Eli Craig is feeling a Little Evil for Universal

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Earlier this morning we shared the news that Amazon's "Zombieland" was cancelled, but the director of that much-maligned project, Eli Craig, isn't slowing down as he already has a new project lined up at Universal.

The Hollywood Reporter dropped the news that Universal has picked up LITTLE EVIL, a dark comedy spec from TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL writer-director Eli Craig. Craig wrote the script and will direct the feature, which will be produced by Scott Stuber and his Universal-based Bluegrass Films.

At the moment the logline is being kept under wraps. Sources say the deal was in the seven figures.

Now if we could only get that TUCKER & DALE sequel we all want…