EVIL DEAD BURN Director Sébastien Vaniček Shares Creepy Behind the Scenes Look
Production is officially underway on Sébastien Vaniček’s upcoming Evil Dead Burn, and the filmmaker just gave fans a sneak peek from the set that has horror lovers buzzing.
Vaniček dropped a behind the scenes image on social media showing one of the cast members in rough shape, and while it’s unclear if she’s possessed by a Deadite or simply another victim of demonic carnage, she definitely looks like she’s been through hell.
Plot details are still tightly under wraps. Chances are the Necronomicon will be opened again, unleashing more flesh-hungry demons, but specifics remain a mystery. What we do know is that the film features a strong cast that includes Hunter Doohan, Souheila Yacoub, Luciane Buchanan, and Tandi Wright.
The director previously teased that it’s going to be a nasty film that hurts. “I told the studio that I wanted to make a nasty film, a film that hurts, from which you come away tested. I’m going to put all the horror I have inside, it will be cathartic, and if I haven’t ruined my career and I can continue to make films behind it, I will move on to something other than horror!”
He also says that producer Sam Raimi is giving him “100% creative freedom” to play in the Evil Dead sandbox, and that he’s looking to incorporate a “French twist.”
Leading the cast is Souheila Yacoub, known for playing the fierce Fremen warrior Shishakli in Dune: Part Two. Joining her are Hunter Doohan (Wednesday), Luciane Buchanan (The Night Agent), and Tandi Wright, who horror fans will remember from Pearl.
Vaniček first turned heads with his debut feature Vermin (Vermine, aka Infested), a creature feature about residents of a run-down French apartment complex battling swarms of rapidly reproducing venomous spiders.
That film caught the attention of the Evil Dead camp, and early last year it was announced that Vaniček had been tapped to co-write and direct a new entry in the franchise.
With filming now underway and Vaniček already teasing gnarly imagery from the set, it’s clear that Evil Dead Burn is aiming to deliver the same brand of terrifying fun that has kept this franchise alive for decades.