Break out the boomsticks, horror fans, Evil Dead is back and it’s bringing the fire.
New Line Cinema and Sony Pictures have officially set the next installment in the cult horror franchise titled Evil Dead Burn, for a July 24, 2026 release. It was also announced that Dune: Part Two and Climax actress Souheila Yacoub has signed on to star.
The new film is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček, who co-wrote the script with Florent Bernard. Genre fans might recognize Vaniček from his buzzy festival horror debut Vermin.
Backing the project are none other than franchise creator Sam Raimi and producer Rob Tapert, who’ve shepherded the franchise from its gnarly indie roots to studio-backed carnage.
They’re joined by executive producers Romel Adam, Jose Canas, Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin, and of course, Bruce Campbell, the cult icon forever etched into horror history as Ash Williams.
Warner Bros. Pictures will handle the domestic rollout, while Sony Pictures takes the international reins, with StudioCanal covering the UK and Metropolitan handling France.
We don’t know anything about the story, but the director previously teased that it’s going to be a nasty film that hurts.
He 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!”
He also says that producer Sam Raimi is giving him “100% creative freedom” to play in the Evil Dead sandbox, and that he’s looking to incorporate a “French twist.”
With this being an Evil Dead film, we can also expect to see deadites, demonic mayhem, and buckets of blood.
With fresh talent and the original team behind the scenes, Evil Dead Burn is ready to scorch a new chapter into the Evil Dead franchise.
Source: Deadline
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