Evil Dead (2013 film)

Evil Dead
A girl in ragged clothes is screaming on the ground. The films title is at the top of the poster.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFede Álvarez
Screenplay by
Based onThe Evil Dead
by Sam Raimi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAaron Morton
Edited byBryan Shaw
Music byRoque Baños
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08) (SXSW)
  • April 5, 2013 (2013-04-05) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17 million[2]
Box office$97.5 million[2]

Evil Dead is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by Fede Álvarez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. Dubbed a "re-imagining" of The Evil Dead (1981), the film is the fourth installment in the Evil Dead film series.[a] It stars Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, and Elizabeth Blackmore. The story follows a group of five people under attack by deadites in a remote cabin in the woods.

Talks for a fourth Evil Dead film began in 2004, with original film actor Bruce Campbell about the possibility for a next film in the franchise. The project was officially announced in July 2011, with Ghost House Pictures producing it, Diablo Cody in the process of revising the script, and Fede Álvarez chosen as the director. Much of the cast joined from January to February 2012. Principal photography took place in March 2012 and wrapped in May in New Zealand outside of Auckland, lasting about a month.[3]

Evil Dead had its premiere at South by Southwest on March 8, 2013, and was released in the United States on April 5, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $97 million worldwide against a production budget of $17 million. A fifth installment, titled Evil Dead Rise, was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 21, 2023.

  1. ^ "EVIL DEAD (18)". British Board of Film Classification. March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Evil Dead at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ "Just how evil is the new Evil Dead?". The New Zealand Herald. April 19, 2013. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.


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