Sony will release Evil Dead remake
Sony have acquired the distribution rights to Fede Alvarez’s upcoming Evil Dead remake, meaning those soul-swallowing deadites will be launching themselves at the general public on a massive scale.
“For 30 years, Sam [Raimi], Bruce [Campbell] and I have been looking for the right home where we could return the deadites to the big screen,” said producer Rob Tapert in an official statement.
“Amy Pascal and Jeff Blake at Sony and Peter Schlessel at FilmDistrict have always been incredible partners who share our passion for great storytelling as well as our obsession for scaring the pants off the audience. Together, we are looking forward to terrorizing a whole new generation.”
Tapert will be joined on production duties by original director / leading man double-act Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, whilst Fede Alvarez’s original script has undergone recent re-writes from Juno’s Diablo Cody.
