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The new Evil Dead movie is titled Evil Dead Burn, and it was released in theaters on July 10, 2026, in the U.S., with its release date having been moved up from July 24 ⁷⁸. This film is a direct sequel that takes place immediately after the wraparound segment in Evil Dead Rise ³. Directed and co-written by Sébastien Vaniček and Florent Bernard, and produced by Rob Tapert and series creator Sam Raimi, Evil Dead Burn introduces a new cast and a standalone story that expands the franchise without revisiting Ash Williams ¹⁷. The plot follows Alice (Souheila Yacoub) as she seeks solace with her in-laws after the loss of her husband, only to discover that the vows she took in life—to survive—must continue even in death, as her relatives begin to transform into Deadites ²⁶. Described as the franchise's "most brutal" sequel yet, director Sébastien Vaniček aimed for the film to be "really hurtful" for the audience, with a dark spirit boiling and searing its way through an unhappy family ⁴⁵. The movie nearly set a franchise rating record before some cuts were made ⁶.