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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...

Following the success of Evil Dead Rise in 2023, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell assured fans that it wouldn't be another 10 years between movies. Thankfully, they're making good on that promise, as the next installment in the long-running franchise has officially begun filming.

Titled Evil Dead Burn, French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček made a post on his Instagram account to announce that production has begun on the anticipated horror movie, which is slated to be released on July 24, 2026. He shared a picture of a clapboard with the film's title on it, writing, "Day 1. From 93 to Nz," in the caption. Folks immediately gathered in the comments to express their excitement, and rightfully so. Vaniček's debut feature, Infested, garnered all kinds of praise from fans and critics back in 2023, and would go on to win Best First Feature Film and Best Visual Effects at the 49th César Awards, which is basically the French version of the Oscars.

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...

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...

The Evil Dead franchise continues on with another feature film on the way. Called Evil Dead Burn, the new movie has just gotten an exciting update.

On Tuesday, the official account for Evil Dead on X shared a post to announce that filming is officially underway on Evil Dead Burn. The post included a black and white photo of the clapperboard on the set, which also showcases the official logo for the film's title. Imagery of Deadites can also be seen on both sides of the logo. Check out the post below.

Day 1 🔥. pic.twitter.com/8gzAJihdxQ— Evil Dead (@EvilDead) July 22, 2025

Sébastien Vaniček is directing Evil Dead Burn after co-writing the screenplay with Florent Bernard. The film stars Hunter Doohan (Wednesday), Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent), Tandi Wright (Pearl), and Souheila Yacoub (Dune: Part Two).

“I've watched all the other Evil Deads, I made my way through them, and when I read the script,...

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...

We are almost exactly one year away from the Evil Dead franchise’s return to the big screen with Evil Dead Burn, and we’ve learned that production has officially kicked off this week.

Evil Dead Burn is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček (Infested), and Warner Bros. will unleash the film in theaters on July 24, 2026. Check out Vaniček’s on-set update below!

Sébastien Vaniček co-wrote the screenplay for Evil Dead Burn with Florent Bernard.

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.

“I told the studio that I wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested,” Vaniček told Konbini, speaking about his Evil Dead project. “I’m going to put all the horror I have inside, it will be cathartic, and if I haven...

One of the first horror movies of the 2010s to kick off the genre's reboot craze is heading to Hulu. Fede Álvarez's Evil Dead will land on the streamer at the top of next month.

Beginning August 1, Evil Dead will be available to stream on Hulu. Released in 2013, the supernatural horror movie serves as both a soft reboot and continuation of the Evil Dead franchise, following a new set of protagonists who come under attack by dead people in a remote cabin in the woods. Although the reboot received mixed reviews from critics, with review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes noting an approval rating of 63%, it was a box office success, earning just under $98 million worldwide off a $17 million production budget.

The Evil Dead franchise began in 1981 with writer/director Sam Raimi's low-budget horror film The Evil Dead, starring Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams. Following the massive success of The Evil Dead,...

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...

The upcoming Evil Dead film directed by Infested director Sébastien Vaniček has finally started casting! Evil Dead Burn will star a couple of Netflix stars, including Wednesday's Hunter Doohan and The Night Agent vet Luciane Buchanan (via Deadline). Horror fans may also recognize actress Tandi Wright, who played Mia Goth's on-screen mother in Pearl.

Details about the film and its characters remain under wraps at this time, but we can expect the Deadites to return and terrorize these new cast members, I'm sure. Evil Dead Burn has been of particular interest to fans of the long-running franchise started in 1981 with the Bruce Campbell-led The Evil Dead.

Original director Sam Raimi chose Vaniček to direct this film after seeing Infested, a particularly tense and mean-spirited creature feature about killer spiders. Needless to say, he's well-suited for the role and could deliver us the scariest Evil Dead to date.

Evil Dead Burn...

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.

More actors have been announced for the next Evil Dead movie. Among those set to face off against the Deadites is Hunter Doohan, who wowed Marvel fans earlier this year in Daredevil: Born Again as the villainous Muse.

Deadline was the first to report that Doohan had joined the cast of the new Evil Dead movie alongwith Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent) and Tandi Wright (Pearl). Doohan's casting comes amid rumors that Muse will return for Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, despite the scene-stealing serial killer's death in the first season. However, it's not yet clear if Doohan will be back in the role, as it's possible that a different character could take over the serial killer's mantle in the new season.

