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Studiocanal launched a brand new official podcast – and the host might just be familiar to Film Stories listeners.

This is a bit of an odd story for me to write. Basically, well, because I’m in it. I’ll see how I get on.

The rather fine folks at Studiocanal have launched an official podcast, digging into the huge archive of movies under its stewardship. It’s arriving regularly, and as well as focusing on a movie of the month, there’s a broader exploration of other bits and bobs too.

Don’t take our word for it. Here’s Jamie McHale, the head of theatrical marketing at the studio: “We’re thrilled to be launching an official podcast to celebrate our incredible library of titles and upcoming theatrical releases. The in-depth analysis and regular features such as “Dream Double Bills” and “Hidden Gems” from Simon and his guests are...

In the ’70s and early ’80s, perhaps the only thing that Stephen King liked more than a child with a psychic gift/curse was an inanimate object that becomes possessed by evil. A car, HGVs and even a laundry press lurched into life to wreak destruction, and all of these mechanical menaces made their inexorable way from page to screen, directed by John Carpenter (Christine), King himself and Tobe Hooper (The Mangler).

The Monkey, first published by Gallery magazine in 1980 and revised to feature in King’s 1985 collection of short stories Skeleton Crew, located genuine revulsion and terror in a wind-up toy. Eyes shining with “idiot glee” and lips pulled back in a “carnivorous” grin, the hirsute curio shuddered to life to clap its cymbals… and Death danced. The monkey was, in short, evil incarnate.

The main sustenance is course after course of ketchup-covered set-pieces...

So who better to adapt...

Universal and Blumhouse’s “Wolf Man” howls into theaters on Friday.

Co-written and directed by Leigh Whannell, who also made 2020’s update of “The Invisible Man,” this “Wolf Man” follows a young family, who encounter something horrifying in the woods and attempt to survive the night.

But is “Wolf Man” part of a larger cinematic universe? Let’s break it down.

Is “Wolf Man” part of a Universal Monsters universe?

It is not. At least not in the way that you’re imagining.

What does that mean?

A few years ago, Universal got very ambitious about what they referred to as the Dark Universe – a series of interconnected movies, much like Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe, that would feature Universal’s line-up of big screen beasts.

The first movie out of the gate was 2017’s “The Mummy,” a very expensive action movie starring Tom Cruise that underperformed at the box office.

The “Evil Dead” movies have been the brainchild of Sam Raimi, who was very much inspired by the works of Hp Lovecraft and the mythology of the “Necronomicon.” The Necronomicon is usually a fictional grimoire appearing in Lovecraft’s horror tales. In the Evil Dead movies, the “Necronomicon Ex-Mortis” is the fictional grimoire usually playing havoc upon a group of unsuspecting inhabitants who chance upon the book (usually in a cabin in the woods) and attempt to read it, causing chaos.

Practical effects usually characterize the “Evil Dead” movies, with ample amounts of gore and a blend of horror and dark comedy, at least in terms of the original trilogy that Raimi directed. The newer versions skew more towards a dark, horror bent, but the gore remains consistent. Also consistent is the protagonist, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell), who appears in all five films as well as the television series.

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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, the previously announced film slated for April 17, 2026, is now officially titled. “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,” said writer/director Lee Cronin. Cronin is writing and directing the film, …

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Tom Cruise’s 2017 reboot of The Mummy franchise may be remembered as a critical and commercial misstep, but the movie also became an internet sensation due to an unexpected behind-the-scenes blunder. A version of the movie’s trailer was shared with half the music and sound effects missing ahead of its release.

Tom Cruise in The Mummy | Credit: Universal

Stripped of its cinematic polish, the trailer was unintentionally awkward and hilarious and soon became a topic of conversation. It drew unwanted attention to the film, turning the unintentional mistake into a brief moment of accidental genius in viral marketing.

Tom Cruise’s The Mummy trailer blunder turned into a viral sensation

Tom Cruise took the lead in Alex Kurtzman’s 2017 reboot of the popular The Mummy franchise. However, before its release, the studio unexpectedly released a botched trailer of the movie, missing key sound and music effects.

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Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin will helm a new Mummy film slated for release in 2026, here are the details.

The Mummy was, of course, part of the stable of classic movie monsters at Universal in the 1930s, which also included Dracula, Frankenstein and The Wolfman. Incidentally Gods And Monsters, the biopic of Frankenstein director James Whale starring Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser, is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video and is well worth watching.

