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[OMFG] The Fake ‘Evil Dead 4’ Was Gonna Cost $71 Million! Wanna See What It Was Going To Be About?
In the words of Mr. Disgusting, “HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH“! Yesterday we gave you an update on how Sam Raimi clamped down on Award Pictures‘ totally unauthorized Evil Dead 4: Consequences. If not, go ahead and read about it and come back. We’ll be here.
Today Moviehole got their hands on the synopsis, which reads, “EVIL DEAD IV: CONSEQUENCES: Horror, 136 mins. Prod co: Award Pictures. Prod/scr: Graham MacCrae, Glenn MacCrae. Budget: $71m. Pre-production. Delivery date: 2004. Ash may need a hand fighting deadites, demons, the FBI and reality TV.”
Obviously they missed that delivery date of 2004 but were still working on it today which makes them some pretty tenacious dudes. And $71 million for a sequel that would have had an Ash without Bruce Campbell? Bold! The same article also makes note of the fact that Awards Pictures also had a sequel to Big Trouble In Little China planned called More Trouble In Little China. The budget on that one? $75 Million. These guys are the kings of inflated budgets for movies they don’t own.
As far as real movies go – director Fede Alvarez recently wrapped up photography on Evil Dead, FilmDistrict and Ghost House Pictures’ remake Raimi’s 1981 cult-hit horror classic, that was shot in Auckland, New Zealand. The film was written by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues (with a polish by Diablo Cody) is produced by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man); Rob Tapert (30 Days of Night) and Bruce Campbell who played the popular Ash character in the original trilogy. The film is due in theaters on April 12th, 2013.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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