I don't relish reporting ANYTHING about the upcoming Evil Dead remake. Nothing is making me feel any better about the remake, despite the presence of Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell as producers. Diablo Cody's rewrite of the script from newcomer director Fede Alvarez and co-screenwriter Rodo Sayagues will probably be pretty good, but still worries me despite her promises that she will stay true to the original.
Regardless, the Evil Dead remake is on its way, with a New Zealand-based shoot planned for next March, so Sony Pictures/TriStar has given the remake a release date of April 12, 2013, according to Box Office Mojo.
On the plot front, MovieHole have unearthed some very spoiler-ish details about the remake, most of which we have reprinted below. head here to read the entire spoiler description, or skip it altogether. Remember: THESE ARE SPOILERS. Don't complain later that we ruined the movie for you. Read at your own risk.
Mia and David, estranged siblings who have recently lost their mother (Mia’s taking it the hardest being that she’s the one who spent most days at the hospital watching her mother deteriorate) have reunited, along with some old friends and his David’s fiancee, for an intervention at THAT old cabin. As reported by Bloody Disgusting this week [in October, actually], It’s here that the near rehabilitated Mia (who has apparently already been cast) will also toss the last of her drugs down the well and finally go cold Turkey.
A big storm sets in. Everyone heads to the cabin. The book of the dead is found, and arrogant Eric (one of the friends along for the trip) takes the most interest in transcribing passages from it. Always the dicks that bring the trouble, right?
Meanwhile Mia struggles with her newly sober self — BIG TIME. She was going slightly loopy anyway from a recent overdose (one in which she technically died from but was brought back) so no surprise that Mia is the first and worst to go bananas. And no surprise either that nobody believes her crazy claims of coyote dogs and trees attacking her!
Convinced this is just a crazy druggo coming to grips with her new reality, the gang insist Mia stay put. As far as they’re concerned, she’ll do anything to get out of the cabin and back to the comfort of a bar.
The stuff Mia starts seeing (she sees in the mirror a bloody face with a cracked skull sticking out) and doing (vomiting blood and vile at her friends; getting trigger-happy with a rifle) is alarming; but again, David and co say she’s not leaving until she’s cold turkey. Bad idea obviously — the more time in the cabin, the further the demon that lives there can climb inside her body and take it over.
Covered in burns and blisters, and with bloodshot eyes, and complete with a new macabre grin, Mia goes all Jack Torrance on her mates. Even after she’s injected with tranquilizers, the wild young woman is still a menace. They have no choice but to lock her in.. well, “Evil Dead” fans will know what that’s about.