Fraser headlined the 1990s/early 2000s trilogy of Mummy films, alongside Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo and, in The Mummy Returns, Dwayne Johnson, who went on to star in spin-off The Scorpion King, which also lived on through a plethora of straight to DVD sequels. There were plans for a fourth Fraser Mummy film but, for various reasons, it never happened – we wrote about it here.

However, in the wake of Fraser’s Oscar win for The Whale,...

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A new image from Wolf Man offers a closer look at Christopher Abbott's character. In the Blumhouse horror reboot, Abbott plays Blake, who inherits his estranged father's farmhouse, which becomes the site of a terrifying ordeal when he is attacked by a vicious animal. This kicks off a lycanthropic transformation that puts his wife Charlotte (Julia Garner) and daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth) at risk, trapped between the animal outside and the threat that Blake now poses. The upcoming Wolf Man was directed and co-written by Leigh Whannell, who previously helmed Blumhouse's 2020 Universal Monster remake The Invisible Man.

ScreenRant can now share an exclusive new image from Wolf Man. It depicts a disheveled, sweaty, and distressed Blake looking over his shoulder at Charlotte while mid-transformation. In addition to bulging veins...

The Mummy series has certainly seen highs and great falls. Where Brendan Fraser’s films were a cultural masterpiece and an iconic part of Hollywood, a lot has changed for the franchise since then. Tom Cruise’s film has been regarded as one of the worst attempts at a reboot, completely losing sight of what made Fraser’s films work.

A still from The Mummy | Credit: Universal Pictures

Since it has been recently announced that a new reboot for the franchise is on its way, with Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin directing it, there are a lot of lessons that he can learn from the failure of Cruise’s film.

A Mummy cinematic universe in one film?

One of the most criticized aspects of Tom Cruise’s film was the fact that it tried to set up an entire cinematic universe in one film. Instead of trying to first make a good standalone film,...

The Mummy is on the cusp of another resurrection, and this time, it’s got a new boss in charge: Lee Cronin. Fresh off the horror rollercoaster of Evil Dead Rise, the director is now stepping into the dusty old shoes of an ancient curse, hoping to give the mummified franchise a much-needed jolt of life. After years of reboots, remakes, and re-whatevers, the classic terror is crawling back to theaters, with a release date set for April 17, 2026.

Tom Cruise | Credits: The Mummy / Universal Pictures.

Let’s face it, after Tom Cruise’s The Mummy debacle in 2017, where the only thing resurrected was our collective disappointment, the door to the Mummy universe creaked open again—though it might have just been the sound of a sarcophagus falling apart. So, Cronin’s got his work cut out for him.

If Cronin is going to hit the nail on the head with this reboot,...

The Mummy franchise has long been a fan-favorite one, even though some of its installments may not have been that well-received by fans. Since 1999, the film series under Stephen Sommers has been doing everything in its power to leave fans absolutely baffled and captivated to the core. Then there was Tom Cruise’s titular film from 2017, which, well, wasn’t all that loved by viewers.

The Mummy. | Credits: Universal Pictures.

However, even after the release of so many installments, with some of them being critical blockbusters while others cease to grab the opportunities perfectly, a new installment from the saga is currently in the works. And this one might as well make one really major Brendan Fraser-Tom Cruise scenario a reality by bringing back both actors to the fan-favorite franchise.

New Mummy film could make a dream Brendan Fraser-Tom Cruise scenario come true Brendan Fraser. | Credits: The Mummy / Universal Pictures.

Universal’s always doing something with their Monsters. Lately they’ve been a bit more bold in how they spin them, retooling the Invisible Man into a sociopathic ex and giving us Dracula’s daughter hunting down a gang of unwitting thieves. Now they’re planning to revive The Mummy — yes, again — and this time, it will be even More dour than the joyless 2017 Tom Cruise picture. The chosen director is Lee Cronin. Since Cronin was previously behind Evil Dead Rise, a film that turned a horror-comedy franchise into just horror, you might be expecting something similar. You’d be right. “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before,” Cronin said to The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening.” So to those who want a “scary” Mummy movie, you may just get it. However…...

The Mummy is set to rise from its tomb once again, with director Lee Cronin at the helm.

Coming off the success of his thrillingly nasty Evil Dead Rise revival (check out our review here), the Irish filmmaker was announced as director of an untitled horror project with a release date of April 17, 2026 earlier this year. Now, Blumhouse, Atomic Monster and Warner Bros. have revealed that it will actually be a new take on the classic Universal Monster.

Cronin will also pen the script.

"This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening," said Cronin in a statement.

Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are co-financing the film, with James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville on board as producers. Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher are executive producers. Alayna Glasthal is the...

After the major success of the supernatural horror film Evil Dead Rise, people were wondering what writer-director Lee Cronin would be working on next. Now we know. We just learned from The Hollywood Reporter that Cronin will be making a new The Mummy movie. More on this upcoming film below.

In July 2024, reports surfaced that Cronin was teaming up with Atomic Monster, Blumhouse Productions, and New Line on a new mystery movie. Cronin's Doppelgängers production company was also reported to be involved with this project. The only other major piece of information that was revealed at the time was the movie's release date. An April 17, 2026 release date was announced.

Now, five months later, we finally know what that mystery film is. According to THR, Cronin will be writing and helming a brand new take on The Mummy. Blumhouse confirmed this good news on its official Instagram page by sharing what...

Lee Cronin's The Mummy: With a release date of April 17, 2026, we now have an official title for the latest horror film from Evil Dead Rise's Lee Cronin, who is is writing and directing the film, produced by Atomic Monster, Blumhouse and Doppelgängers, for New Line.

"This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening," said writer/director Lee Cronin.

As previously announced, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are co-financing the film. James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville are producers on the film. Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher are executive producers. Alayna Glasthal is the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.

Lee Cronin is represented by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein.

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It’s Blumhouse‘s turn to resurrect “The Mummy.” THR reports that “Evil Dead Rise” director Lee Cronin will write and direct the latest take on the undead horror trope via New Line. James Wan‘s Atomic Monster is also in on the action, with the banner and Blumhouse co-financing the project.

Read More: Alex Kurtzman Says ‘The Mummy’ Was “Brutal,” But “The Failure Rebuilt Him Into A Tougher, Clearer Filmmaker”

Wan, Jason Blum, and John Keville produce “The Mummy,” with Cronin also producing via his Doppelgängers banner.

Continue reading ‘The Mummy’: Blumhouse Reboot Taps ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Filmmaker Lee Cronin To Direct at The Playlist.

Well, it is Christmas time, so it makes sense that Blumhouse would give us a lovely gift to unwrap – a new The Mummy movie! After several big-screen iterations, including 1932’s version with Boris Karloff, the cult-classic Brendan Fraser-fronted adventure movies, and the slightly more ill-fated, Tom Cruise-starring, supposed Dark Universe-starting 2017 take, Universal’s mummified monster is back. At the helm will be writer and director Lee Cronin, the man behind 2023’s excellent Evil Dead Rise.

A Cronin project had been on the books for a while, announced earlier this year, but confirmation that it’s a new spin on The Mummy came today via an Instagram post from Cronin and Blumhouse. It reveals the script’s title page, with the caption ‘Something terrifying will be unleashed in 2026’.

Jason Blum and James Wan are on producing duty, and the success Blumhouse had in reinvigorating Universal’s classic monsters for...

Blumhouse is continuing its quest to revive classic movie monsters for modern audiences. To that end, it has been revealed that Lee Cronin, of "Evil Dead Rise" fame, is set to write and direct a new take on "The Mummy," with Blumhouse producing the film for New Line Cinema.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cronin's "The Mummy" will hit theaters on April 17, 2026. Mark that on your calendars and plan accordingly, horror fans. The announcement was teased by Blumhouse on Instagram (which you can check out below), revealing the title page for the filmmaker's script. "Something terrifying will be unleashed in 2026," the caption reads. In a brief statement, Cronin had this to say about it:

"This will be unlike any 'Mummy' movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I'm digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,"

Blumhouse is producing the film alongside James Wan's...

Buzzy genre filmmaker Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise) will write and direct The Mummy, a new film in the horror subgenre for New Line, Deadline has confirmed.

Plot details are under wraps. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse will co-finance and produce alongside Cronin’s Doppelgängers for release on April 17, 2026. Producers include James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville. Exec producers are Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher. Alayna Glasthal is overseeing the project for Atomic Monster. Blumhouse corroborated THR’s initial report today on a new Mummy movie in a post to its official Instagram page, writing, “Something terrifying will be unleashed in 2026.”

Mummies have been a staple for horror filmmakers dating back to the 1930s, when Universal Pictures introduced The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff as the iconic Imhotep. The studio later turned The Mummy into a successful blockbuster franchise, starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, beginning in the late 1990s,...

