New Line Cinema and Sam Raimi have officially announced their new partnership for the upcoming fifth installment to the Evil Dead franchise titled Evil Dead Rise, which is currently being developed to be released on HBO Max.
The Evil Dead franchise began with 1981’s The Evil Dead and was followed by 1987’s Evil Dead II and 1993’s Army of Darkness which were all written and directed by Sam Raimi and centered on Bruce Campbell’s Ash Williams.
His inventive spirit and his reverence for the franchise make him the perfect director to unleash Evil Dead once again.”
The movie transformed the genre and with each new installment, Sam, Rob, and Bruce have continued to raise the bar.