Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2023
Evil Dead Rise
Buy Evil Dead Rise now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Evil Dead Rise' is an upcoming American supernatural horror film written and directed by Lee Cronin. The film serves as the fifth installment in the 'Evil Dead' franchise and stars Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher, and Mia Challis. The film follows two sisters trying to survive and save their family from demonic creatures known as Deadites.
The film's development was preceded by scrapped plans for a sequel to the 2013 film 'Evil Dead' and a fourth film in the original series. By October 2019, Raimi announced that a new film was in development, with Robert G. Tapert producing, while Raimi and Bruce Campbell executive produce, and Cronin writing and directing the project. New Line Cinema (the first film's distributor) was announced as a production company involved, alongside Ghost House Pictures.
Originally intended for a digital release on HBO Max, 'Evil Dead Rise' is scheduled to be released theatrically on April 21, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Premise
Cast
* Alyssa Sutherland as Ellie
* Lily Sullivan as Beth
* Gabrielle Echols
* Morgan Davies
* Nell Fisher
* Mia Challis as Jessica
Production
Development
At the South by Southwest premiere, Fede lvarez announced that his film 'Evil Dead' (2013), a remake of 'The Evil Dead' (1981), would be getting a sequel and was in the works. In addition, Sam Raimi confirmed plans to write 'Evil Dead 4' with his brother Ivan Raimi; it was later specified that the film would be a sequel to 'Army of Darkness' (1992). At a WonderCon panel in March 2013, Bruce Campbell and lvarez stated that their ultimate plan was for lvarez's 'Evil Dead 2' and Raimi's 'Army of Darkness 2' to be followed by a seventh film which would merge the narratives of Ash Williams and Mia Allen. On October 30, 2013, co-writer Rodo Sayagues confirmed to 'DesdeHollywood' that he and lvarez would not return for the sequel. That same month, lvarez took to his Twitter that the rumor was not true. Campbell confirmed that he would reprise his role as Ash in 'Army of Darkness 2'. Raimi was later confirmed to serve as director on 'Army of Darkness 2'. By November, Campbell expressed doubts in a fourth 'Evil Dead' movie. In September 2017, during a panel at Fan Expo Canada, Campbell stated that he believes the only successful future for the franchise is via a premium cable network, citing 'Ash vs Evil Dead' on Starz as an example.In November 2018, lvarez announced that "They're just ideas right now. Nothing to announce officially. We do have a script for 'Don't Breathe 2'. That's the only difference. We don't have a script for 'Evil Dead 2'. But we do have a script for 'Don't Breathe 2' that we wrote." He also said that "When I tweeted that I was interested in seeing what people prefer. We were having some internal debates about what people would be interested in most. Unfortunately, 'Evil Dead 2' won. Which, I guess I would have preferred 'Don't Breathe 2' to win because it's one of my own creations. Obviously 'Evil Dead' has the bigger following." On July 10, 2019, Raimi discussed the future of the 'Evil Dead' franchise, saying that "We'd like to make another 'Evil Dead' feature and in fact we're working on some ideas right now." Raimi said that he would be interested in making another film with Campbell, however, Campbell earlier claimed that he has retired from the role of Ash. He said another option would be a sequel to the 2013 reboot, however, he is unsure if lvarez would want to make a sequel at this point because the director is a successful "artist in demand" now.
Pre-production
In October 2019, Raimi announced at New York Comic Con that a new film is in development. Robert G. Tapert was set to produce, while Raimi and Campbell will serve as executive producers only, all under their Ghost House Pictures banner. In June 2020, Campbell revealed that Lee Cronin was handpicked by Raimi to write and direct 'Evil Dead Rise'. In May 2021, New Line Cinema (who distributed the first film) had picked up the film, with it scheduled to be released on HBO Max.Casting
In May 2021, it was revealed that Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan had been cast in the lead roles. In June 2021, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies, and Nell Fisher were added to the cast. In July 2021, Mia Challis joined the cast.Filming
Principal photography began in New Zealand on June 6, 2021, with Dave Garbett serving as cinematographer. Garbett previously served as a cinematographer on several episodes of 'Ash vs Evil Dead'. On July 14, 2021, Cronin revealed that filming was officially half way done. Filming officially concluded on October 27, 2021, with Cronin revealing the film used over 6,500 liters of fake blood.Post-production
In April 2022, Stephen McKeon was announced to be composing the score, after collaborating with Cronin on 'The Hole in the Ground' (2019).Release
'Evil Dead Rise' is scheduled to be released theatrically on April 21, 2023. The film was originally set for a digital-only release on HBO Max, but was moved to a theatrical release in August 2022 as part of a restructuring plan for film distribution at Warner Bros. that would see the studio relying less on HBO Max-only releases and more on theatrical releases.
References
Buy Evil Dead Rise now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2023