Sam Raimi Says Evil Dead 4 Is Being Worked On This Summer!

By Matt Aspin / March 2, 2013

It's been over two decades since Bruce Campbell last graced our screen's as the shotgun toting, one handed anti-hero Ash Williams in the third Evil Dead movie 'The Army of Darkness' but now if today's reports are to be believed we could be finally getting a fourth instalment in the original franchise. Fans have begged and pleaded with Campbell and director Sam Raimi for years to bring Ash back to the big screen but for various reasons a fourth Evil Dead has never come to fruition. The chances of a sequel were perhaps further dashed when it was announced a franchise reboot was under way and would not star any of the original cast members nor would Raimi be writing or directing. That movie is actually due out in cinemas next month. But during a recent press event in London, Raimi - who was there to promote his up and coming 3D spectacular 'Oz the Great and Powerful' - had the following to say when asked the usual question of Will there ever be an Evil Dead 4?:

€œI would love to make €˜Evil Dead 4.€™ My brother and I plan to work on the script this summer.€

Now fans shouldn't get too excited as this isn't the first time Sam has baited them with promise of a sequel however this is perhaps the first time he's given them something concrete like a start date for when he and his brother (either Ted or Ivan) will begin writing. Exactly what kind of story a fourth Evil Dead would tell is anyone's guess but for years fans have speculated that it should pick up where the VHS ending left off after Ash mistakenly took too many drops of the sleeping potion and woke up in a post apocalyptic future, while others have suggested a crossover in which Ash fights other horror icons would be a great way to bring back the cowardly hero. For now though this is merely conjecture as no further details have been released. Until then we'll all just have to sit back and enjoy the upcoming Fede Alvarez 'reboot' which rises from the grave in the US on April 5th, 2013 and in the UK on April 19th, 2013.