There aren't a lot of film brands that can be specifically, and directly, blamed for the stillbirth of an entire planned cinematic universe, but The Mummy is certainly one of them. The 2017 Tom Cruise vehicle didn't actually bomb in a technical sense—making $410 million at the box office, with Chinese...

Back in June, it was announced that Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin had signed on to write and direct a new genre project for Atomic Monster, Blumhouse Productions, and New Line Cinema… and now we know what that mysterious project is. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Cronin has come up with a new take on the concept of The Mummy! Cronin confirmed, “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening.” The film is set to reach theatres on April 17, 2026.

It should be noted that, since the project is set up at New Line Cinema, this “new take on the horror trope revolving around the ancient mummified undead” has nothing to do with the classic Universal horror property. We heard back in May that there are three...

Fresh off last year’s Evil Dead Rise, it was announced earlier this year that director Lee Cronin will next be directing an untitled horror movie for Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster. Today, Cronin took to Instagram to reveal that feature is Lee Cronin’s The Mummy!

“This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,” said writer/director Lee Cronin.

Cronin is writing and directing the film, produced by Atomic Monster, Blumhouse and Doppelgängers, for New Line. New Line Cinema will be releasing this one in theaters April 17, 2026.

“Collaborating with Jason, James and the wonderful teams from these two storied and massively successful organizations is what perfect nightmares are made of,” said Cronin previously. “Getting to return to New Line Cinema and my wonderful partners over there is the cherry on top.

Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, the newly converged horror producers, will unwrap yet another iconic movie monster. “The Mummy” is coming from Lee Cronin, director of the campy and cult-approved “Evil Dead Rise.”

Cronin will write and direct the project, which has been dated for April 17, 2026, by New Line Cinema.

“This will be unlike any ‘Mummy’ movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,” Cronin said in a statement.

The director’s label Doppelgängers will also serve as a producer, alongside James Wan, Jason Blum and John Keville. Blumhouse and Atomic Monster will co-finance. Michael Clear, Judson Scott and Macdara Kelleher are executive producers. Alayna Glasthal is the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster

Blumhouse has had good luck updating the classic horror figures from the Universal film library (most of them distributed by that studio...

The next classic monster to get the Blumhouse treatment is The Mummy, with “Evil Dead Rise” filmmaker Lee Cronin set to tackle the iconic character. “The Mummy” will be released on April 17, 2026 by New Line Cinema, but no other details are known.

The Irish-born Cronin most recently directed 2023’s successful horror follow-up “Evil Dead Rise,” a hit for Warner Bros. and New Line on a small budget. His feature debut was the 2019 indie “The Hole in the Ground.”

This new “Mummy” follows Blumhouse’s successful “Invisible Man” redo from Leigh Whannell that was released in 2020 and “Wolf Man,” also from Whannell, which will be released in January. Both of those films took a more scaled down approach to the monsters than previous takes, with “Invisible Man” serving as a horrifying depiction of domestic abuse starring Elisabeth Moss. “Wolf Man,” starring Christopher Abbott, similarly looks smaller scale but still heavy on frights.

A little over seven years after the last attempt to reboot the property failed, Blumhouse have revealed they're working on a new Mummy movie. The horror franchise first launched in 1932 and was part of the Universal Classic Monsters collection, with Boris Karloff portraying the titular entity before passing the reins on to Tom Tyler, Lon Chaney Jr. and Eddie Parker. The years since have seen two rebooted versions of The Mummy franchise, beginning with the Brendan Fraser-led movies from Stephen Sommers, which also included the Scorpion King spinoffs, and Tom Cruise's failed 2017 reboot meant to launch the interconnected Dark Universe.

The official Blumhouse Twitter page have unveiled that a new Mummy movie is in the works from writer/director Lee Cronin, who recently excelled with Evil Dead Rise. The post features a script page with the title scratched out featuring Cronin's credit with "Original Screenplay by" and both...

The Mummy is being unwrapped from the dead once again.

Lee Cronin is writing and directing a new take on the horror trope revolving around the ancient mummified undead for New Line, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal.

The project was previously only known as a Cronin mystery movie that had been announced earlier this year and is now set for an April 17, 2026 release.

Horror powerhouses Atomic Monster and Blumhouse, along with Cronin’s banner Doppelgängers, are producing.

Plot details are being kept in the sarcophagus but Cronin is hoping to breathe modern life into ageless evil.

“This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before,” he said in a statement to THR. “I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,”

The news was confirmed with post on Blumhouse’s Instagram account.

Atomic Monster and Blumhouse are co-financing the film.

