Ireland has a new highest ever box office grossing writer/director
An amazing achievement. Horror reboot Evil Dead Rise has reached $100 million at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing movie to be written and directed by an Irish-born filmmaker. Dubliner Lee Cronin, also known for making Irish horror The Hole in the Ground, helmed the fifth entry in the legendary Evil Dead franchise […]
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Evil Dead Rise’s director explains the difficulties of crafting the horror’s monstrous, violent finale
“I wouldn’t say I wouldn’t like to do it again but it was a serious undertaking.” Lee Cronin, the Irish writer and director of the now-in-cinemas horror reboot Evil Dead Rise, has opened up about the difficulties of shooting the movie’s crazy finale. JOE’s entertainment editor Rory Cashin sat down with Cronin to discuss the […]
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Trailer and poster for new horror movie restricted in Ireland
‘The new trailer is unique to Ireland, this cut is nowhere else in the world.’ While we’ve come a long way from the Ban-Everything-Too-Risqué attitude we might associate with 1980s Ireland, there are still some elements of that mindset in place, which new horror movie Evil Dead Rise had to deal with on its way […]
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WATCH: The trailer for Evil Dead Rise will give you nightmares
The new intense horror movie has a very strong Irish connection. Evil Dead, much like the hordes of undead that faced throughout the franchise, simply refuses to stay buried for long. Since the first movie arrived in 1981, we’ve had two sequels, a reboot, and a TV series, and now we’re getting Evil Dead Rise, […]
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