - spawned two direct sequels: ‘Evil Dead II’ in 1987 and 1992’s ‘Army of Darkness’.After the franchise went on pause, it continued in 2013 with ‘Evil Dead’, a soft reboot of the series which saw Raimi serve as a...

Today brings with it some groovy news, particularly for those who are fans of the "Evil Dead" movies. After being away from the big screen for a decade, the franchise has roared back to life thanks to the success of 2023's "Evil Dead Rise." Now, the powers the be are trying to keep the good, bloody vibes going with multiple new films, one of which now has a title and a release window. Look forward to 2026, people.

Earlier this year, we learned that writer/director Sébastien Vaniček ("Infested") is making a new "Evil Dead" movie. Details have been few and far between since the announcement was made earlier this year, but the filmmaker recently took to Instagram to share the front script page for the latest entry in the franchise, which is officially titled "Evil Dead Burn." If I may? Hell yeah. Vaniček shared the page with a very simple caption that reads,...

In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) last year, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. In February, they proved their commitment to this idea by hiring Sébastien Vaniček, who made his feature directorial debut on the French horror film Vermin, a.k.a. Infested, to write and direct a new installment in the franchise. Now, Vaniček has taken to social media to share a picture of the title page for his script Evil Dead Burn, along with a promise that the film will be released in 2026!

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After being one of the leads of the original show, Lucy Lawless is weighing in on her potential Ash vs Evil Dead animated revival and overall franchise return. Lawless starred in the TV expansion of Sam Raimi's beloved horror franchise as Ruby Knowby, the daughter of the professor who discovered the Necronomicon, though had mysterious ties to the evil book's origins and the demons within it. Having frequently survived her fights with Bruce Campbell's Ash, Ruby was ultimately defeated by the Dark Ones in Ash vs Evil Dead season 3, which also marked the show's final season after being cancelled by Starz.

During a recent interview with Screen Rant to discuss her directorial debut with the acclaimed documentary Never Look Away, Lawless was asked about her thoughts on returning for the in-development Ash vs Evil Dead animated revival. The star began by recalling her consistent surprise at being brought back for the show,...

Sam Raimi has collaborated with Bruce Campbell and his producer Rob Tapert to produce some phenomenal movies in the horror genre. Darkman and Evil Dead II are two of his most successful works in the game, but there is another director horror fans should look out for.

Kyle Edward Ball set the screens on fire with his unsettling 2022 horror film Skinamarink. He not only directed and produced the movie but was also the screenwriter, establishing his prowess in the genre. Now, the filmmaker has joined hands with A24 to work on his next gem that is sure to rock the audience’s worlds.

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For his feature directorial debut, Kyle Edward Ball released an experimental horror film that explored concepts of childhood fears through two children. Skinamarink was a success at the box office and also according to the critics, who showered it with praise.

The hit horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is soon going to terrify Netflix subscribers. Set to start streaming on Netflix next month, the film's new home comes with a warning from franchise star Bruce Campbell.

In the first three Evil Dead films, Campbell starred as Ash Williams, an unlikely hero who becomes a master Deadite slayer after adopting a chainsaw for a new hand to replace the one he'd lost. Campbell is no longer starring in Evil Dead films, though he remains involved as a producer for the franchise. The newest installment of the movie series, the Campbell-produced Evil Dead Rise, was recently announced by Netflix to start streaming on Sept. 23. Campbell shared the announcement on X with an added message that stated, "Hide the children. Seriously."

Hide the children. Seriously. https://t.co/wNJQ1a3Lar Bruce Campbell (@GroovyBruce) August 26, 2024

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In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise last year, the Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they’re planning to boost this franchise in a major way, making a new sequel every two or three years. They’re staying on track for that, as it has already been announced this year that Sébastien Vaniček will be writing and directing one new Evil Dead movie while Francis Galluppi writes and directs another – and the filmmakers are given creative control over their additions to the series. Raimi also wants to make another Evil Dead movie with Campbell in the lead as franchise hero Ash, but Campbell insists that he’s retired from the role… when it comes to live-action, anyway. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Campbell confirmed that two new movies are coming our way, and that he’s...

"Evil Dead" fans had to wait a full decade between movies following the release of Fede Álvarez's 2013 entry in the long-running horror franchise. It seems the powers that be have no interest in making anyone wait that long again. To that end, we've learned that Francis Galluppi ("The Last Stop in Yuma County") has been tapped to write and direct a new movie set within the universe of Sam Raimi's original 1981 horror classic.

