The gears are rolling on The Evil Dead remake with director Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and original producer Rob Tapert behind the production. This month, we brought you the logo of the remake and an explanation from Campbell on why there is no Ash character in this film.
Aside from a general synopsis and intel that the kids are in the woods for a drug intervention, we don’t know that much about the script. In an interview with Collider, writer Diablo Cody, who had a hand in crafting the script for the remake, revealed some hints to the storyline:
“I did a draft. I did like a polish slash rewrite on the pre-existing, excellent script by Fede Alvarez.
… I was so excited to do it. I wouldn’t have even gotten involved if Sam [Raimi] and Bruce Campbell hadn’t been involved as well, they’re producing it, and so of course I was like ‘Alright I have to do this’ because I’m such a fan of the original, and the whole original series in fact.
But I was nervous to take the job because I thought ‘Ugh, I’m gonna get sh!t for this.’ People are not gonna like this, because all people know of me is like Juno and they think I’m gonna pollute Evil Dead with like wacky dialogue and cute stuff and folk music, and it’s like ‘No, look I understand what this is.
I’m interested in storytelling here and making it scary and good and true to the original.” I feel like people will hopefully see Young Adult [Diablo’s new film] and go ‘Oh, okay that’s a horrifying movie maybe she could pull it off (laughs).’”
When asked about adding “any gruesome R-rated death scenes”, Cody replied that she didn’t want to “mess with [Fede Alvarez’s] vision and the “unbelievably violent” story elements:
“Because the director’s draft was really scary, I tried to stay away from some of the big horror set pieces. I didn’t wanna mess with his vision, because he’s the one who ultimately has to shoot it. That being said, there is a moment near the—I mean it’s unbelievably violent (laughs). Occasionally I threw in a wound here or there. I didn’t write anything extravagant.”
Does what Cody said here alleviate your anxieties about The Evil Dead remake?
Fede Alvarez (Panic Attack) is directing with a script by Rodo Sayagues and Diablo Cody.
Synopsis:
“Five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a Book Of The Dead and 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 begins shooting in early 2012.
