Evil Dead Burn

Following the death of her husband, Alice and her late husband’s family come together at a secluded house. The gathering becomes a "family reunion from hell" as members gradually turn into Deadites.^[2][3]

• Souheila Yacoub as Alice
• Tandi Wright as Susan
• Hunter Doohan as Joseph
• Luciane Buchanan as Thya
• Erroll Shand as Edgar
• Maude Davey as Polly
• George Pullar as Willliam
• Tapiwa Soropa as Mike
• Keanu Karim as Jared
• Alain Chabat as Alice's dad
• Greta Van Den Brink as Jessica

In February 2024, it was announced that a spin-off film of Evil Dead Rise was in development.^[4] Sébastien Vaniček signed on to direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Florent Bernard.^[5] Series creator Sam Raimi hired Vaniček after being impressed by the latter's directorial debut Infested (2023). Raimi and Rob Tapert served as producers through their Ghost House Pictures banner, as well as Bruce Campbell and Lee Cronin serving as executive producers.^[6] In May 2025, Souheila Yacoub was announced as the lead, with the film being co-financed by New Line Cinema (distributor of the first film and producer of Rise) and Sony Pictures (who previously produced the 2013 film through its TriStar Pictures banner and are the current distributor of the original 1981 film).^[7][8] Later that month, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, and Tandi Wright were added to the cast.^[9]

Filming

Principal photography began in New Zealand on July 22, 2025, with Philip Lozano serving as the cinematographer,^[10][11] and concluded on October 17.^[12][13]

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French electronic and film score duo Double Danger, consisting of musicians Douglas Cavanna and Xavier Caux, was assigned to compose the musical score for the film. The project marks their second major collaboration with the film's director, Vaniček, following their work on Infested.^[14] The official soundtrack album was released digitally on July 3, 2026, by WaterTower Music, ahead of the film's general theatrical release.^[15]

Evil Dead Burn is scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on July 10, 2026.^[16] The film was originally set to be released on July 24, 2026.^[7]

Warner Bros. Pictures is set to release the film domestically while Sony Pictures Releasing International (through its Screen Gems banner) handles all international territories, excluding the United Kingdom, France, and Russia, where distribution will be handled by StudioCanal UK, Metropolitan Filmexport, and Volga, respectively.^[7][17]

An advanced screening of the film was hosted on February 24, 2026.^[18]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 45 critics gave the film a positive review with an average rating of 6.6/10.^[19] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[20]

In April 2024, it was announced that another mainline film is currently in development, which was later titled Evil Dead Wrath. Francis Galluppi serves as the writer and director. Principal photography began on February 21, 2026, in Auckland, New Zealand.^[21][22] Evil Dead Wrath is scheduled to release theatrically on April 7, 2028.^[23][24]