Sam Raimi Still Contemplating Evil Dead 4

Posted by on March 4th, 2013   Filed under: Horror, Rumours
Source: Bleeding Cool

With the upcoming remake of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead just a month away and Oz: The Great and Powerful hitting theatres this weekend, Raimi has been doing a lot of press recently, fielding questions about both movies. On Friday, he also dropped a major bombshell on the red carpet that instantly had Evil Dead fans frothing at the mouth. Seemingly out of nowhere, he announced that he and his brother Ivan would be working on a script for Evil Dead 4 this summer. Huh? Fans had been demanding another Evil Dead movie starring Bruce Campbell for years… but why would he be talking about a sequel now when the franchise is on the verge of being rebooted? Could this announcement be too good to be true? As it turns out, Evil Dead 4 is still far from a sure thing.

The news first broke via DisneyMoviesUK on Twitter and instantly made its way around the blogosphere. However, a few days later, Sam Raimi clarified his comments, explaining that he felt pressured by the fans to say it was happening even though it wasn’t entirely true.

“Those guys made me say that. I am thinking about it but a crowd goes ‘Come on Sam, do it!’ so I said ‘Okay, I guess I was talking to my brother about it.’ But I feel like I was pushed into saying that, a little bit. In the hallway today I joked with Ivan [his brother] ‘Get working on that script!’ but I really don’t know.

I’m afraid that every time I talk about it people get really mad at me when I don’t follow through with it. I would like to work on the script over the summer, that much is true. But the reason to come back and do it again is only that they’re making me, those fans.”

Do we really want him to make a half-assed sequel just to keep everyone happy? If you ask me, that wouldn’t be good for anyone. If the passion is not there, Evil Dead 4 is doomed to be a disappointment. Still, sometimes having a friendly little push can be a good thing and it sounds like Raimi doesn’t have anything else on his plate at the moment. It just seems weird to me that he would consider doing a sequel when there’s a good chance the new movie could turn into a franchise of its own. Would you still like to see a fourth Evil Dead movie eventually or should we all just move on?



  • Kasper

    Doesn’t matter to me if there’s two continuities, if you will. I’m much more interested in Evil Dead 4 rather than Evil Dead 2013.

  • piggystardust

    I dunno. The Evil Dead movies are great because of their manic energy. Does Raimi have another Evil Dead in him? Especially if he’s reluctant about it to begin with? It’d be a stretch for Campbell to come back. He’ll be fighting zombies with a walker like in Bubba Ho Tep.

  • Theo

    I don’t see there being anything wrong with continuing/ finishing Ash’s journey; even with an Evil Dead reboot already in motion. It’s no different to me than Sean Connery reprising his role as James Bond in
    Never Say Never Again; while at the same time Roger Moore was the current 007 at the time. As for Sam Raimi not knowing if he wants to direct it….he should see if Robert Rodriguez would like to take the helm. You throw Planet Terror, From Dusk Till Dawn, and Bruce Campbell into a pot….mix them up…..you got yourself an Evil Dead 4 film made by someone I’m sure would be just as honored to direct,as I’m sure Fede Alvarez was to direct the reboot. Spielberg did Indiana Jones 4, for the fans (not for himself) and look how that turned out. Perhaps the film might have been better giving Abrams the honor to take the directors chair. But really, it could go either way… sometimes I tend to accidentally forget the theatrical ending to Army of Darkness, compared to the DVD’s messed up alternate ending. Evil Dead 4 shouldn’t be made because it “can” be….only if it “must” be made. Everyone’s heart has to be in it to win it.

  • Anthony

    It would be interesting if he did Evil Dead 4. They can easily keep the two continuities different since Evil Dead 2013 doesn’t have an Ash type character in it. ED 2013 looks like it’s going for a much more serious brutally violent tone, and Army of Darkness was much more comedic and slapstick. Plus, they can avoid Rambo-esque naming confusion and go with Army of Darkness 2 as the title instead of Evil Dead 4.