Evil Dead Wrath Test Screening (NZ)
Hey there everyone, I’ll make this post vague to try protect my identity a bit and try not to spoil anything major on the upcoming film.
Writer and director Francis Galluppi really shines with his directorial vision for this film, I found that it was quite honestly the best film we have gotten since the 2013 remake.
There is a direct connection to the 2013 remake which suprised me, I assumed that they were done with that part of the franchise, the connection to that film is reminiscent of Army of Darkness.
The 1970s production design and atmosphere are really unique and refreshing after the 2013-26 trilogy of dark and gritty modern reboot films, it does almost take you back to Evil Dead (1983) and Evil Dead II (1987)
The dark humor doesn’t feel as forced or isn’t as absent compared to Evil Dead Burn, it’s witty and quick, made my mouth drop a few times. The pacing is strong, however I did feel everyone’s interest and energy drop toward the ending of the film, so there will possibly? be reshoots for that.
Sam Raimi seems to have or I assume a much larger input creatively on this film compared to Evil Dead Rise (2023) and Evil Dead Burn (2026)
There weren’t much unfinished visual effects shots or major vfx shots, which makes it seem that most of this film is practically shot (more so than the climax of Evil Dead Burn.
We’re still over a year from the release date, so I would expect reshoots, maybe some more character development and a rework of that ending.