According to Deadline, Galluppi developed the idea and brought it to Raimi's team. They sparked to it and now it's officially in the works. No plot details have been revealed but it is described as an original story set within the "Evil Dead" universe. There's also no word yet on casting or anything like that -- meaning, it's unclear if any familiar characters will be included in this new installment. Rami had this to say...

In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) last year, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. To prove that they’re dedicated to pumping Evil Dead movies out at a fast and furious pace now, Raimi and Taper’s company Ghost House Pictures just announced to Deadline that they have hired Francis Galluppi to write and direct a new Evil Dead movie, even though they just hired Infested director Sébastien Vaniček to start working on his own Evil Dead movie at the start of February!

The hiring of Galluppi might cause some to jump to the conclusion that Vaniček’s take on the concept fell apart,...

The next installment in the Evil Dead franchise is confirmed to be in development with director Sébastien Vaniček attached. Vaniček is in the early stages of writing the spinoff and has hinted at his approach to the project.

Speaking to ComicBook.com, Vaniček shared insights into the upcoming project, revealing that artistic freedom was emphasized when Sam Raimi and his team approached him to define his take on Evil Dead. Vaniček went on to express his admiration for Sam Raimi's original vision, recalling how Raimi as a young filmmaker used a camera to deliver shocking and unconventional shots. Vaniček discussed his appreciation for Fede Álvarez's 2013 realistic and less comedic approach to Evil Dead and how he aims to honor both of these filmmaking styles in his upcoming project.

Related Evil Dead Spinoff Director Addresses Connections to Previous Films Sbastien Vaniek, who's directing the next Evil Dead film, addresses the possible connections to the previous movies.

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Similarly, the young hero in Gosling's Young Hercules struggles with coming into his powers and godly heritage.

In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) last year, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. It looks like they’re on track to do just that, as earlier this week it was announced that Sébastien Vaniček – who just made his feature directorial debut on the French horror film Vermin, a.k.a. Infested – has been hired to direct the next Evil Dead movie. Since Vermin happens to be nominated in two categories at this year’s César Awards, the website Konbini was able to catch up with Vaniček at a nominees’ dinner, and while talking with him they learned that he has...

Bruce Campbell has confirmed the groovy news of the Evil Dead franchise getting a new installment.

On Monday, Deadline reported that a new Evil Dead film is officially in development. While no details have been revealed about the plot, the report referred to the movie as a "spinoff." It's not clear how the film will connect to the previous movies, nor is it known if there will be any returning actors from the prior installments. In response to the report, franchise star Bruce Campbell took to social media to confirm the news with an X post that noted, "Well, I guess the demon is out of the cellar…"

Well, I guess the demon is out of the cellar… https://t.co/bZo5y0u5lc pic.twitter.com/4V8SyVB1Hj — Bruce Campbell (@GroovyBruce) February 5, 2024

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In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) last year, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. It looks like they’re on track to do just that, as Deadline reports that Sébastien Vaniček has been hired direct the next entry in the franchise.

After spending a decade making short films, Vaniček made his feature directorial debut on the French horror film Vermin, a.k.a. Infested, which premiered last year and showed viewers what happens when “residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.” As Deadline notes, “the film won Best Picture and Best Director...

In the wake of last year’s box office hit Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment in the Sam Raimi-created film franchise, another brand new Evil Dead movie is on the way soon!

Deadline reports today that Sébastien Vaniček has been hired by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert’s Ghost House Pictures to direct an untitled Evil Dead spinoff movie.

“Details as to the film’s plot are under wraps,” Deadline notes.

Sébastien Vaniček made his feature debut with Infested (Vermines) just last year, and it’s clear that Raimi and company saw serious Evil Dead potential in the filmmaker. The new course for the Evil Dead franchise is for Raimi to hand select hot up-and-coming filmmakers to put their own spin on the Deadites, which has been working exceedingly well for the bloody saga.

Fede Alvarez directed his own take on Sam Raimi’s original classic back in...

Hey there! If you’re reading this, you must still be around, and I’m glad to see it. These are the films that entranced me the most with their visions of movie magic; I couldn’t get to everything , but I saw what I saw, and that’s that. (Time seems to be set on permanent acceleration these days.)

