10 More Movie Spin-Offs You Didn’t Know Were Coming
1. Evil Dead Rise
The journey to get to this upcoming fifth movie in the Evil Dead franchise has been a long and bumpy one.
The prospect of a follow-up film was discussed as early as 2013, shortly after the release of the Evil Dead remake. Then Sam Raimi announced he had written a script for Army of Darkness 2, but that never materialised.
Finally, it was announced at the 2019 New York Comic Con that a new movie was on the way and now Evil Dead Rise is set to premiere in April 2023.
The story will follow two sisters, played by Vikings' Alyssa Sutherland and star of Picnic at Hanging Rock Lily Sullivan. The siblings will need to defend themselves against the Deadites, who have risen up and are out for blood.
Well yeah, that's what they do.
Despite focusing on brand new characters, there's enough of the original Evil Dead in this film to reassure fans of the series. Both Raimi and Ash actor Bruce Campbell are involved as executive producers, ready to boomstick anyone who gets in their way.
It's not been an easy ride, but let's hope that this film is worth the years of hurt enduring by the Evil Dead diehards.