Character details remain under wraps at this time for all confirmed actors. The three actors join the previously announced Souheila Yacoub (Dune: Part Two) in the new Evil Dead movie,...

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...

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,...

Deadites rejoice! New Line and Sony have officially set a release date of July 24, 2026, for a new Evil Dead film, which will see Dune: Part Twoactress Souheila Yacoub take point as the movie's protagonist. It's been two long years since the release of Evil Dead Rise in 2023, which went on to gross $147 million at the box office. Before then, there hadn't been a new film in the franchise in 10 years, so it's nice to see that Campbell and Raimi are delivering on their promise to be more consistent with new releases.

Per Deadline, New Line and Sony unveiled the newly minted release date for the next Evil Dead movie today, which will be directed by Sébastien Vaniček. Fans will recall that the French director's debut horror film Infested was a big hit with audiences (and Stephen King!) when it hit Shudder last year, so he's more than capable of helming an Evil Dead project.

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...

The next installment in the Evil Dead franchise is officially titled Evil Dead Burn, and Warner Bros. has dated the film for theatrical release this afternoon. The wait? One more year.

Evil Dead Burn will release in theaters on July 24, 2026!

Souheila Yacoub will star in Evil Dead Burn, which is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček (Infested). It’s one of Two new Evil Dead movies on the way from WB and New Line!

Ghost House Pictures also recently hired Francis Galluppi (The Last Stop in Yuma County) to write and direct yet another brand new Evil Dead movie, which doesn’t yet have a title.

Sébastien Vaniček co-wrote the screenplay for Evil Dead Burn with Florent Bernard.

“I told the studio that I wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested,” Vaniček told Konbini, speaking about his Evil Dead project. “I’m...

Not so groovy news for fans of The Evil Dead. Nearly three years after its release to critical acclaim, Saber Interactive's asymmetrical survival horror title Evil Dead: The Game is being pulled from Steam, Sony, and other digital storefronts with no reason given behind the removal. The developer confirmed the news on Wednesday, thanking supporters and writing, "Anyone who has purchased the game will still be able to play it as we plan to keep our servers online for everyone.” Since the axing of sales, Bruce Campbell, who reprized his role as Ash Williams for the game, has reacted to the adaptation's end, writing, "Dead end."

Evil Dead: The Game was notable for a few reasons. For Campbell, it marked his first time properly stepping back into the shoes of his Deadite-slaying hero since the end of Ash vs Evil Dead in 2018. It wasn't just him, either, as the...

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This April, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the much-anticipated streaming release of the historical drama film The Return and also a special featuring live performances from Elton John and Brandi Carlile. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films coming to Paramount+ in April 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Arrival (April 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Arrival is a sci-fi drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Eric Heisserer. Based on the 1998 short story titled Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, the 2016 film follows linguist Louise Banks as she is enlisted by the Army to decipher the language of and communicate...

Writer-director Francis Galluppi will soon battle Kandarian demons as the director for one of two upcoming Evil Dead films. Next month, his feature directorial debut, The Last Stop in Yuma County, heads to streaming.

Galluppi’s ultra-fun violent crime thriller heads to Paramount+ with Showtime on April 1, 2025.

In the film, “While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-begotten fortune.”

The Last Stop in Yuma County boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Richard Brake, Faizon Love, Alex Essoe, Michael Abbott Jr., Sierra McCormick, Nicholas Logan, Sam Huntington, Connor Paolo, Robin Bartlett, Jon Proudstar, Ryan Masson, Barbara Crampton, and Gene Jones.

It’s a solid, twisty, and funny film worth seeking out.

Written & directed by Francis Galluppi, “The Last Stop in Yuma County” is a crime thriller that unfolds almost entirely in a rural rest stop. It primarily follows a traveling salesman who finds himself and a local waitress taken hostage by a couple of bank robbers. The film follows their attempts at escaping this dreadful situation. Jim Cummings, known for his work in “Thunder Road,” stars as the unnamed salesman. Besides him, the film stars Jocelin Donahue (“Doctor Sleep”), Nicholas Logan (“Dark Winds”), Gene Jones (“No Country for Old Men”), Richard Brake, Michael Abbott Jr., Faizon Love, and Siera McCormick in important roles.

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The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

Francis Galluppi’s “The Last Stop in Yuma County” follows a hostage situation that happens at a remote Arizona rest stop. A traveling salesman and a local waitress get caught up in this trouble by two...

