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There Will Be No Ash in ‘The Evil Dead’ Reboot
I’ve spent countless hours debating what I’d want to see in The Evil Dead, the reboot of Sam Raimi’s classic cabin in the woods indie from 1981. The only thing that my brain registers as “cool” would be for the entire film to take place in S-Mart, with Ash passing the torch to some new smart ass.
Unfortunately, Ash (played by Bruce Campbell in the franchise) won’t even make a cameo.
Campbell, already confirmed for a cameo, took to Twitter where he crushed fan’s hopes and dreams dispelled any notion of Ash returning. “Who are they casting for Ash?” asked a fan. Campbell replied: “No Ash character currently,” further stating, “Twitter fails when info gets fragmented. Last statement: ED remake is a re-telling. All bets are off & all involved love the new approach.”
It sounds like they really, really, really mean their going to re-tell the story. How do you guys feel about the news?
Fede Alvarez (Federico Alvarez) directs from a screenplay co-developed with Diablo Cody.
Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 psychological horror movie Possession is getting a remake from Smile writer/director Parker Finn, and Deadline reports that The Batman actor Paul Dano has joined the cast.
No word at this time on character details, though.
The original film starred Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill as a married couple in Cold War-era West Berlin whose relationship spirals into a supernatural nightmare. In Finn’s update, Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner will star as the turbulent couple in Finn’s Possession, and Adjani has officially given her blessing on Qualley’s casting.
Parker Finn is writing and directing the new take on Possession.
He’s also producing alongside Jonathan Fass via Bad Feeling, along with Roy Lee and Andrew Childs via Vertigo, and Robert Pattinson. Marc Bienstock is serving as exec producer.
Our own Brian Keiper celebrated Possession‘s 40th anniversary here on BD back in 2021, writing: “Few movies depict emotional turmoil as effectively and daringly as Andrzej Zulawksi’s Possession. It is a challenging and sometimes inscrutable film, both for the mind and the emotions. Zulawski struggles through a number of deep issues throughout the course of the film; issues that speak to some of humanity’s deepest pains and fears. In many ways it is about loss— loss of political ideals, loss of faith, and loss of innocence. But most of all, Possession is about the fear, pain, and anger that comes from the loss of a marriage.”
This will mark Dano’s first horror role. The actor previously appeared in sci-fi hits Looper and Okja.
Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill in Possession
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