The remake of The Evil Dead recently wrapped up filming and will be released to theaters in April 2013. We've yet to see any footage from the film, but Bruce Campbell has seen a cut of the new movie and talks about the reason for the remake, the possibility of a cameo, and more in a new interview:
[Via Digital Spy] Differences between this and the first film: "There's none of the original characters. We didn't want to compare apples with apples. It's a contemporary movie - just like Evil Dead was contemporary in 1979, this is contemporary for young adults now.... It's basically five new kids who are going to have a really bad night with a brand new director - Fede Alvarez, who was handpicked by Sam Raimi. I've seen it already; I think it's definitely fabulous."
Talking references to the original film. Will he have a cameo?: "I'm not at liberty to discuss that. But the thing is we want it to be a standalone movie. You're going to have some references [to the original] in there and there's going to be things the fans will enjoy as far as familiar aspects, but it's a whole new ball game."
Would he play Ash again?: "I'll be honest with you, I don't know if I could - the last one was 1991. I was a virile young man; I'm 54 years old now so I'm not sure 54-year-old guys need to be doing that s**t anymore.... But if Sam wants to lace the boots back on and do something that makes sense, that's fine. We may need to do the movie one day, if our careers fly off the tracks and we crash and burn, we might look at each other and go 'Let's make an Evil Dead movie'!"
Thoughts on remakes in general: "Well I'll be honest with you... I'm not a fan of them. So I'm talking out of both sides of my mouth. Here I am remaking a movie at one end... but here's my spirited defense - it's our movie. Myself and Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, we own that movie, it's our movie. We're not looking into some file drawer of some property that's owned by a studio that's 30 years old, that we can get for cheap and [saying] 'Let's remake that'.
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The Evil Dead will be released on April 12th, 2013. Here is the cast list and official plot summary:
"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.
A core cast of young, fresh talent includes Jane Levy (Suburgatory) as Mia; Shiloh Fernandez (Deadgirl, Red Riding Hood) as David; Lou Taylor Pucci (Carriers) as Eric; Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) as Olivia and Elizabeth Blackmore (Legend of the Seeker) as Natalie."
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