Fede Álvarez's blood-soaked Evil Dead remake will be available to stream for free starting April 1.

Just over 20 years after Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness landed in theaters, Álvarez helped usher in a new era for the iconic horror franchise with his 2013 reboot, Evil Dead. The film, which lands on Tubi next month,tossed aside the more comedic elements of the prior films in favor of a darker and meaner tone but doesn't forget to include tons of blood and gore, which remains a franchise staple. Álvarez's more sinister reboot proved a success as the film earned $97.5 million at the worldwide box office and was generally well-received at the time, having earned a 63% Rotten Tomatoes score.

The film centers around Mia, a drug addict who heads to a remote cabin in the woods with her brother and a group of friends to help rid herself of the habit. However,...

Fright-Rags has summoned Evil Dead apparel. Sam Raimi‘s groundbreaking horror classic has received two shirts for $33 each.

Throw it back to the glory days of videocassette with Marc Schoenbach‘s retro-style artwork, or learn to read with Steven Rhodes‘ “My First Necronomicon” design.

You can complete the look by binding your feet in Book of the Dead socks for $13.

Jot down ancient incantations in The Evil Dead and Necronomicon pocket notebooks. Measuring 5.5″ tall, they’re $5 each.

Swallow souls (or your beverage of choice) from an Evil Dead 2 souvenir cup. Featuring art by Matthew Skiff, the 32-ounce plastic cup costs $7.

The Evil Dead franchise continues to flourish with two new films in the works: Sébastien Vaniček‘s Evil Dead Burn, due out in 2026, and Francis Galluppi‘s as-yet-untitled installment.

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The Last Stop In Yuma County

When it first emerged in 2023, indie thriller The Last Stop In Yuma County didn’t have a big platform, despite screening at the likes of Fantastic Fest, but it did wow audiences wherever it went, gradually building up a cult following – and with good reason. The début directorial feature from Francis Galluppi, it’s funny, stylish, clever, packed with unforgettable characters and gripping throughout. Now it’s finally becoming available to viewers in the UK, thanks to a Blu-ray release from Arrow.

Meeting stars Jim Cummings (who plays a hapless knife salesman) and Richard Brake (who plays a bank robber on the run), I told them that one of the reasons I think I haven’t been able to get it out of my head is that in all the months since I first saw it I haven’t been able to figure out...

About six years ago, Scream Factory gave the 1986 classic Night of the Creeps a Blu-ray release – and along with the Blu-ray, they released an exclusive, limited edition 8” tall Neca action figure of the film’s star, Tom Atkins! Now, Scream Factory is set to bring Night of the Creeps to 4K Uhd on March 25th – and the Collector’s Edition bundle includes a new Tom Atkins action figure! You can check out an image of the new action figure at the bottom of this article, and you can pre-order the bundle at This Link. There was a bundle that included both of the Neca figures, but it has already sold out.

Written and directed by Fred Dekker, Night of the Creeps has the following synopsis: Thrill me! When an alien experiment goes awry, it crashes to Earth in 1959 and infects a young college student. Twenty-seven years later, his cryogenically frozen...

The good news is Night of the Creeps hits 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on March 25 from Scream Factory. The better news is it comes with a Tom Atkins action figure!

The 1986 sci-fi horror comedy marks the feature directorial debut of Fred Dekker (The Monster Squad), who also wrote the script. Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, and Jill Whitlow star with Atkins.

The director’s cut has been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative, approved by Dekker, with Dolby Vision.

Shout Factory has teamed with Neca to release an exclusive 8″ action figure of Atkins as Detective Cameron from the film’s dream sequence, complete with white tuxedo, sunglasses, and coconut drink.

Limited to 4,000, the toy is available individually for $49.99; in a set with the 4K Uhd, an exclusive slipcover designed by Sara Deck, and two 18×24 posters for $79.99; and in a deluxe edition with the 4K Uhd, slipcover, posters, and...

Over a decade after Army of Darkness first received the Funko treatment back in 2014, new Ash Williams and Evil Ash Pop! toys are on their way.

Ash dons his S-Mart uniform from the end of the film, complete with boomstick and mechanical hand. His possessed counterpart Evil Ash is ready for battle with a sinister sneer and medieval weaponry.

Both characters were played to perfection by Bruce Campbell in Sam Raimi‘s third entry in the Evil Dead franchise.

