For the uninitiated a
Red Band trailer can show pretty much anything that may be in the film, sex,
violence, profanity and scary horror thrill! Mwa ha ha ha. You may not be too
impressed by a remake of The Evil Dead; odds are you have never heard of The
Evil Dead; but rest assured this comes with more to recommend I than some. Sam
Raimi (Spider-Man) may not be directing this remake of the ultra low budget
film that introduced him to the world, but he is certainly a part of it. They
may have dropped the “The”, but Sam Raimi is firmly on board as the producer of
this film.
Synopsis…
“In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror
film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When
they discover a Book of the Dead, they 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 old gang’s all here. Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce
Campbell, all produced the low budget original classic horror movie way back in
1981. Through their company ‘Ghost House
Pictures’.) Rodo Sayagues & Fede Alvarez have written the script;
Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body)is working on the script re-write / polish.
The original film became a surprise hit, especially given
the way it was filmed, and led to two sequels and any number of spin offs
(video games, comics etc.) and imitators. In it Bruce Campbell and some friends
go off to a remote cabin for a holiday but unwittingly awaken a host of demons
Deadites) leading to no end of bloody confrontations, filmed in Sam Raimi’s
(Spider-Man) now iconic style. The task here will be to somehow again make this
film stand out from the, increasingly crowded, horror crowd. Hoping to achieve
this with her re-write is Juno’s Diablo Cody. Aside from the very well received
Juno, Cody has also written the less well received Jennifer’s Body; which I
happen to think fits in very well with the Evil Dead’s brand of horrific humour
and was on the end of a bit of an unfair Megan Fox backlash.
Synopsis…
“In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror
film, five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When
they discover a Book of the Dead, they 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.”
Red band trailer…
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