Evil Dead........

[NoCalMike 0]

Evil Dead Remake!?!

 

 

Raimi & Campbell Remaking The Evil Dead

Source: Variety November 18, 2004

 

 

"Spider-Man" franchise director Sam Raimi and original producing partners Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell are reteaming to produce a remake of the cult hit The Evil Dead through Ghost House Pictures and Senator International, reports Variety.

 

Raimi wrote, directed and produced the 1981 film, which tells the tale of a group of friends who go to a cabin in the woods, where they find an unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. One by one, the teens become deadly zombies. With only Ash (Campbell) remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle The Evil Dead.

 

Raimi will not direct the remake, so Ghost House is looking for a helmer to reinvent the franchise before a script is written.

 

The original film spawned sequels Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness.

[Ted the Poster 0]

No. No no no no no no NO.

[dubq 0]

Why not? Evil Dead 2 was essentially already a remake anyways.

 

It's their film, they can remake it if they want. Get over it.

[Crimson Platypus 0]

As long as Raimi and Campbell are prominently (hmm, might have misspeelled that) involved I think this should be fine.

[Guest ken adams]

Bruce Campbell is such a hypocrite. Anytime anyone would ask him about Evil Dead 4, he would cop an attitude say that he's done more film in the last 10 years, why do people keep asking about Evil Dead? He's tired of Joe Fanboy bugging him about that one (or 3) movie.

 

"I don't wake up every morning and go 'Oh, Evil Dead, Evil Dead." That is a quote from Bruce when asked about doing another Evil Dead movie.

 

Now they want to do a remake??? That's worse than a sequel. Besides, they already did a remake. It was called Evil Dead 2.

[2GOLD 0]

So EVIL DEAD, with funding.....sigh.

 

Oh well, I can't complain much. The remakers are the makers. I think they are beyond stupid for pulling it but something tells me they have another motive behind this. Re-establishing Ash for a future in the FvJ franchise down the line more than likely.

 

And since they probably believe a sequel won't do that, time to start over...again. For the third time.

 

Speaking of which, anyone know if Sam, Bruce and co teamed up on any of the DVDs besides ED2 for commentary? That ED2 commentary is just hilarious.

[Vyce 0]

*puts head in hands*

 

Why can't it just be Evil Dead 4 like we all want?

 

You just WATCH, they'll fucking cast Mischa Barton as Linda.

[El Psycho Diablo 0]

The real question is..just how many DVD releases can they milk out of this franchise?

[Guest ken adams]

..and can they break their own DVD release record? Aren't there 37 versions of ED, ED2 & AoD?

[Special K 0]

I dunno how Campbell's being a hypocrite. I've seen him talk twice and read his book, and basically says: stop asking me about Evil Dead 3, there are no plans to make it. And there weren't. And there wasn't anyway a low-totem actor like him could get those plans rolling. And why would he have reason to believe Raimi, hot off directing one of the hottest movies ever, would want to make another horror movie at that moment? That's not hypocritical, that's just not thinking it'll get made, and if you had been asked the same question constantly for 10 years, you'd be sick of it too. Just like every author I've seen winces whenever they get 'so, where do your ideas come from?'

[Guest ken adams]

What you said makes sense & I see your point, but what I'm talking about is the impression Bruce gives is that he didn't want to do anymore. He wanted to move forward, not live in the past. I have also read his book.

[razazteca 0]

How successful were the Dawn of the Dead and Texas Chainsaw remakes?

[Guest El Satanico]

The Dawn remake was very successful, and I believe the TCM remake did well.

 

Why would Raimi and Campbell get together on an Evil Dead project that isn't ED4? That makes no sense for them to work on a remake instead of the long rumored sequel.

 

Horror remakes have started down the right path by doing films with room for improvement, like the crazies, but they still insist on doing classics.

[Downhome 0]

The DotD and TCM remakes did very good. Both of them made a good bit of money, something a good many films don't even do here lately. Add to what they brought at the box office the DVD sales, and it's safe to say that both were pretty big successes. Especially considering that horror films don't usually do great at the box office.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Especially considering that horror films don't usually do great at the box office.

That could be attributed to the fact that damn near every single horror movie that's come out in well..ever, has been either a complete ripoff, a remake, or just so ridiculously asinine in concept that it goes straight to video or bombs at the box office. Only a certain few have really stood out. For me, it seems that Japanese horror films are FAR better than their American counterparts.. and even American film companies are trying to remake those and fuck them up in the process.