Due out in March, each 3.75″ vinyl figure costs $11.99.

The Evil Dead series continues to flourish with two new films in the works: Sébastien Vaniček‘s Evil Dead Burn, due out in 2026, and Francis Galluppi‘s as-yet-untitled installment.

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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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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,...

Last year’s box office hit Evil Dead Rise, set in the world of Sam Raimi's classic Evil Dead franchise, has paved the way for more deadite-infested films coming in the near future. The gory horror franchise is already gearing up for its next installment, as well as planning for another down the line. Of the two new movies, one is being helmed by Sébastien Vaniček, director of Infested, who announced the title and revealed the release window for his Evil Dead movie in a recent Instagram post.

According to Vaniček's recent Instagram post, the film is titled Evil Dead Burn and is set to plague theaters in 2026. The French director co-wrote the screenplay for the film, which is connected to other projects in the franchise, with Florent Bernard. With his debut film, Infested, offering a great example of his horror prowess, Vaniček is getting into the Evil Dead spirit,...

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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In the wake of last year’s box office hit Evil Dead Rise, the franchise is getting set to expand with Two new movies, one of which is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček (Infested).

Taking to Instagram this afternoon, Vaniček has announced that his Evil Dead movie is officially titled Evil Dead Burn, and he teases in the photo’s caption that it’ll be unleashed in 2026.

Based on The Evil Dead by Sam Raimi, Evil Dead Burn is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček, who co-wrote the screenplay with Florent Bernard. Check out the script’s cover page below.

French filmmaker Vaniček is fresh off his feature debut Infested (Vermines), which very much feels like Evil Dead Rise… with spiders. It’s no secret why he landed the gig, to say the least!

“I told the studio that I wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested,...

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,...

The Evil Dead saga has taken a lot of twists and turns throughout the years, and what began in a small cabin in the woods is now a full-blown franchise that will see at least two more films at some point in the near future. Though it remains to be seen how those movies will fit into the overall timeline of the series, original star Bruce Campbell says theyre not that complicated to understand, at least, not on the level of Star Wars, which director George Lucas shot out of order something he gladly took a tongue-in-cheek jab at in a recent interview with ScreenRant.

Touching on the future of the Evil Dead franchise, Campbell explained that the sequels will always feature a few Easter eggs that tie back into the original trilogy, thus connecting them all together in some form or fashion, even if they dont necessarily continue the...

After playing Evil Dead franchise hero Ash Williams on screen for around forty years, spanning three feature films and three seasons of the TV series Ash vs. Evil Dead, Bruce Campbell formally retired from the role, saying he’s not physically able to handle the action sequences any longer. But he is still willing to voice the character, as evident from Evil Dead: The Game… and a while back, he said would gladly provide Ash’s voice if there were ever to be an Evil Dead animated series. Franchise creator Sam Raimi has let it be known that he wants to continue making Evil Dead projects with Campbell, and he must have heard Campbell’s answer to the animated series question, because Campbell said more than a year and a half ago that they were actively pursuing the idea. Now, during an interview with ComicBook.com, Campbell has confirmed that an...

Bruce Campbell, who portrays Ash in the Evil Dead series, has explained how the next two movies in the horror franchise will fall into its larger timeline. Following the success of 2023's Evil Dead Rise, it was announced in February 2024 that an Evil Dead spinoff was in production, with Sbastien Vaniek attached as director and co-writer alongside Florent Bernard. Then, in April 2024, it was revealed a second spinoff would also be entering development, written and directed by Francis Galluppi. The plots for both upcoming entries are under wraps.

Speaking with Screen Rant, Campbell teased how the new Evil Dead movies will fit into the larger timeline, explaining that it's not as planned out as something like George Lucas' Star Wars movies were. The actor teased that the franchise is beyond the original cabin and Ash, hinting at the upcoming movies feeling more like their own independent stories set in the same universe.

Evil Dead franchise star Bruce Campbell explains why the franchise started to embrace more comedy after the first film. Released in 1981, Evil Dead hails from director Sam Raimi and marks a seminal entry into the horror genre, with Campbell starring as Ash, one of five friends who become tormented by flesh-possessing demons while at a cabin in the woods. Campbell would reprise the role for Evil Dead II in 1987 and Army of Darkness in 1992, both of which mixed horror and comedy.

