StudioCanal have revealed that they are preparing a Special Edition of director Sam Raimi's
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987), starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, and Dan Hicks. The preliminary release date set by the studio is April 15th.
Exact technical specs and supplemental features to be included with this upcoming release are yet to be announced.
In this sequel to
The Evil Dead, a young couple chance upon the same remote Tennessee cabin as in the original, unleashing the forces of evil with horrific consequences for themselves and their friends. The only survivor, Ash (Bruce Campbell, who also starred in the first film), deranged after having to dismember his possessed, dead girlfriend, fights back with a chainsaw.
Update
Special Features:
- Commentary with writer/director Sam Raimi, actor Bruce Campbell, co-writer Scott Spiegel, and special makeup effects artist Greg Nicotero
- Swallowed souls: The Making of Evil Dead II (NEW!)
- Cabin Fever: a fly on the wall behind the scenes (NEW!)
- Road to Wadesboro: Revisiting the Shooting Location of Evil Dead II (NEW!)
- Archival Featurettes: Behind the screams / Making of ED2 / Theatrical Trailer
- Photo galleries