Director Lee Cronin's recent Evil Dead Rise proved to be a big success for Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert’s Ghost House Pictures (grossing $147 million against its $15-19 million budget), so it was inevitable that another instalment in the iconic horror franchise would enter development sooner rather than later.

Back in February, we got word that Vermin director Sébastien Vaniček had been enlisted to co-write and helm the then untitled project, which was described as a spin-off. This indicated that the movie would not be a direct sequel to Rise, but all plot details are still under wraps for the time being.

Now, Vaniček has taken to Instagram to announce that the movie is officially titled Evil Dead Burn, and will be released at some point in 2026.

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Vaniček made his feature directorial debut last year with Vermin/Vermine,...

Evil Dead fans have plenty to look forward to in the coming years as the franchise based on Sam Raimi's original 1981 film continues to evolve.

French director Sébastien Vaniček recently shared an exciting update on the next planned movie in the franchise, which we now know will be titled Evil Dead Burn. The director shared a photo of the screenplay's title page via his social media account, teasing the next chapter. He and Florent Bernard co-wrote the script.

Previously, Lee Cronin wrote and directed the smash hit 2023 movie Evil Dead Rise, starring Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan as sisters who must combat the Deadites after their kids mistakenly summon them via the infamous Necronomicon, unaware of what the book really entails.

Evil Dead Rise performed very well theatrically, earning more than $147 million and receiving praise from critics. In many ways, Cronin's film felt like a fresh reboot of the long-running franchise,...

Sébastian Vanicek has revealed the next 'Evil Dead' film will hit cinemas in 2026.The French director will helm the next spin-off in the horror franchise created by Sam Raimi, and has now shared that the upcoming movie will be called ‘Evil Dead Burn’ and will be released in two years.Taking to Instagram, the ‘Infested’ filmmaker posted a picture of the script - which credited himself and Florent Bernard as writers - and simply captioned it: “2026 (sic).”‘Evil Dead Burn’ will be the sixth entry in the zombie-horror series, which began in 1981 with Raimi’s ‘The Evil Dead’.The movie - which starred Bruce Campbell as Ashley ‘Ash’ J. Williams - spawned two direct sequels: ‘Evil Dead II’ in 1987 and 1992’s ‘Army of Darkness’.After the franchise went on pause, it continued in 2013 with ‘Evil Dead’, a soft reboot of the series which saw Raimi serve as a...

The next Evil Dead film is now officially called Evil Dead Burn, and it’s heading our way in 2026.

The impressive success in cinemas – and on home formats – of last year’s Evil Dead Rise didn’t just resurrect the Evil Dead cinematic franchise, it made a further film a certainty.

And here comes the confirmation of it.

Evil Dead Burn is set to be the next chapter in the saga, and once again we have a new director stepping in to make it. French director Sebastien Vanicek has landed the job, having made his feature directorial debut with the movie Infested. Vanicek has also co-written the script for the new film along with Florent Bernard.

News of the new film was confirmed by the pair on their Instagram accounts, where they posted a picture of the screenplay’s cover. Fittingly, it looked like it’d been typed with a rickety old typewriter.

Today brings with it some groovy news, particularly for those who are fans of the "Evil Dead" movies. After being away from the big screen for a decade, the franchise has roared back to life thanks to the success of 2023's "Evil Dead Rise." Now, the powers the be are trying to keep the good, bloody vibes going with multiple new films, one of which now has a title and a release window. Look forward to 2026, people.

Earlier this year, we learned that writer/director Sébastien Vaniček ("Infested") is making a new "Evil Dead" movie. Details have been few and far between since the announcement was made earlier this year, but the filmmaker recently took to Instagram to share the front script page for the latest entry in the franchise, which is officially titled "Evil Dead Burn." If I may? Hell yeah. Vaniček shared the page with a very simple caption that reads,...

In the build-up to the release of Evil Dead Rise (read our review right Here) last year, Evil Dead franchise rights holders Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert let it be known that they were already looking forward to producing more entries in the series, with Campbell revealing they were hoping to make a new sequel / spin-off every two or three years. In February, they proved their commitment to this idea by hiring Sébastien Vaniček, who made his feature directorial debut on the French horror film Vermin, a.k.a. Infested, to write and direct a new installment in the franchise. Now, Vaniček has taken to social media to share a picture of the title page for his script Evil Dead Burn, along with a promise that the film will be released in 2026!

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In the wake of last year’s box office hit Evil Dead Rise, the franchise is getting set to expand with Two new movies, one of which is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček (Infested).

