New Line Cinema has unveiled a brand new Evil Dead Rise clip from the next installment of Sam Raimi’s iconic supernatural horror franchise. The video features one of the movie’s young protagonists as he discovers a very eerie room with crosses hanging on the ceiling. In the room, he also discovers an ancient book that will change his family’s life forever.
The film had its world premiere last March at the 2023 SXSW festival. It is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on April 21.
Evil Dead Rise stars Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings) and Lily Sullivan (Picnic at Hanging Rock), along with Gabrielle Echols (Reminiscence), Morgan Davies (The Girlfriend Experience), and Nell Fisher (Northspur). Executive producer and franchise star Bruce Campbell previously confirmed that the upcoming film wouldn’t have any ties to the previous films and will mainly center around the Necronomicon.
“Moving the action out of the woods and into the city, Evil Dead Rise tells a twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable,” reads the film’s synopsis.
The film is written and directed by Lee Cronin (The Hole In The Ground), who was handpicked by franchise creator Sam Raimi, as well as Bruce Campbell and Robert Tapert. It is executive produced by Raimi, Campbell, Tapert, Romel Adam, John Keville, and Macdara Kelleher.