During a recent interview with Variety, Campbell reflected on his time in the Evil Dead franchise, breaking down why he and Raimi decided to pivot away from the pure horror of the first film. According to the actor, the response to the original unrated Evil Dead was so strong that they decided to lighten things up for the sequels to avoid being known as "horror guys" for the rest of their careers.

Bruce Campbell has been covered in a lot of fake blood during his years playing Ash Williams in the The Evil Dead franchise. However, in the actors own words, it is not a process that he would ever call enjoyable.

Although Bruce Campbell has now seemingly hung up his chainsaw for good when it comes to on-screen appearances as his iconic character, back in 2016 the actor was back for more Deadite action in the unexpected and very welcome Starz sequel series Ash vs Evil Dead. While speaking to Inverse, the actor explained how the methods used to splatter him with fake blood had become more sophisticated since his early years in the role, but the substance itself was just as repellent as it ever was.

They have a pressurized beer keg that theyve converted into a blood keg. Pressurized tubes going in one end, and it shoots it out the other.

Evil Dead Rise, the latest sequel in the Evil Dead universe, is crawling its way to Netflix in September, and franchise star Bruce Campbell has got some advice for those who still haven't seen it yet. The film, released in 2023, was a refreshing take on the demonic horror franchise created by Sam Raimi in the 1980s, and has reinvigorated the franchise enough for two new movies to already be in development.

Using X/Twitter, Campbell addressed Evil Dead Rise's arrival on Netflix by posting the following advice to his fans: "Hide the children. Seriously." Campbell was responsible for giving life to Ash Williams, the main character of the franchise in the first three Evil Dead films and the TV series Ash vs Evil Dead. He has also participated as a producer in the more recent films, and looks set to continue this role in future.

Evil Dead Rise Where...

The third Avatar film had its title revealed at Disney's X23 Expo, getting a fun response from actor Bruce Campbell. As revealed at the event, James Cameron's threequel has officially been dubbed Avatar: Fire and Ash, and horror fans may already know where Campbell will be going with his reaction.

After the news was announced, Campbell shared an image of the movie's logo on his X account. In the caption, he slyly quipped, "Jim and I have been talking." Though the comment was presumably made in jest, it may be fun for fans to envision Avatar 3 as a crossover film with the Evil Dead franchise. While such a concept would most likely never see the light of day, the third Avatar film's title is certainly reminiscent of Evil Dead, and Fire and Ash even seems like something a film featuring Campbell's Ash Williams coul dhave been subtitled.

Jim and I have been talking.

Animation will allow Evil Dead to push the limits of gore and horror in ways live-action never could. The franchise has always had a cartoonish influence, now it's literally becoming a cartoon with a new animated series. Bruce Campbell will reprise his role as Ash Williams in the new show, bringing his delightfully over-the-top performance to the animated world.

Bruce Campbell has confirmed that an Evil Dead animated series is in the works, and it has the chance to finally do something that the live-action movies never could. Ever since Evil Dead Rise revitalized the franchise in 2023, the series has had more projects in development than the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In February 2024, an Evil Dead movie was announced to be directed by Sbastien Vaniek. In April 2024, a separate Evil Dead movie was announced to be directed by Francis Galluppi.

And now, theres an Evil Dead animated series in development. Although...

Army of Darkness used a combination of stop-motion in the foreground and motion control in the background to bring its undead army to life. Some shots in the film took visual effects artists up to 36 hours to complete. After the two most recent Evil Dead movies, a future film in the franchise should return to the wacky tone and setting of Army of Darkness.

Army of Darkness VFX supervisor William Mesa explains how the Evil Dead sequel made its undead army. Marking the third installment in Raimi's cult horror franchise, Army of Darkness was released in 1992, following Bruce Campbell's Ash as he is transported back to 1300 A.D. where he must battle evil forces once more in order to retrieve the Necronomicon and return home. The film, even more so than its predecessors, features a great number of visual effects-driven sequences, especially since an army of skeletal monsters...

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...

Sarajevo Film Festival has selected 18 titles for its Kinoscope strand and seven for its In Focus section, including a range of 2024 festival hits from Berlin and Cannes.

The Kinoscope selection consists of 12 Kinoscope films, and six titles in genre strand Kinoscope Surreal.

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Titles include Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, which won the Grand Prix in Cannes Competition this year; and Santosh, the debut feature of 2023 Screen Star of Tomorrow Sandhya Suri, which debuted in Un Certain Regard.

