
In October 2019, Raimi announced at the New York Comic Con, that a new film is in development. He said another option would be a sequel to the 2013 reboot, however, he is unsure if Álvarez would want to make a sequel at this point because the director is a successful "artist in demand" now. Obviously Evil Dead has the bigger following." On July 10, 2019, Raimi discussed the future of the Evil Dead franchise, saying that "We'd like to make another Evil Dead feature and in fact we're working on some ideas right now." Raimi said that he would be interested in making another film with Campbell, however, Campbell earlier claimed that he has retired from the role of Ash. Which, I guess I would have preferred Don't Breathe 2 to win because it's one of my own creations. We were having some internal debates about what people would be interested in most. But we do have a script for Don't Breathe 2 that we wrote." He also said that "When I tweeted that I was interested in seeing what people prefer.

In November 2018, Álvarez announced that "They're just ideas right now. In September 2017, during a panel at Fan Expo Canada, Campbell stated that he believes the only successful future for the franchise is via a premium cable network, citing Ash vs Evil Dead on Starz as an example. By November, Campbell expressed doubts in a fourth Evil Dead movie.

Raimi was later confirmed to serve as director on Army of Darkness 2. Campbell confirmed that he would reprise his role as Ash in Army of Darkness 2. That same month, Álvarez took to his Twitter that the rumor was not true. On October 30, 2013, co-writer Rodo Sayagues confirmed to DesdeHollywood that he and Álvarez would not return for the sequel. At a WonderCon panel in March 2013, Bruce Campbell and Álvarez stated that their ultimate plan was for Álvarez's Evil Dead 2 and Raimi's Army of Darkness 2 to be followed by a seventh film which would merge the narratives of Ash Williams and Mia Allen. In addition, Sam Raimi confirmed plans to write Evil Dead 4 with his brother Ivan Raimi it was later specified that the film would be Army of Darkness 2. Pictures, New Line Cinema, and HBO Max Cast Īt the South by Southwest premiere, Fede Álvarez announced that a sequel to his 2013 film Evil Dead was in the works.

New Line Cinema (the first film's distributor) was announced as the film's distributor alongside HBO Max.Įvil Dead Rise is scheduled to be released in the United States by HBO Max in 2022. By October 2019, Raimi announced that a new film was in development, with Campbell producing, and Cronin writing and directing the project. The film's development was preceded by scrapped plans for a sequel to the 2013 film Evil Dead and a fourth film in the original series. The film follows two sisters trying to survive and save their family from demonic creatures known as Deadites. The film serves as the fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise and stars Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher, and Mia Challis. Evil Dead Rise is an upcoming American supernatural horror film written and directed by Lee Cronin, and produced by Robert Tapert, with Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell serving as executive producers.
