Evil Dead Sequel/Remake

[Necromancer]

It's official now!  -  linky

Though he's not reprising his role as Ash, at least teh Bruce is involved.  Who knows, this might be a rare remake that doesn't suck!

[blueraven]

 

[allyourblood]

Keeping my expectations super-low on this one. I haven't found a current remake yet that I actually like. And such a beloved (for me) series? Bleh.

[blueraven]

teh... Bruce... teh...

[esteban]

The remake could work, but I, too, have low expectations.

I don't know, maybe a prequel would be more interesting for fans? There's not much I'd want to see in terms of sequels...so a creative prequel might be the best thing. Of course, it's much easier (and less risky financially) to do a remake.

[nectarsis]

 

[Necromancer]

I think a sequel with teh Bruce (now moved up to S-Mart's shift manager) would be the best.  Between his loyal fans and his newer fans from Burn Notice, surely the merchandising and DVD/BluRay sales would more than offset any extra box office draw that some younger guy could bring.

[allyourblood]

Agreed. Just because he's much older (and now a bit doughy) doesn't mean he couldn't play the same character. Having Ash be older, washed-up, and and a little out-of-shape would fit the series pretty well, from a comedic standpoint.

I imagine this one will join the ranks of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nightmare on Elm Street, the absolutely abysmal Halloween remake, and even Charlie and the Chocolate factory: hot for a few days, around just long enough to sully the legacy, and then gone and forgotten.

[Mathius]

Really disappointed that Brucie won't be reprising his role.
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...so upsetting. Ash is as intertwined into the universe of Evil Dead as Samus is to Metroid's. The Evil Dead series has made me laugh harder than just about anything or anyone ever has and that is all thanks to Bruce Campbell. Watching a double headed siamese Bruce walk and fight with his self is pure comedy gold.

[Tatsujin]

the cabin of cabins is gone, so is the spirit of evil dead. but let's see what they will make out of it

[TheClash603]

I am actually pretty excited about this, assuming they make it rated R (here's looking at you Drag Me to Hell).  There are a few horrible remakes that everyone loves to talk about, Nightmare being the most abysmal in my opinion...  but there have be a few which have been pretty good.  Most recently, the remake of one of my all-time favorite movies, Fright Night, was pretty good.

Though, I do agree that Old Ash is what they should be doing.  Just like Old Ghostbusters is what they should be doing.  But in money hungry Hollywood, the sequel is on the brain before the original is in production, and that's why having older guys is somewhat of a risk.

[Samurai Ghost]

Yeah, really disappointed that Bruce isn't playing the lead!
They could have easily done a 'years later...' plot when he's a bit older, fatter, and manager of S-Mart and the demons come back for him. Having him get a bit winded at times would have been pretty funny. I'd definitely go see it in the theater!

The Evil Dead series was great for a lot of reasons, but Bruce was the key; the movies wouldn't have been nearly as successful without him and the thought of some young guy doing his best Bruce impression in a new Hollywood remake... sounds pretty awful to be honest. Personally I'd rather spend the evening having a Evil Dead/Evil Dead 2/Army of Darkness marathon than going to see this...

That said, the only way this could be saved is if they cast Johnny Knoxville as the lead. He has the same look and cocky demeanor that just might work, and he could do some pretty crazy stunts to liven up the action a bit. Plus we're all used to seeing him in pain and in bad situations so it would seem pretty natural.

[TheClash603]

The Evil Dead series was great for a lot of reasons, but Bruce was the key; the movies wouldn't have been nearly as successful without him

I think that you are selling Sam Raimi pretty short with this comment.  The direction of these movies are what made them, and Bruce was great, but he was definitely a product of good direction and script.

[Mathius]

The Evil Dead series was great for a lot of reasons, but Bruce was the key; the movies wouldn't have been nearly as successful without him

I think that you are selling Sam Raimi pretty short with this comment.  The direction of these movies are what made them, and Bruce was great, but he was definitely a product of good direction and script.

Everything came together with those three movies. Another shining example of a product that is greater than the sum of its parts. Which is quite a feat since the "parts" used were already so, ...groovy.

[SignOfZeta]

Remakes blow. I mean, remakes are OK on principle but the absolute f*cking GLUT of the things going on right now is unprecedented. Right now there are 30 movies on the front page of Apple's movie trailer site. Out of those 30, at least nine are either remakes/sequels or things based on prior art like books or plays (there may be more, I just can't tell) and three are documentaries and therefore pretty much don't count towards the 30. So something like 1/3 of current movies are non-original concepts.

Really this isn't sustainable. Producers are rebooting shit they just rebooted five or six years ago (ie: Hulk, Spiderman) and remaking every stupid f*cking thing they can license. They are strip mining the past and frankly it just can't go on as there won't be anything left to reboot except things that have already been rebooted. Amazingly, Godzilla has been running for 50+ years and has only been rebooted twice (excluding the failed American versions).

They started getting lazy like this in the music industry about 15 years ago and it has completely f*cked them. They know they can re-package Beatles and Pink Floyd stuff until the cows come home, but they don't develop any new talent so they have less and less to sell every year. Sure music going indie has been more or less better than the old way, but movies require a thousand employees. Woody Allen can make his stuff outside of the system, but James Cameron cannot. (IMO, that could be a very good thing, but while ridding us of shit like Avatar it would also rob us of the occasional brilliant megabudget Hollywood movie, rare as they may be)

When it comes to things like Evil Dead I think they just can't succeed. They are only doing this because the property was available, not because they actually had some good ideas. Ditto for the proposed Blade Runner sequel/reboot/whatever, also Battleship (WTF?), Thundercats, etc.