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New Line & Sony Set ‘Evil Dead’ Sequel With Souheila Yacoub; Lands Summer 2026 Release


Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema will release the next installment in the Evil Dead franchise domestically on July 24, 2026. Dune Part Two actress Souheila Yacoub will star. New Line Cinema and Sony Pictures are co-financing the sequel after the success of Evil Dead Rise. Sébastien Vaniček, who co-wrote the screenplay with Florent Bernard, has been tapped to […]

Romel Adam, Jose Canas, and Lee Cronin will executive produce alongside cult legend “Ash” Bruce Campbell. Evil Dead Rise, which was originally destined to go to HBO Max, was pivoted to a theatrical release in 2023, and minted $147 million worldwide, repping a renaissance for the franchise. The pic reunited New Line Cinema with Raimi, Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell nearly 40 years after the studio’s release of the seminal horror classic The Evil Dead.

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