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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.
Two-time BAFTA winning filmmaker Joe Wright (Hanna, “Black Mirror“) is set to direct the feature adaptation of post-apocalyptic thriller novel, Juice, Deadline reports today.
Emmy winner Abi Morgan (Shame, “Eric”) will adapt Tim Winton‘s novel for Working Title Films.
In Juice, “A young husband and father is recruited into a top-secret resistance organization, to join the ranks of militia men tasked with targeting the isolated and wealthy culprits responsible for this global catastrophe. When a mission goes wrong, he finds himself on the run, having to fight to the end to survive in this hostile world.”
It’s set in a world ravaged by climate-change disaster.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled that Tim Winton has entrusted us with his extraordinary epic,” Wright told Deadline. “The story is both a thrilling modern family saga and an urgent call to action. I cannot wait for audiences to experience it on the big screen.”
Winton added, “I’m pleased to know a filmmaker of Joe Wright’s calibre has chosen to adapt Juice for the screen. His capacity to portray the turmoil and the turning points of nations and peoples as well as private individuals distinguishes his work as a director and I’m confident that Juice is in good hands.”
Juice was initially published in October 2024 and longlisted for The Climate Fiction Prize 2026.
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