Aug 20, 2016 what are some movies similar to evil dead20. In all the evil dead films and video games minus poker night 2, ash has been played by b movie actor bruce campbell. Evil dead 20 is the fourth movie in the evil dead franchise. The same cant be said of ashs friends, who, in the first two evil deads offer up a survival rate of exactly zero. Sam raimis original evil dead film spawned two sequels and a hit franchise, but at one point, it brought ashs story to a definitive end. Mar 01, 2020 if the next evil dead movie turns out to be a remake, many fans of cm punk want to see the wrestler turned actor as the next ash williams. Evil dead is an amazing movie, it isnt the perfect one, but it doesnt want to be it. Dec 12, 2018 the necronomicon aka book of the dead from the evil dead franchise has been turned into all kinds of products over the years, most of them not officially licensed, but this latest one from. Sam raimi addresses the future of the evil dead film franchise. Into this storied tradition enters josh roush, who has taken sam raimis films the evil dead, evil dead ii, and army of darkness and combined them into one long movie. There are few horror characters as iconic as ash williams, played by bruce campbell.
Now there are a few points where this is possible, but in one way or another they always seem to screw up continuity and not just because ash ages years between movies. The evil dead series is an interesting franchise that lends itself well to this gestalt approach as the first part of evil dead ii basically recapsremakes the first film with some changes including to casting and then the end of the film directly leads into army of darkness although again, the opening of army of darkness slightly remakes. The official board game, a board game made about the film. It was made on a rock bottom budget yet it is scarier than any hollywood movie that is made for 20 million could ever hope to be. Bruce campbell and sam raimi in the early 80s were two young filmmakers when they visited the legendary new york public access show, movie mania to promote evil dead. The film, which was directed by sam raimi of spiderman fame, and starred bruce campbell who is most associated with this series, managed to make enough money to warrant two sequels and get into the public consciousness. As he revealed to us this past summer, sam raimi and company are working on a brand new installment in the evil dead film franchise, with. The film focuses on five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a remote wooded area. Evil dead news recenty received an email from richard whiting smith.
Season 2 of ash vs evil dead premieres on starz on october 2, and to say its been an improbable journey to get there. Evil dead, lucy lawless ruby knowby is an iconic new addition to. Bruce campbell stars as the quiphappy ash, whos battled. Horror movie survivor hall of fame oct 28, 2015 survived. How the evil dead franchise keeps crawling out of its grave. In an exclusive sit down, we talk with sam raimi about what it was like to bring the evil dead franchise to the small screen for the first time. In 1979, a bunch of college dropouts got together in a cabin in tennessee and made a film with a standard b movie plot. One of americas favorite couplingsbruce campbell and a chainsawreturns. Chris tilly of ign gave evil dead 910 and called the movie a terrifying, exhilarating and relentlessly entertaining new chapter in the evil dead story. Now, the way i personally like to see evil dead 20, its as a story that takes place 30 years after the evil dead ended. But the one thing you cannot do to ashley ash williams. Pointed by many to have dumb script like the horror movies in its most, or even the original the evil dead had a great one that actually diverges a lot from the genre. The evil dead originally released as book of the dead is a 1981 american supernatural horror film written and directed by sam raimi and executive produced by raimi and bruce campbell, who also starred alongside ellen sandweiss and betsy baker.
Oct 31, 2019 the evil dead 1981 was a horror movie that turned a really low budget into something iconic and much loved by fans to this day. Few horror movie franchises are as much fun as evil dead. The original evil dead movie launched the directing and. Jan 23, 2017 resident evil isnt just a relatively successful bmovie franchise. Dead by dawn and its tagline of kiss your nerves goodbye to realise where this all went wrong. In 1979, a bunch of kids got together in a cabin in tennessee and made a film with a standard b movie plot. Heres the evil dead franchise turned into one giant movie. Neither is ever a bad choice for a horror fan to watch, and both are toplevel entries in horror history. Sam raimis evil dead series has been the gold standard for campy horror fun since its lowbudget debut in 1981.
Evil dead 2, once you get through the humour and rollercoaster nature of the film, is a dark movie. Bruce mentioned that when they were doing research for evil dead, one of the things they did to get a handle on how to craft a horror film was to go to various driveins. Jun 16, 2016 hey guys, heres a video of the evil dead franchise. The necronomicon aka book of the dead from the evil dead franchise has been turned into all kinds of products over the years, most of them not officially licensed, but this latest one from. Ash vs evil dead to reference army of darkness the evil dead universe is about to collide and then well collectively explode.
Evil dead is an american supernatural horror film franchise created by sam raimi consisting of. If you want to truly experience a frightening experience, rent this film, it knows what it wants to say. Sep 10, 2018 bruce campbell says evil dead franchise is dead to him. However, army of darkness was turned into an actioncomedy film, which didnt quite feel like a proper evil dead movie. The evil dead franchise is anything but dead according to its creator. During a new interview, evil dead franchise star bruce campbell told entertainment weekly that he would like to see a younger actor take on the role of ash williams if the franchise were to. Evil dead news interviews richard whiting smith, featured in.
