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Brock · 11-19-2004, 08:37 AM

Raimi Readies "Dead" Remake

Thu Nov 18, 5:20 PM ET Movies - E! Online

By Josh Grossberg

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 (news).

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.

Meanwhile, Senator and Ghost House have also green-lighted a follow-up to The Grudge, now that the Sarah Michelle Gellar (news)-starring horror flick has just crossed the $100 million mark in domestic box office after 27 days in release.

threebag · 05-26-2021, 10:50 PM

Kudos, Deberg!!!

BlackOp · 05-27-2021, 12:23 AM

This is a money grab...it'll fail for the same reason the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory failed.

You dont remake classic, cult films....ED was what it was because of when it was made...and the limited resources. There is a cheeky DIY charm in that....a big budget will ruin what made the film great.

Didn't realize this was a bump from 2004....haha. Talk about necro-posting.

lcarus · 05-27-2021, 12:47 AM

Bruce Campbell is producing but won't be in it? I guess I'll be considering it but won't go see it.

BoxWine_Stouffers_TubeSock · 05-27-2021, 01:29 AM

The last remake was great. I'll watch another one, and another one. Ever since seeing Army of Darkness for the first time as a child late at night on one of those 90s movie channels (can't remember which one) Evil Dead has become part of my soul. I'll watch anything, but preferably with Ash.

InChiefsHeaven · 05-27-2021, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mahomes_Is_God

The last remake was great. I'll watch another one, and another one. Ever since seeing Army of Darkness for the first time as a child late at night on one of those 90s movie channels (can't remember which one) Evil Dead has become part of my soul. I'll watch anything, but preferably with Ash.

Did you watch Ash Vs. the Evil Dead? It was a series on Starz that had Bruce Campbell in it. Like 2015 to 2018. I watched the first season and lost track of it. It was fun...but it was too long. Things like Evil Dead are not meant to be long drawn out series in my opinion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_vs_Evil_Dead

Mennonite · 05-27-2021, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

Bruce Campbell is producing but won't be in it? I guess I'll be considering it but won't go see it.

This is a correct opinion.

On a related note, I have a lot of respect for Bruce for not making that prequel to Bubba Ho-tep. I mean, on one hand I would have loved to have seen it, but on the other I have to respect the fact that he didn't want to diminish the original.

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Brock Say hello to my little friend Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Larryville Casino cash: $9598422	EVIL DEAD!!! Raimi Readies "Dead" Remake Thu Nov 18, 5:20 PM ET Movies - E! Online By Josh Grossberg 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 (news). 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. Meanwhile, Senator and Ghost House have also green-lighted a follow-up to The Grudge, now that the Sarah Michelle Gellar (news)-starring horror flick has just crossed the $100 million mark in domestic box office after 27 days in release.
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BlackOp MVP Join Date: Oct 2012 Casino cash: $2755267	This is a money grab...it'll fail for the same reason the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory failed. You dont remake classic, cult films....ED was what it was because of when it was made...and the limited resources. There is a cheeky DIY charm in that....a big budget will ruin what made the film great. Didn't realize this was a bump from 2004....haha. Talk about necro-posting. Last edited by BlackOp; 05-27-2021 at 12:32 AM..
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