Speaking with Empire, Campbell has further revealed that Raimi has already handpicked the next helmer of the iconic film series in the form of The Hole In The Ground director Lee Cronin, who has also signed on to write the fifth installment.
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.
After nearly a year since filmmaker Sam Raimi confirmed that he’s indeed working on the new installment to Evil Dead, franchise star and producer Bruce Campbell has finally shared the first details about the next installment to the iconic film series, revealing that it will be titled as Evil Dead Now.
Sam handpicked Lee – he did a cool movie called The Hole In The Ground.