It was another great year for horror, and judging by this alphabetical, 100% accurate and objective list, one teeming with variety; from Beau is Afraid’s bone-dry hilarious foray into existential Mothering, to Stuart Gordon-inspired Skinamax bodyswapping (Suitable Flesh), and straight tributes (Thanksgiving).

Here are a few of my favorite horror things from the year two thousand and twenty-three:

Beau Is Afraid:

Look, I get it: Ari Aster’s work is very much lump it or leave it. Hereditary and Midsommar are big, ambitious films that instantly found favor...

"They're here."

With those two words, the nebulous world of the supernatural, the ominous ambiguity of the paranormal, and the deep-seated terror that is inherent in the concept of ghosts were perfectly summed up by 1982's "Poltergeist." Despite the film being over 40 years old, it still holds up as one of the most modern movies about the paranormal ever made. Sure, there had been films about ghosts and hauntings before, but many of these tended to be set in remote, antiquated locations such as spooky old mansions and abandoned homes on a hill. More than even the well-regarded visual effects, the biggest innovation of "Poltergeist" is its quintessentially American suburban setting, the inherent message being that ghosts aren't merely sequestered in places that average people would never dare go; instead, they exist right next to us.

Released during the busy summer of '82, "Poltergeist" more than held its own, making $121.7 million over a $10.7 million budget.

It was heartbreaking when the copyright dispute between original Friday the 13th producer/director Sean S. Cunningham and screenwriter Victor Miller came up and brought any further development of the extremely cool Friday the 13th video game to a screeching halt. Now here’s another franchise video game heartbreaker: the folks at Saber Interactive have announced that they won’t be developing any new content for Evil Dead: The Game, and plans to bring the game to Nintendo Switch have been abandoned.

Here’s the announcement:

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— EvilDeadTheGame (@EvilDeadTheGame) September 19, 2023

No information was given on exactly why Saber had decided to set aside any further development of the game. It would be odd if there are licensing issues, because the rights to the overall Evil Dead franchise seem to be rather clear cut: they’re owned by franchise creator Sam Raimi, producer Rob Tapert, and star Bruce Campbell.

The Evil Dead franchise came back to life one more time thanks to Evil Dead Rise, which proved that the franchise doesn’t need Ash Williams anymore, but it definitely needs Bruce Campbell. Back in 1981, Sam Raimi brought the supernatural horror movie The Evil Dead, marking his feature directorial debut. The Evil Dead was the beginning of a horror franchise formed by a total of five movies (including two reboots), a TV series, video games, comic books, and more, most of them following the adventures of the franchise’s Final Boy, Ash Williams.

The Evil Dead followed a group of five college students who travel to an isolated cabin in the woods. After playing a mysterious tape found in the cabin, they unleash a legion of demons and spirits, who end up possessing most of the group. Ash is the last one standing, and he continued fighting these evil forces...

If you’re a die hard fan of the Evil Dead franchise, I highly recommend checking out the documentary Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist, which digs into the life, times, and art of The Evil Dead FX artist Tom Sullivan. And if you’re interested in watching it, you’ll soon be able to pick it up on Blu-ray! Synapse Films has announced that they’ll be giving Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist a Blu-ray release on August 1st. Copies can be pre-ordered on Amazon.

Directed by Ryan Meade, this feature-length documentary includes a unique look back at the making of The Evil Dead. Using multiple film/video formats and new interviews, Meade creates an emotional tapestry and vibrant look at one of the key figures in making one of the greatest horror franchises of all time. Featuring brand-new interviews with the cast and crew of The Evil Dead,...

The Evil Dead franchise has gone from horror to horror comedy and back to more gruesome stories, but in every phase, it has featured some truly brutal deaths. Back in 1981, Sam Raimi brought his feature directorial debut The Evil Dead, a supernatural horror movie that introduced the world to the Necronomicon and Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell). The Evil Dead was a critical and commercial success, and in addition to launching the careers of Raimi, Campbell, and producer Robert G. Tapert, it made way for a very peculiar franchise.

The Evil Dead was followed by Evil Dead II, a retcon of the first movie which also changed the tone to horror-comedy, establishing Ash Williams as an incompetent, yet lucky and charming Final Boy. Ash’s trilogy was completed with Army of Darkness in 1992, after which the franchise got the reboot treatment twice: first in 2013 with Fede Álvarez’s Evil Dead and...