The cult-classic comedy-horror franchise, Evil Dead, is returning with a new and gory story. Evil Dead Rise, first announced in October 2019, is set to hit the screens with a new tale from Sam Raimi’s influential franchise. With Raimi returning to produce and Lee Cronin (A Hole In The Ground) selected to write and direct the newest installment, fans of the original films hope to see the same hilarious and weird horror that they’ve come to expect from the franchise in this new installment. But what will the new film be about? Will the story still be following the rugged anti-hero, Ash Williams?

Evil Dead Rise 2023 Release Date

Evil Dead Rise was initially set to be released on HBO Max back in 2022, but due to a new strategy implemented by the studio and positive test screenings, the film will instead be heading to theaters on April 21, 2023. Evil Dead Rise isn’t the only movie coming this year that was initially supposed to premiere on HBO Max, as House Party, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, and Blue Beetle were also supposed to premiere as HBO Max exclusives.

Evil Dead Rise 2023: Filming

Filming of the reboot began in June 2021 and officially wrapped in New Zealand back in late October 2021. Lee Cronin announced the wrap via Twitter, stating that he was on his way home to “cut this thing together”. With the images ranging from his own bloodied sneakers to… well, puddles of blood and chunks of bloody faux flesh, fans of the original films will be pleased to know that the newest installment isn’t leaving it’s gruesome roots behind. The first film of the trilogy, The Evil Dead, as well as its 2013 remake, were so horrifically gory that they were actually banned in various countries including Finland, Ukraine, and Singapore.

Evil Dead Rise 2023 Trailer

A red-band trailer for Evil Dead Rise was released online on January 4, 2023. The two and half minute spot confirms that Cronin wasn’t lying when he claimed that the film wouldn’t hold back on the blood as the trailer is chock-full of it. With gore, bloody scalps, creepy music, haunted forests, and possessed victims galore, fans of the franchise will likely be pleased with this new installment.

Will Bruce Campbell Be in Evil Dead Rise?

Unfortunately, Bruce Campbell’s character Ash Williams will not be returning in Evil Dead Rise. In Army Of Darkness, the final film of the original trilogy, Ash Williams is transported back in time to the Middle Ages where he must find and utilize the Necronomicon to return to his present time. After battling his way through Deadites, helping Duke Henry win the war and killing his own clone, Ash finds the Necronomicon and follows the instructions (as best as he can remember) and returns to his present time to tell the tale. In the final scenes of the film, customers of S-Mart are attacked by a time-traveling Deadite who Ash then kills with a rifle in the middle of the homeware store where he works. Ash then relays his now famous line, “Hail to the king, baby” before passionately kissing his coworker.

Conclusion:

Evil Dead Rise is set to hit the theaters on April 21, 2023, and fans of the franchise can expect the same hilarious and weird horror that they’ve come to expect from the franchise. The new film will not feature the return of Ash Williams and the trailer confirms