Taking to Instagram this afternoon, Vaniček has announced that his Evil Dead movie is officially titled Evil Dead Burn, and he teases in the photo’s caption that it’ll be unleashed in 2026.

Based on The Evil Dead by Sam Raimi, Evil Dead Burn is being directed by Sébastien Vaniček, who co-wrote the screenplay with Florent Bernard. Check out the script’s cover page below.

French filmmaker Vaniček is fresh off his feature debut Infested (Vermines), which very much feels like Evil Dead Rise… with spiders. It’s no secret why he landed the gig, to say the least!

“I told the studio that I wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested,...

Exclusive: Walden Media has snapped up the life rights of Brian Schwartz, an advertising exec turned lawn care philanthropist known as “The Lawn Ranger,” for the development of a dramatic feature titled Grassroots.

Based on Schwartz’s true story, the film will explore his journey from corporate executive to a beacon of hope, as he selflessly mowed lawns for seniors, veterans, and the disabled during the Covid-19 pandemic and started a national movement. In Theory’s Samuel Kochman and Aperture’s Adam Goldworm will serve as producers, with Walden’s Frank Smith and Benjamin Tappan serving as executive producers.

In early 2020, when Schwartz faced the daunting challenge of unemployment after being let go from his advertising job, he found himself navigating a whirlwind of personal crises: his wife’s pregnancy and his father’s terminal brain cancer diagnosis. Initially seeking solace in mowing his own lawn,...

The horror genre is currently thriving and showing no signs of slowing down, which can only be a good thing for gore-hounds the world over. 2024 has already seen iconic performances such as in the unnerving Nicolas Cage horror movie Longlegs, plus Demi Moore in one of the most superb body horror movies ever to have been unleashed; The Substance. However, some of the very best movies from the horror genre over the last 10 or so years have come from a previously unlikely source; Ireland.

The Emerald Isle's movie scene has been thriving for decades and films such as the energetic and deeply engaging Kneecap, are a testament to its quality. However, it was in the early 2000s that the horror scene in the country began to flourish. Compared to the mainstream content audiences have to enjoy every week, Irish horror movie output is still relatively fledgling, but Irish horror is...

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Netflix is one of the best places to find the best movies and TV shows you can watch on any streaming service. Every month, it adds hundreds of new titles to its content library, but with that, there are also some titles that have got to go. So, today, we are here to tell you about the best film you should watch before it leaves Netflix in November 2024.

A Man Called Otto (November 5) Credit – Sony Pictures

A Man Called Otto is a comedy-drama film directed by Marc Foster from a screenplay by David Magee. Based on the 2012 novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman and its 2015 Swedish adaptation of the same name by Hannes Holm, the 2022 film follows a lonely widower who sees no purpose in life and decides to take a drastic step but when his...

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Although all the Evil Dead movies have their high points, there are also a few unfortunate truths viewers encounter by re-watching the classic horror franchise. The Evil Dead movies have changed a lot over the years, but there are a few things that every entry in the horror franchise has in common. All the Evil Dead movies are almost comically gory, although the tone of the series differs from one installment to another. All of them have roles for Bruce Campbells iconic antihero Ash, whether this is a brief voice-only cameo or a lead part.

Related 10 Most Brutal Evil Dead Deaths In The Franchise

The Evil Dead franchise has seen many deaths across film and TV, and some of them stand out for how brutal, graphic, or strange they were.

Finally, although the body counts of the Evil Dead movies differ significantly,...

As Halloween draws near, Netflix is rolling out a lineup of spine-chilling films perfect for a night of scares.

This October, horror enthusiasts can look forward to a mix of new releases and classic favorites, each bringing a unique flavor of fear.

From supernatural thrillers to intense psychological dramas, there are various options to set the mood for the spooky season.

Titles like Evil Dead Rise promise gory thrills, while A Quiet Place: Part II keeps audiences on edge with its eerie silence and suspense.

Meanwhile, fans of slashers will appreciate the latest installment of Scream, which delivers both nostalgia and fresh terror.

With these and other selections, Netflix’s horror offerings will surely make this Halloween one to remember.

From supernatural thrills to classic slasher revivals

One of the most anticipated releases this season is Evil Dead Rise (2023). Directed by Lee Cronin, the film reinvents the classic franchise by...

The latest installment in the popular Evil Dead horror franchise, Evil Dead Rise, set a new standard for practical effects by utilizing over 1,700 gallons of fake blood throughout filming. Directed by Lee Cronin, the movie relies heavily on realistic gore to deliver frights, especially in its infamous extended elevator scene containing roughly 1,585 gallons alone.

