Overview
- The film held its world premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, with Raimi, Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien and collaborators including composer Danny Elfman in attendance.
- Press screenings drew strong notices for McAdams and O’Brien, with critics praising the vicious laughs, comparing the tone to Drag Me to Hell, and touting some of Raimi’s grossest work in 3D.
- Raimi says the story deliberately inverts workplace gender power dynamics, using the island setting to expose who shows real competence once office structures disappear.
- 20th Century Studios will release the survival thriller in U.S. theaters and 3D on January 30, with an R rating for strong, bloody violence and language.
- Publicity has surged this week, including Raimi’s playful roast of McAdams during her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.