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‘Evil Dead’ Stars State The Obvious: Remake Will Be Scary
If you’re reading this here on Bloody Disgusting, then you should damn well know that Sam Raimi’s original 1981 The Evil Dead was not a comedy, it was straight up scary. While many of you debate whether or not the forthcoming reboot should be comical or played deadpan serious, it’s already been decided that they’ll be giving homage to the original.
Recently cast Jane Levy caught up with The Insider and explains the reboot’s tone. “I think the humor in the first one came from the special effects of the time. I don’t know that they meant it to be funny … this one is not funny. It’s definitely dark,” said Levy, stating the obvious. She adds, “This one is really different. They’ve changed it a lot, but it’s still a pretty gory movie.”
The site also ran into Bruce Campbell, who stars as “Ash” in the original trilogy. He also confirms we won’t see the return of Ash, while also joking about what kind of remake it actually is. “You can expect to have a damn scary horror movie,” he explains adding, “There’s no Ash character — The Evil Book is going to torment a new set of kids, so it’s a remake, or a re-imagining or … a re-whatever word you want to use. It’s going to be re-scary.”
Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci also star in the film to be directed by Fede Alvarez for release on April 12, 2013.
After pulling in $28 million at the worldwide box office this month, director (and star) Dev Patel’s critically acclaimed action-thriller Monkey Man is now available to watch at home.
You can rent Monkey Man for $19.99 or digitally purchase the film for $24.99!
Monkey Man is currently 88% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with Bloody Disgusting’s head critic Meagan Navarro awarding the film 4.5/5 stars in her review out of SXSW back in March.
Meagan raves, “While the violence onscreen is palpable and painful, it’s not just the exquisite fight choreography and thrilling action set pieces that set Monkey Man apart but also its political consciousness, unique narrative structure, and myth-making scale.”
“While Monkey Man pays tribute to all of the action genre’s greats, from the Indonesian action classics to Korean revenge cinema and even a John Wick joke or two, Dev Patel’s cultural spin and unique narrative structure leave behind all influences in the dust for new terrain,” Meagan’s review continues.
She adds, “Monkey Man presents Dev Patel as a new action hero, a tenacious underdog with a penetrating stare who bites, bludgeons, and stabs his way through bodies to gloriously bloody excess. More excitingly, the film introduces Patel as a strong visionary right out of the gate.”
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
Monkey Man is produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions.
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