Here in the United States, Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise is headed to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD on June 27, but you won’t find any special features listed on the back of the box. Bloody Disgusting has learned, however, that the UK home video release of Evil Dead Rise from StudioCanal will include two bonus features not found on the US physical release.
In the UK, Evil Dead Rise will be unleashed for home premiere June 5, and available to buy on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD, plus special edition SteelBook, from July 17.
StudioCanal’s 4K, Blu-ray and DVD will include…
- Audio commentary with director Lee Cronin
- Lee Cronin’s horror short film Ghost Train
The good news? 4K discs are Region Free, so the track can be enjoyed in the United States by those who haven’t yet grabbed a Region Free player. As for why the Lee Cronin commentary track isn’t included with the US release, well, your guess is as good as ours. Bummer, eh?
Evil Dead Rise is directed by Lee Cronin, starring Lily Sullivan (“I Met a Girl,” TV’s “Barkskins”) and Alyssa Sutherland (TV’s “New Gold Mountain,” TV’s “Vikings).
From New Line Cinema and Renaissance Pictures, the film also stars Morgan Davies (TV’s “The End,” “Storm Boy”), Gabrielle Echols (“Reminiscence”) and introducing Nell Fisher (“Northspur”). The film was produced by longtime franchise producer Rob Tapert and executive produced by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.
In Evil Dead Rise, the action moves out of the woods and into the city, and tells a twisted tale of two estranged sisters, played by Sullivan and Sutherland, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.
Meagan Navarro writes in her Evil Dead Rise review for BD, “Evil Dead Rise is an absolute crowd pleaser that’s best enjoyed with a rowdy crowd of fellow fans.”
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