With the past two movies taking a separate approach to keeping the franchise alive, director Sébastien Vaniček is careful about addressing whether the new Evil Dead movie will connect to previous installments. The French filmmaker, who recently made his feature directorial debut with the spider-focused horror movie Infested (titled Vermins in France), was announced as the next helmer of the Sam Raimi franchise in February 2024, nearly a year after Rise broke multiple records. In addition to directing, Vaniček will also be co-writing with his Infested partner Florent Bernard.