Guan Hu’s Black Dog, winner of the Un Certain Regard prize,...

The Evil Dead continues to rise! Following the success of Lee Cronin's splatter-filled Evil Dead Rise last year, the pipeline for the comedy horror franchise Sam Raimi built has just gotten busier and busier. Already on the way are two new Evil Dead movies, one from Vermin director Sébastien Vaniček and another from Francis Galluppi (The Last Stop In Yuma County). Now, as revealed by Ash Williams himself Mr Bruce Campbell in an interview with EW, the parasitic soul-snaffling Deadites are set to be drawn to life — or at least more undeath — anew in an original animated TV take on the series.

Speaking to EW ahead of the release of his Satanic Panic set Peacock series Hysteria, Campbell confirmed that whilst he officially retired from the role of supermarket clerk-turned-Promised One Ash Williams in live-action when Ash Vs Evil Dead ended in 2018, he will lend his voice to a new Evil Dead animation.

Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise is getting an animated series, it’s been confirmed. Here are a few more details of what’s coming.

The Evil Dead franchise is having a rennaisance thanks to Lee Cronin’s successful 2023 entry Evil Dead Rise. Earlier this year, Sébastien Vaniček was attached to direct and co-write a new spin-off film. Francis Galluppi wil write and direct the next Evil Dead film.

According to Deadline, while promoting his latest Peacock series Hysteria, franchise stalwart Bruce Campbell has confirmed he will reprise the role of Ash in an animated Evil Dead series.

Campbell said that “we are developing an animated version, like a series. I’ll do that. I’ll do Ash’s voice all day long because my voice hasn’t aged as much as I have. The trick is to take the elements that people like, which is innocent people being tortured by a malicious entity,...

Sam Raimi's iconic horror franchise Evil Dead is still going strong after all this time. Most recently, fans were treated to last year's fantastically fun Evil Dead Rise, but there's still plenty more on the way, including at least two more live-action movies.

But franchise star Bruce Campbell, who originated the role of Ash in the 1981 film and has reprised the role many times since in different capacities, recently provided Entertainment Weekly with an update on the franchise's future, including confirming that the long-gestating animated series is still in the works.

While it's unlikely we'll see Campbell return as Ash in a significant live-action role, the actor did say he'd happily voice the character for an animated spinoff.

We are developing an animated version, like a series. I'll do that. I'll do Ash's voice all day long, because my voice hasn't aged as much as I have.

What he...

Die Hard may be one of the greatest action movies of all time, but according to Bruce Campbell, it suffers from one major mistake in its premise — John McClane is just too capable.

“You want to put weird s— in the hands of someone who can’t handle it,” Campbell told Entertainment Weekly. “Like with Ash [from Evil Dead], he has no formal training whatsoever. He’s not military, he’s not CIA; he’s like a garage mechanic that’s out to save the world. That interests me! The premise of Die Hard is wrong. The guy in the air vent shouldn’t be Bruce Willis. He’s an ex-l.A. cop. The writers just took the easy train. They took the freight train to easy town.“

Campbell has a simple fix: “You put an accountant in the air vent who’s never fired a gun in his life, but ‘Oh my God,...

Much like the deadites, the Evil Dead franchise is hard to keep down. The man who is forever linked to the Evil Dead movies, Bruce Campbell, recently shared an exciting update on the future of the property, and it involves more movies and an animated series.

After a very successful run in theaters last year for the fifth film in the series, Evil Dead Rise, the series appears to be stronger than ever. So it comes as no shock that Campbell confirmed that more Evil Dead projects are on the way. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Campbell shared what the future holds for the franchise. "The future is two more damn movies," Campbell said. "We've got two new fabulous directors that have two new scripts in the shoot, and we think we've suckered a studio into coughing up the dough for both, since they seem to still make money.

Arrow Films has acquired Kazakh thriller Steppenwolf for the US, UK and Canada from UK-based Blue Finch Films, ahead of its North American premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival.

The feature was written and directed by Kazakhstan’s Adilkhan Yerzhanov, whose credits include The Owners and The Gentle Indifference Of The World, which played at Cannes in 2014 and 2018 respectively.

His latest follows a mother, played by Anna Starchenko, who is searching for her missing son in a small town consumed by riots and violence. In an act of desperation, she hires a dubious ex-detective, played by Berik Aitzhanov, who employs...