Bruce Campbell And Sam Raimi Are Stoked
It’s so important with these projects to retain some type of connection with the visionary genius behind the original, and having the two masterminds that built Evil Dead keeping watchful eyes as producers instantaneously adds a level of comfort. The last thing these two want is a dud of a remake that soils the name of their original brainchild, and so far the duo have been nothing short of adoring of the material they’ve seen.
Now take that with a grain of salt though, because what are they supposed to say? Tobe Hooper called Texas Chainsaw 3D the perfect follow up to his original film, raving about Leatherface’s rebirth, but the 2013 sequel turned out to be an early contender for worst horror film of the year. What’s to say Raimi and Campbell aren’t blowing the same smoke up people’s asses?
Simple – Evil Dead made these two. The cult following is huge behind their Dead franchise, and these two know how fans would react if given a tarnished entry. Plus if done right, a whole new generation of viewers can be introduced to their original films, getting younger viewers hooked if Fede Alvarez really lives up to their hype. There’s too much on the line for these two, but like I said, there has been nothing but unmitigated excitement spilling out of the previous creators when asked for production updates on Alvarez’s Evil Dead. I trust the insane judgement of these two, so specifically twisted and tied to obscurity, which only means they’ll be the hardest judges of all. So far, so good Fede.
Here’s just an example of what Bruce has to say about the film during an interview with Digital Spy:
We’re really excited and really behind it, [but] it’s going to take a bit to get the Evil Dead fans behind it,” he said. “We know we’ve pissed a lot of them off. We appreciate that and we appreciate their anger and their zeal, but the only thing we want to impress upon them is that we didn’t screw it up. This is going to be just as memorable as [the original] Evil Dead without being the same movie.