
It earned a pair of sequels along with a variety of spin-offs and other media before disappearing after the. The survival-horror sci-fi franchise debuted to critical acclaim in 2008. This would be the best way to reintroduce Ash into the franchise, something that fans want, and it'd make up for the lack of Ash vs. In a recent interview, former Visceral creative director Ben Wanat briefly resurrected Dead Space 4 to describe what they had planned for the long-lost game.


Given the renewed interest in the franchise, there's clearly huge potential for an Evil Dead crossover from the studio's standpoint too. Not only that but the movie was originally planned to be released on Max. But that doesnt mean that the originals dont have room for improvement. I have come to the conclusion that none of the Dead Space games need a remake. With that in mind, as the three main franchise leads - Ash, Evil Dead's Mia, and Evil Dead Rise's Beth - all survived their movies, a crossover is the logical next step for the Evil Dead franchise.Įvil Dead Rise was a huge hit for Warner Bros., as the movie impressively made $149 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo), which is not only the highest-grossing Evil Dead movie ever, but it's even more impressive given that it had a budget of $15 million. The closer the release came, and the more I started to get back into Dead Space, the more I started to ask myself this question. Evil Dead Rise director says that Bruce Campbell's voice-only cameo role as the priest heard on the record could be Ash too.

Given that all the movies are set in the same universe, that means Ash exists in some capacity in the two soft reboot movies.
