‘Evil Dead Rise’ Set at New Line, HBO Max

Forty years after filmmaker Sam Raimi unleashed The Evil Dead, New Line is unveiling Evil Dead Rise, a new installment in the cult horror franchise set to debut on HBO Max.Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin, known for his 2019 directorial debut The Hole in the Ground, is writing and directing.

Robert Tapert, producer of the 1981 original, returns to produce, with Raimi and original Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell executive producing.

The film will shoot in New Zealand next month.Evil Dead Rise takes the undead action away from the cabin in the woods and into the city as two estranged sisters’ reunion is cut …

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