It should come as no surprise whatsoever, but we thought we’d let you know that the official MPA rating for Evil Dead Rise has been handed down, and have no fear, it’s a hard “R”!
The new Evil Dead movie from New Line Cinema is rated “R” for…
“Strong bloody horror violence and gore, and some language.”
Director Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground) jokes, “I thought about making #EvilDeadRise a warm family friendly PG, but, instead decided to rip that notion to bloody bits and pieces.”
Evil Dead Rise is coming to HBO Max sometime this year, but no date has been announced at this time. That said, with the rating handed in, it won’t be much longer now. Stay tuned!
By the time it’s released this year, Evil Dead Rise will be the franchise’s first movie in just under 10 years, following in the wake of Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead 2013 and course, the Starz series “Ash vs. Evil Dead” that brought Bruce Campbell back into the mix.
Here’s the official plot synopsis for Evil Dead Rise…
“In the fifth Evil Dead film, a road-weary Beth pays an overdue visit to her older sister Ellie, who is raising three kids on her own in a cramped L.A apartment. The sisters’ reunion is cut short by the discovery of a mysterious book deep in the bowels of Ellie’s building, giving rise to flesh-possessing demons, and thrusting Beth into a primal battle for survival as she is faced with the most nightmarish version of motherhood imaginable.”
Gabrielle Echols (Reminiscence), Morgan Davies (The End) and Nell Fisher (Splendid Isolation) will star in the new movie alongside Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan.
Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Robert Tapert are producing Evil Dead Rise. According to Campbell, the three have been “very involved” in the project every step of the way.