We have a couple of bidders and we’re trying to just find the correct suitor and we have a script written and a director picked. As for the current status, here's what he had to say: 'We’re honing-in, circling the building now trying to lock in a partner. I can’t wait for Alyssa and Lily to fill the blood-soaked shoes of those who have come before them and carry on that tradition.' (5/26/21)īruce Campbell offers an update and more details on the movie in another recent interview. 'At its core, ‘Evil Dead’ is about ordinary people overcoming extraordinarily terrifying situations. I’m equally excited to be working with Lee Cronin, whose gifts as a storyteller make him the ideal filmmaker to continue the enduring legacy of the franchise.' Bruce Campbell added. The company’s history as pioneers of horror speaks for itself. Producer Sam Raimi was quoted saying: 'I’m thrilled to bring ‘Evil Dead’ back to its original home at New Line 40 years after the release of the first film. Alyssa Sutherland ( Vikings) and Lily Sullivan ( Picnic at Hanging Rock, Barkskins) are first to join the cast and will be playing the lead sisters. It was announced today that filming is aimed to begin next month in New Zealand and the movie will eventually be released on HBO Max. But, yeah, the three of us are very involved.' (7/12/21) We all jump in at various times to chime in. Rob Tapert is the hands-on producer and we're all very involved in the script. It's filming now in New Zealand, with some of their amazing crews down there and they're well into it. It's entirely different, unsuspecting heroines who are going to save the day. Where does this book wind up and what happens to it over the millennia? In this case, it's set in the city, it's no more cabin in the woods.

It really is just another Evil Dead movie. Bruce Campbell spoke a bit about the film again, detailing more about what fans can expect from the story, saying: 'People can actually call it what want: Sequel, remake, reimagining.

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