Evil Dead Burn Cast Embraced 'Relentless' Production
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- Hunter Doohan (Joseph) said he and co-stars "got warned about" the "relentless" nature of Evil Dead Burn filming, but "would do it again in a heartbeat"
- Souheila Yacoub (Alice) called the behind-the-scenes experience "the most fun" despite the demanding shoot
- Producer Robert Tapert described the story as a French woman trapped in a bad American marriage with "an abusive husband, whose family did not believe her" — calling them "the in-laws from hell"
- Evil Dead Burn, directed by Sébastien Vaniček, hits US theaters July 10
- Evil Dead Rise (2023), Lee Cronin's prior franchise installment, grossed $147M globally — establishing the commercial bar for this follow-up
Why it matters: Evil Dead Rise's $147M global gross in 2023 sets the commercial stakes for this Vaniček-directed follow-up. Producer Robert Tapert explicitly anchored the story in an abusive marriage — a narrative pivot the cast said they embraced despite being told the shoot would be 'relentless.'