[dubq 0]

What you said makes sense & I see your point, but what I'm talking about is the impression Bruce gives is that he didn't want to do anymore. He wanted to move forward, not live in the past. I have also read his book.

Maybe he's talking about STARRING in the movie that he's sick of hearing about. The article only mentions that Campbell, Raimi & Tapert are joining up to PRODUCE a remake. It says nothing about Campbell reprising his role as Ash. [Which I hope does happen, actually.]

[Special K 0]

*Gasp*

 

No one can be Ash but Campbell. If it's not him, you have to call him Nash or something.

 

I too wonder why they can't just do ED4? It could be like Die Hard at S-Mart, I'd still see it.

[2GOLD 0]

They already did Evil Dead 4.

It was the video game, a fistfull of Boomstick.

[Vyce 0]

They already did Evil Dead 4.

It was the video game, a fistfull of Boomstick.

Which was fucking GREAT, I might add.

 

I love that game.

[Guest Reservoir_Kitty]

The fact that it dosen't even mention Bruce reprising his role as Ash makes me even angrier than Raimi not directing it and the fact that they're thinking of doing this in the first place. It's unnecessary. Leave shit alone. Evil Dead is brilliant, a remake can only mean folly. Yeah, it's a crappy movie, but that's what makes it great.

 

Man.

[Guest Big_Jay101]

Raimi isn't directing it though, read about it at BD. They are looking for someone to direct it and revive the franchise. Evil Dead 2 was not a remake the first maybe 10 minutes were a vauge remake of the first to show the events due to not getting the film from the original due to copyrights.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

1. Evil Dead II is not a fucking remake. In the commentary for the film, Campbell and Raimi CLEARLY state that the reason they reshot and rewrote the events of the original and put them in ED2 was because they couldn't get the rights to use the film from the production company. It's THAT simple. ED2 starts when Ash turns around and is hit by The Force in the Woods. I'm kinda sick of people saying ED2 is a remake. That's like saying Phantasms II, III, and ObLIVion are remakes of the original because they all feature scenes from it to help set the story.

 

2. ...pleeeeeease cast Katherine Isabelle. I will see this remake and love it forever as long as she is casted.

 

3. Have RAIMI and CAMPBELL also write the script. The first series was their baby, and nobody can make a movie quite like Raimi can.

[Guest El Satanico]

Well it doesn't say Campbell won't be playing Ash. It says he's involved, but it doesn't specify to what degree. I don't see why he'd sign on just to be a producer, unless he's looking to do more work on the other side of the camera or if Raimi asked him to.

 

They could always get Jim Carrey :ducks brick:

[dubq 0]

I can't believe people are getting all uptight about this. To even use a point stated above, "it's their baby" - so why shouldn't the be able to remake it?

 

Christ, I wonder if this would happen if George Romero ever decided to remake Day of the Dead.

[2GOLD 0]

I'm more upset behind the sheer stupidity of remaking "The Blob" again then remaking "Evil Dead".

 

I don't know if I care about this since it's being remade by Sam and Bruce. Now if it was anyone else, yes I'd be upset since I know they would screw it up.

 

Speaking of which, who remade "Assault on Precinct 13" and who is remaking "The Fog"? Does John C have anything to do with those projects?

[Guest Reservoir_Kitty]

I'm 'uptight' about it because it doesn't need a remake. The movies are fine the way they are, no need to pull down pants and crap all over the great little legacy that they've created with them. It's not necessary to poke around at something that's fine the way it is.

 

Yeah, it's cheesy, and the acting is a little bit hokey every now and then, but what makes them so great is the effort and time put into them. They made do with what they had and made a hell of a movie. It should be left alone, cause you'll never top something like that in my eyes.

 

They had nowhere to go but up, and now there is nowhere to go but down. I hate to be negative like that, but the potential for a shitfest is always there. Yeah, Raimi will be involved, but it just won't be the same as it was before.

 

Maybe it's just me though.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Oh, hey, I'm not saying it's a bad idea. I think they're fucking idiots for doing it, because The Evil Dead is what every horror movie should strive to be: hilarious, suspenseful, scary, and dramatic. And for a movie with its budget, which was small even back then? The product is TERRIFIC. You know that everybody on the cast put their hearts into it, and it came out as one of the greatest horror films of all-time.

 

There really isn't a need for a remake at all. But if Sam and Bruce, the parents of the entire series, want to do one? Sure, go ahead. They just shouldn't be surprised if the remake is criticized by every fan of the original everywhere.