The evil dead franchise you can possess him with a few demons. A new evil dead is being written, says sam raimi film. Sam raimis first evil dead is attempting to be a serious horror movie, while evil dead 2 slips into slapstick comedy territory. Evil dead star bruce campbell supports recasting ash. We had to get a movie going to keep our careers alive. Dec 16, 2019 ill avoid spoilers but with the first evil dead, we were graced with a horror movie. Its the role that turned the actor into a cult icon a man who went on to pen three.
Some wwe fans really want cm punk as ash in an evil dead remake. Below is a list of alternate versions of ash from the various video games and comic books based on the evil dead franchise. New evil dead project confirmed by sam raimi, bruce campbell. Evil dead deutsch boser toter, bose tote oder boses totes ist ein us amerikanischer horrorfilm aus dem jahre 20. Gift guide the evil dead fan in your life is gonna need. The evil dead series, both in the cinematic and television forms, has a marvelously delirious history.
Infinity, because, well, it seems like weve seen this one before. Smith plays the role of milton bradley in sam raimis its murder its murder. Jul 14, 2015 the evil dead was based on raimis short. As i sat down to watch this moviea franchise with as many lives as it has undead villainsi honestly couldnt remember the name of it. In this remake of the 1981 culthit horror film, mia, a young woman struggling with sobriety, heads to a remote cabin with her brother and a group of friends, where the discovery of a book of the dead leads to the summoning of dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. He kept the evil dead franchise in the overseas buyers minds. The fivefilm series, with a sixth and allegedly final entry opening this weekend, by far the biggest video gamebased. Raimi is working with coproducer rob tapert and a mysterious third party a young male filmmaker on a new evil dead movie.
The franchise was resurrected in 20 with evil dead, both a reboot and a loose continuation of the series directed by. The next evil dead movie has taken a big step forward. Bruce campbell says evil dead franchise is dead to him. Turns out, its all evil dead all the time in raimi land and that is an. Because of this, sam raimi still struggled to get funding for another evil dead movie despite the directors career success. The fourth installment in the evil dead franchise, it serves as a soft reboot of the original 1981 film and as a continuation to the original film trilogy. Evil dead pop culture news, movie, tv, music and gaming. Some wwe fans really want cm punk as ash in an evil dead. Mar 16, 2020 the legacy of evil dead is so resilient that its hard to imagine that army of darkness was a box office bomb upon its initial release. It holds a charm that a lot of horror movies these days lack and it is a guilty pleasure. Evil dead news news related to the evil dead franchise. Evil dead, lucy lawless ruby knowby is an iconic new addition to the evil dead franchise, and one of ash williams greatest threats. The resident evil franchise was a zombie movie before zombie movies were cool. All the evil dead movies ranked, worst to best screen rant.
It is a gross misunderstanding that evil dead 2 is a remake of the evil dead. Horror mastermind sam raimi says a new evil dead story is being written. Gift guide the evil dead fan in your life is gonna. But we have no clue what the shape of this movie will be. The film, which was directed by sam raimi and starred bruce campbell, succeeded through elaborate gore effects, slick cinematography, and sheer audacity to make enough money to warrant two sequels and get into the public consciousness. Evil dead trap 1988 a tv station employee takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there, only to end up running for her life when a small, fetuslike creature murders her crew. Unlike the first three films, this one does not feature the character of ash williams in a major role ash only appears briefly in a postcredits scene. Evil dead is the title of a film that serves as a soft reboot and a continuation of the evil dead franchise. A look at the evil dead franchise part i evil dead 1981. The 2nd remake of evil dead the first being evil dead 2 in 1987 is a more serious take on the original. It was a financially successful actionhorrorscifi with not one but many kickass female heroes. Sam raimi is developing new evil dead movie with second.
The evil dead is a relentless horror movie in which demons possess and pick off a group of friends one by one, while evil dead 2 is a masterful combination of gory kills, great monster effects, and bruce campbells tourdeforce physical performance as ash. All of this changed, however, in 20 when an evil dead reboot was. Bruce campbell plays our favorite cult horror icon, ashley j. Three young fellas from michigan brought the story of the evil dead to the screen in the early eighties, and the genre of horror was never the same. It would be impressive for its ambition and scope alone, but its also perhaps. How resident evil became the most successful video. What started out as a smallbudget horror feature turned into a franchise and a television show with a cult following. Rather than continuing from army of darkness, it is a functional remake of the original the evil dead 1981, though it nominally takes place in the same universe, making it a sort of sequel. Ed getley is a prime example of the alteration of one s physical appearance following deadite possession evil dead iifollowing possession over a living creature, deadites manipulate the body of the host to reflect a more inhuman appearance.
It isnt a bad movie but it just feels very out of place amongst everything else and. Now, yes, it does somewhat rewrite the events of the first movie. After franchise star bruce campbell retired from playing. Sep, 2017 the evil dead was willed into existence by one essential trio.
Fan edits existed before the internet age, but they certainly have exploded with the rise of digital media and easiertouse editing software. The film is considered a continuation of the franchise, and plans to feature both ash and mia in future installments have been discussed. An original film financed on a shoestring budget that plays its horrorcentric tone mostly straight but with a few chuckleinducing moments, a sequel that is, in essence, a remake of the original and was originally supposed to follow the plot of the third film, said third film that goes off. The evil dead franchise just keeps on clawing its way out of the grave.