While short of the 50,000 gallons reportedly used in a single scene for the 2013 reboot, Evil Dead Rise still represented a major commitment to practical effects. An industrial kitchen was needed to produce the massive amounts of fake blood demanded by the production. According to Cronin, capturing the elevator sequence in an uncut take was an impressive feat that could not have been accomplished with computer-generated effects.

Setting itself apart from earlier Evil Dead movies through its urban location in a dilapidated Los Angeles apartment building, Evil Dead Rise presents the series’ signature blend of horror and...

Deadite Ellies creepy dream monologue in her terrifying first scene in Evil Dead Rise slyly foreshadows the characters twisted ending. Released to critical and commercial success in 2023, Evil Dead Rise brought the gory terror of Sam Raimis classic horror comedy franchise out of the woods and into a dilapidated apartment complex in Los Angeles. When a couple of kids find a volume of the Naturom Demonto in the buildings flooded basement, they unwittingly invite the pesky Deadites into their family home.

Writer-director Lee Cronin honored the grisly legacy of the franchise while putting his own spin on it and bringing the blood and guts to a whole new stomach-churning level. Whereas previous Evil Dead movies had seen a group of friends contending with the Deadites, Evil Dead Rise pitted a family against the demonic spirits. The Deadites possess single mother Ellie and her pregnant sister Beth has to protect her...

Like the previous movies in the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rise has generous amounts of blood or perhaps a bit too generous, as it has one scene that went above and beyond with blood. A decade after Fede lvarezs reimagining simply titled Evil Dead, the franchise was brought back to life with a new installment, unrelated to Alvarezs movie and Sam Raimis trilogy. Directed by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise left Ash Williams behind and introduced a new version of the Necronomicon and new main characters who had to fight against the evil force unleashed by it.

Evil Dead Rise followed Beth (Lily Sullivan), who arrived at her estranged sister Ellies (Alyssa Sutherland) home. Moments later, an earthquake uncovered a secret chamber underneath the buildings parking lot, and Ellies son, Danny, took home some phonograph records and a mysterious book he found there. However, Danny unknowingly unleashed an evil...

Evil Dead Rise brought the Evil Dead franchise back to life, and though its a standalone sequel, it has some clever references to characters from Sam Raimi and Fede Alvarezs movies. In a time when the horror genre is packed with reboots and legacy sequels, Evil Dead Rise stood out thanks to its new approach to a very well-known franchise. Written and directed by Lee Ronin, Evil Dead Rise is the fifth installment in the Evil Dead movie series but a standalone entry, meaning it doesnt follow the continuity of the previous movies.

Evil Dead Rise follows Beth (Lily Sullivan), who goes to her estranged sister, Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland), for help. Before she can tell her whats going on, an earthquake hits the city, uncovering a secret chamber underneath the buildings parking lot. Ellies son, Danny, retrieves phonograph records and a mysterious book, through which he unknowingly unleashes an evil...

Almost every human in the apartment building that acts as the setting forEvil Dead Rise are killed by Deadites, but many viewers are wondering if someone else died: the cat. Although the Evil Dead franchise constantly tears through humans in an attempt to maximize gore, animals are rarely a target of the Deadites' rampages. However, a cat in Evil Dead Rise may have become one of the franchise's few animal victims, with the ending of Evil Dead Rise leaving the animal's fate ambiguous.

Evil Dead Rise is the most recent entry in Sam Raimi's beloved horror franchise, bringing the series' Deadites and iconic excessive gore back to the big screens for the first time since the 2013 Evil Dead remake. This time the film focuses on a family living in an apartment building, and once three siblings are faced with taking down their Deadite mom, the only one who can...

The following contains spoilers for Evil Dead RiseEvil Dead Rise is filled with clever little Easter eggs, references, and hidden details connecting it to the larger Evil Dead franchise (and beyond). Directed and written by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise is the fifth movie in Sam Raimis Evil Dead series, which debuted in 1981 and helped Raimi as a filmmaker. The franchise has grown from a gonzo cult classic to an acclaimed institution, even as it's left the former protagonist Ash Williams for new faces. For example, the characters in Evil Dead Rise are almost entirely disconnected from previous protagonists.

Cronin found ways to bring the Necronomicon and the Deadites into an entirely new setting but found creative ways to expand the lore of the franchise and reference previous entries in the series. As Beth and her family encounter the Deadites, there are classic lines, subtle references, and deliberate recreations of moments from prior films.

In Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment in the Evil Dead franchise, estranged sisters Beth and Ellie reunite only to fight off a supernatural entity dead set on possessing any human in its path. The horror movie from Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground) follows Beth, Ellie, and Beth’s children after a mysterious old book and some cursed recordings unleash a hellish nightmare within their crumbling apartment building. Looking for the next spooky movie to flip all the crosses on your walls upside down? Check out the list below.

Theatrical experiences are essential, but there's also something to be said for getting the pants scared off you in your own home. Netflix watchers seem to agree, as they've been flocking to "Evil Dead Rise" en masse since it hit the streamer just two days ago, according to FlixPatrol. The analytics site tracks what Netflix subscribers are watching, and Lee Cronin's gross and grimy addition to the Sam Raimi-created "Evil Dead" universe is currently the second-most watched movie on Netflix according to its metrics.

"Evil Dead Rise" is losing out only to "The Garfield Movie," which is no surprise given that kids' movies typically dominate the home media charts (likely for both rewatchability and ease of access reasons). The two titles couldn't be more different, though, as one features a cat who loves lasagna and one (literally) takes a cheese grater to a demonically-possessed woman's leg. As skin-crawling at that scene is,...

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Evil Dead Rise!Bruce Campbell has a subtle off-screen cameo in Evil Dead Rise, which could be a precursor to his potential return to the franchise. Directed and written by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise is the fifth film in the series and the second not directed by series creator Sam Raimi. Evil Dead Rise's cast of characters spends the film trapped in an apartment building with Deadites, delivering a brutal fresh take on the central premise of the original Evil Dead film. The film largely avoids the classic characters of the series, including Bruce Campbell's Ash Williams.

Ash had appeared in every prior entry in the franchise, even just as a post-credits cameo in Evil Dead. Although Ash is absent from the plot and ending of Evil Dead Rise, that doesn't mean Campbell's influence isn't felt in the film. In fact,...

Rejoice, Evil Dead-heads: 2023’s Evil Dead Risehas arrived on Netflix, straight from the bowels of hell. Starring Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, and Morgan Davies, the film from director Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground) follows estranged sisters who must fight for their lives after an earthquake exhumes an evil spirit that takes possession of anything in its path. Evil Dead Rise is the fifth and most recent film in the franchise, preceded by Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, and Army of Darkness, as well as Fede Alvarez’s 2013 film Evil Dead.

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Beth (Sullivan) and her sister, Ellie (Sutherland), haven’t spoken in weeks. Ellie’s been on the road touring and didn’t even realize her sister’s partner, Jay, had left. But — surprise! — now Ellie’s in town to visit Beth and Beth’s three kids: Danny (Davies), Bridget (Echols...

Netflixs horror movie catalog is growing in September 2024 with the addition of Evil Dead Rise, one of the strongest horror franchise reboots in recent years. Before Lee Cronins 2023 standalone sequel to Sam Raimis Evil Dead movies, the franchise had already been rebooted once in 2013. The underrated 2013 remake/reboot, Evil Dead, was helmed by Fede lvarez, who recently rebooted another classic horror franchise with 2024s hit standalone sequel Alien: Romulus. However, Cronins 2023 Evil Dead movie took the franchise in a very new direction, which paid off with substantial critical acclaim and a record-breaking box office return.

Following its streaming success on Max, Warner Bros. Evil Dead Rise comes to Netflix for the first time on September 23, 2024. The movie originally hit theaters in April 2023, with Evil Dead Rises small cast being led by Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Morgan Davies, Grabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher. Evil Dead Rise also boasts a hidden cameo...

“SOULM8TE,” another entry in the newly established “M3GAN” cinematic universe, has cast “Evil Dead Rise” breakout star Lily Sullivan as its lead character, TheWrap has learned.

In the Kate Dolan-directed thriller, Sullivan will play an artificially intelligent android purchased by a male character in the hopes that she will help alleviate the grief he feels after the death of his wife. Dolan also rewrote an original version of the script penned by Rafael Jordan (“Salvage Marines”), off a story by Jordan, James Wan and Ingrid Bisu.

“SOULM8TE” is slated for January 2026, and will follow direct sequel “M3GAN 2.0,” which is set to premiere June 27, 2025.

The official logline is as follows: “A man acquires an artificially intelligent android to cope with the loss of his recently deceased wife. In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, he inadvertently turns a harmless lovebot into a deadly soulmate.”

Aussie actress Sullivan...