Last year’s box office hitEvil Dead Rise, set in the world of Sam Raimi’s classicEvil Deadfranchise, has paved the way for more deadite-infested films coming in the near future. The gory horror franchise is already gearing up for its next installment, as well as planning for another down the line. Of the two new movies, one is being helmed by Sébastien Vaniček, director ofInfested,who announced the title and revealed the release window for hisEvil Deadmovie in a recent Instagram post.
According to Vaniček’s recent Instagram post, the film is titledEvil Dead Burnand is set to plague theaters in 2026.The French director co-wrote the screenplay for the film,which is connected to other projects in the franchise, with Florent Bernard. With his debut film,Infested, offering a great example of his horror prowess, Vaniček is getting into theEvil Deadspirit, as he toldKonbini:
“I told the studio that I wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested."
The exciting film isn’t the only thingEvil Deadfans have to look forward to, though. Another film in the iconic horror franchise is in the works as well. Recently, Ghost House Pictures hired the director ofThe Last Stop in Yuma County,Francis Galluppi, to write and direct the next spinoff in the franchise, which does not have a title yet.Check out the post that shows off the script cover page forEvil Dead Burnbelow.
Although the franchise has received other, fairly successful, modern additions, likeEvil Dead(2013) and the Starz seriesAsh vs Evil Dead,neither got the same attention asEvil Dead Rise. The gnarly horror film shocked audiences with how accurately it captured the humor, intense violence, and camp that made the original films cult classics, while appealing to modern movie audiences. The film even included a voice cameo from the original trilogy’s star, Bruce Campbell, hitting all the marks for fans of the original films.
Made on a meager budget of $15 million,Evil Dead Risemanaged to rake in a massive $146 million worldwide, catapulting the retro IP into modern success even more than previous installments.Evil Dead Risewas also a hit on streaming from the day it hit Netflix, which gave even further credence to the staying power of the absurd yet horrifying franchise. The 2023 horror hit has solidifiedEvil Deadas a modern moneymaker and crowd-pleaser, which will hopefully open doors for other daring horror directors to take a shot at the iconic franchise.
No one does horror comedy better than Raimi, and now he’s passing the baton to other horror creators to continue his legacy for excited fans. With two new films in the horror comedy franchise on the docket, it’s a great time to be anEvil Deadfan.
