First ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Trailer Is Blood-Soaked Madness
The Necronomicon unleashes hell, blood, and Deadites again in the first trailer for Evil Dead Rise, the long-awaited new installment of the legendary horror franchise.
After teasing the story and tone for weeks before the big marketing push started, WB Pictures, New Line Cinema, and Ghost House Pictures’ Evil Dead Rise has finally conjured up its first gory trailer. Watch it below:
Witness the mother of all evil in the official trailer for Evil Dead Rise – only in theaters April 21. #EvilDeadRise pic.twitter.com/CMtitMZumK
— Evil Dead (@EvilDead) January 4, 2023
The fifth entry in the long-lived series has been written and directed by horror veteran Lee Cronin after wowing executive producer (and Evil Dead creator) Sam Raimi with 2019’s The Hole in the Ground. According to him, Evil Dead Rise “straps you onto a rocket that’s fueled by blood… You can either get off or you stay on ’til it explodes.” After watching this first look, we’re convinced that he wasn’t exaggerating. The official synopsis reads as follows:
A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
The film, originally envisioned as an exclusive for HBO Max, is led by Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings) and Lily Sullivan (Barkskins). Early buzz from test screenings was reportedly fantastic, so Warner execs decided to give the new Evil Dead a spring 2023 theatrical release, arriving on April 21 in the US and many other territories.
On top of the first trailer, the film’s social accounts have shared a Smile-inspired teaser poster that promises a seemingly different kind of dark tale:
Evil Dead Rise takes the horror to Los Angeles and, according to Cronin, isn’t connected to previous Evil Dead entries (original timeline nor Fede Álvarez’s 2013 remake). However, we wouldn’t be surprised if Bruce Campbell showed up for another surprise cameo.
For a horror franchise as old and creatively chaotic as this one, it hasn’t put out a stinker yet, and that includes Starz’s Ash vs. Evil Dead series, which was essentially a sequel to the Sam Raimi-directed original trilogy. If Rise is as good as we’ve heard in recent months, the decades-long streak will remain unbroken.
Francisco J. Ruiz is that guy who has watched Jurassic Park a thousand times and loves Star Wars. His hunger for movies is only matched by his love for video games. He graduated in English Studies from the University of Malaga, in Spain. As he keeps writing about what he enjoys (and doesn’t) for websites all over, he’s continuing his studies.
