New Line has made it official that a sequel to the The Evil Dead is in the works for WarnerMedia streaming service HBO Max, titled Evil Dead Rise which will be directed and written by Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin and star Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan.The original 1981 pic’s filmmaking team is back for Evil Dead Rise: Sam Raimi, who directed, wrote and executive produced Evil Dead will serve as EP here, Robert Tapert who served as EP and producer on the first will produce, and Bruce Campbell who starred as Ashley J.
Williams and EP’d the original feature will executive produce on the second go-round. He will not star in the next chapter here.Moving the action out of the woods and into the city, Evil Dead Rise tells a twisted tale of two
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