Still no sign of a trailer, but thanks to Total Film, we do have another promo still for upcoming horror "requel," Evil Dead Rise.
While chatting to the mag, director Lee Cronin revealed that his movie is very much set in the established Evil Dead universe (so we're assuming it'll disregard the 2013 remake), even though it will be missing a couple of key elements from those original films.
"There’s no Ash in this story and there’s no cabin in the woods, and they’re two iconic elements of what Evil Dead is," said Cronin. "But the movie does include the book and an extraordinary amount of vicious, malevolent Deadites, so I was always pretty comfortable making that move [to LA]."
"It still needed to maintain some of the claustrophobia," he continues. "And that translated really well from the cabin into an urban environment. This is about a family in a rundown building stuck in their apartment, so it follows the same rhythm but puts it in a more contemporary space."
Check out a new shot of a Deadite (presumably?) doing her best Jesus impersonation at the link below.
Evil Dead Rise is set to hit theaters on April 21, 2023. The horror flick will ditch the usual forest setting and move the gory action to the city, as "two estranged sisters’ reunion is cut short when flesh-possessing demons thrust them into a battle for survival."
Alyssa Sutherland (The Mist, Vikings) and Lily Sullivan (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Jungle) will play the lead roles.
Sam Raimi's microbudget original is still considered one of the best horror movies of all time, with direct sequels Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness as well as recent TV show Ash vs. The Evil Dead upping the comedic elements. The well-received 2013 remake was a far more serious affair, but it's not known which direction Rise will head in.