Raimi Readies "Dead" Remake

[DarkEL]

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Sam Raimi is resurrecting the Dead.

The Spider-Man helmer, who shot to fame scaring the bejesus out of moviegoers as the writer, director and producer of the 1981 cult horror classic The Evil Dead, has unveiled plans for a remake, Daily Variety reports.

Raimi will develop the new Dead installment through his Ghost House Pictures with an assist from the production company Senator International and the film's original producing partners, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell.

Campbell also played Ash, the beleaguered, badass hero chased by dark zombie forces in The Evil Dead and its sequels: 1987's equally gory Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and 1992's Army of Darkness, which jettisoned the series' more stomach-churning chills in favor of slapstick.

 The Evil Dead follows five friends who wind up at a cabin in the woods, where they find an archaeologist's taped translation of an ancient text known as the Necronomicon. When spoken aloud, the book unleashes an unspeakable evil from the forest that terrorizes the teens and turns them into flesh-eating demons. It's up to Ash to keep the dead dead.

The over-the-top violence, masterful camera work, and buckets of blood earned the low-budget feature a massive underground following and launched Raimi's career.

Because he's busy prepping Spider-Man 3, Raimi doesn't have plans to direct the new version.

"The Evil Dead is such a special film to Sam, Rob, Bruce and horror fans that we are going to take great care in renewing this franchise," Joe Drake, president of Senator International, told Variety. "By keeping its original formula intact and given audiences' appetite for horror, we expect that we'll have a real hit on our hands."

As part of the deal, Senator will put up the financing in exchange for worldwide rights to the picture and its executive producer, Nathan Kahane, will supervise production for the company. No word on whether Campbell will have a role in the update.
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Oh it's got to have Bruce back in the lead role again. It just wouldn't be an evil dead movie without Ash.

[Jeff]

Damn. I'm not sure this is a good idea. I saw Evil Dead in the theater in 1981, and it instantly became one of my favorite horror films.

In my view, part of what gives ED it's magic, is the entire "b-movie, cheap' feel.  The grainy film, low budget sound, the claymation effects.  It just felt like you were out in the woods with them. (Blair Witch has this same feel)

I'll definitely watch the new one, but if they do a bunch of CGI bullshit, I won't be happy.

[Nth Power]

Hmmm...I have a feeling if Raimi isn't directing it, it just won't be the same which is good in it's own way.  The original is classic, so I hope whoever directs the remake doesn't try to ape Raimi's style.

[Gryndyl]

He already remade it though. He called it Evil Dead 2

[CeeKay]

and the new Ash is:



Jane Levy.  Fede  Alvarez is directing and Raimi is producing/co-writing.

[metallicorphan]

This is terrible,I would rather have an older Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead 4 than this

[EngineNo9]

Wow, and a thread resurrection from nearly 8 years ago...talk about waking the dead.

[hepcat]

This is terrible,I would rather have an older Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead 4 than this

ditto