"Evil Dead" to be remade

[Fenris]

LOS ANGELES - The Evil Dead – the 1981 no-budget horror flick that launched the career of director Sam Raimi and made a sort-of star out of Bruce Campbell – is set to be remade.

Raimi will oversee the project as producer, but will not direct the new picture.

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According to some reports, Campbell will reprise his role as Ash, the film's sole survivor.

The film made Campbell – Raimi's childhood friend – into a minor celebrity, leading to a string of appearances in B movies.

"By keeping its original formula intact and given audiences' appetite for horror, we expect that we'll have a real hit on our hands," Joe Drake, an executive with Senator Intl., told Daily Variety.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2004/11/18/Arts/TheEvilDead041118.html

Not to editorialize, but why mess with perfection?:shrug:

[SheepyMcSheepster]

1. all the rehashing of old movies/ideas just saves them money

they don't have to introduce the product to you and they don't have to create anything new. money money money.

[nickinSTL]

2. Seriously,

I don't get why they'd remake it, either.

[Susang]

3. Evil Dead 2 was essentially a remake of Evil Dead

Why bother remaking it again? I don't get it either. :shrug:

[Lautremont]

4. There was a certain scene in that movie

which we youngsters at the time called (after a local building supply store) the Beaver Lumber scene. I wonder if they'll keep it for this pointless remake?

[Book Lover]

5. Couple more links, and a kick

I agree - why make this film a third time?

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=18841

http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/news/newsstory.asp?news_id=16379

[Susang]

7. My opinion has been validated by the geeks!

"I know I'd rather see a continuation of the series rather than another remake of EVIL DEAD. They did it perfectly with EVIL DEAD 2, kinda struck that odd balance of being a rema-sequel, so why do it again?"

I am goddess of the geeks! :evilgrin:

[DS1]

6. Man! That's so......

EVIL!!

:eyes: