Cash Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Variety is reporting this... "Spider-Man 2" 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, the joint venture of Raimi, Tapert and Senator Intl. Raimi wrote, directed and produced the 1981 "Dead," which tells of five twentysomething friends holed up in a remote cabin who discover a Book of the Dead. When an archaeologist's taped translation of the text and its incantations is replayed, the youths unwittingly summon dormant demons that possess them. Raimi will not direct the remake, so Ghost House is looking for a helmer to reinvent the franchise before a script is written. Original pic spawned subsequent installments "Evil Dead II" and "Army of Darkness." "Dead" will be fully financed by Senator Intl., which will hold worldwide rights to pic. Exec VP of motion pictures Nathan Kahane will oversee the pic for Senator. " '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," said Joe Drake, Senator Intl. prexy. "By keeping its original formula intact and given audiences' appetite for horror, we expect that we'll have a real hit on our hands." Pic follows Ghost House's first horror release, "The Grudge," which has grossed more than $100 million worldwide to date. Senator and Ghost House are developing a sequel to "Grudge." Other upcoming pics include "Dibbuk Box" from the Pang brothers; "Scarecrow"; "30 Days of Night," in partnership with Columbia; and "Boogeyman," to be released by Screen Gems in February." I'm going to freaking die. Rami isn't directing it... and it's a remake... and it will suck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 We really need an emoticon with a gun to its head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Jim Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 A load of those will do nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 There are certain things you never do in life. Doing a remake of Evil Dead (ESPECIALLY without Sam Raimi) is one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Logan Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Do you have any idea how much I just want to delete this thread and act like this never happened? It's a lot. A whole lot. When this comes out, I'm gonna shoot someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keith Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Wasn't Evil Dead the movie that coined this line.... "Were gonna get you, hehehahahahahaha" Or am I thinking of something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atreyu Guyver Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 *cough* *clears throut* No. " Join, Us" was the phrase used for all three films Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRetreater Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 it is pretty rewangulous that they are doing this but I do have enough faith in the people greenlighting this that they may make it good enough to not cry Campbell Raimi and crew do enough entertaining things (whether they can be considered good or not) that I'm sure it will atleast be entertaining. I mean, comon, Man with the Screaming Brain, Alien Apocolypse. all fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keith Posted August 4, 2005 Report Share Posted August 4, 2005 *cough* *clears throut* No. " Join, Us" was the phrase used for all three films Just rewatched the film, and apparently the line I was thinking of was used, but wasn't really as important as I thought it was. Meh, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annericelover Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Big bump I know, but here is video interview on Evil Dead from Bruce Campbell. Here he discusses how many more Evil Dead DVD's we can expect(now that Anchor Bay no longer owns the rights) and what will be the reasoning for him to return as Ash in a remake of Evil Dead. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player...ctid=1650049100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Venneh Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 ...This is a thing that is happening? Really? I mean, I respect that Bruce is apparently standing behind it, but Evil Dead doesn't strike me as something that needs to be remade into cool and scary. The shoestring budget is kind of what I love about the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Wait. Are you implying that Hollywood may actually have missed the point of something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Shush, let me have my pathetic faith that there's a corner of Hollywood that actually knows and cares about what it's doing. It's official now, btw. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Why not just revamp the original with help from ILM? You see, originally when they arrived at the cabin Raimi wanted to put Imperial Walkers in the background but never had the budget. As for the tree rape scene? One word- Ewoks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Apparently Diablo Cody is involved on rewrites. Erm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Anyone want to guess the over/under on how long it'll take people to demand Nathan Fillion as Ash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Weird, Geekbox just said on the newest episode that they were making a 4th movie. Guess they got it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Here is the press release: Sam Raimi and original producing partners Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell (who also starred in the original franchise) are gearing up to remake their cult sensation THE EVIL DEAD through their long standing Ghost House Pictures partnership. Raimi and Tapert were such instant fans of Fede Alvarez’s short film “Panic Attack” that they set up a blind deal with the filmmaker and through that process have attached Fede Alvarez to write and direct the film. Alvarez wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues. Academy Award® winning screenwriter Diablo Cody is currently doing revisions on the draft. Ghost House is committed to renewing the franchise and has the film on the fast track. Raimi, Tapert and Campbell will serve as producers. Ghost House Pictures partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will executive produce. Nicole Brown and J.R. Young will oversee the project for Ghost House. Lionsgate will handle international sales on the film. The three producing partners commented, "We are committed to making this movie and are inspired by the enduring popularity and enthusiasm for the ‘Evil Dead’ series. We can't wait to scare a new generation of moviegoers using filmmaking techniques that were not available to us thirty years ago as well as Fede bringing a fresh eye to the film’s original elements." Raimi wrote, directed and, along with Tapert and Campbell, produced the original horror classic THE EVIL DEAD that tells the story of five twenty-something friends who become holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a Book Of The Dead. An archaeologist's tape recording reveals that the ancient text was discovered among the Khandarian ruins of a Sumerian civilization. Playing the taped incantations, the youths unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. THE EVIL DEAD spawned a franchise with the equally successful installments EVIL DEAD II and ARMY OF DARKNESS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Diablo Cody? My interest level has hit zero. Why do you hurt me, when I love you so much, Sam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 And while I'm probably the biggest Fillion and Evil Dead mark on the boards, just, no, Dubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 You're right. I'm just talking crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Fucking Fillon fan boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Sometimes, I hate you, Wilkens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 And sometimes I don't feel sexy. We all have our moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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