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Another actor is in talks to join the cast of the Evil Dead remake:

“Thumbsucker” star Lou Taylor Pucci is in talks to join the young ensemble of FilmDistrict and Mandate Pictures’ reboot of “The Evil Dead.”

Pucci will play Eric, an intense academic whose intellectual curiosity gets him and his friends into trouble.

Deadline reports that the actress Jane Levy is talks to star in the upcoming Evil Dead remake.

EXCLUSIVE: Jane Levy is in talks to play the lead in the remake of Evil Dead that Fede Alvarez will direct shortly. She replaces Lily Collins, who exited the film recently. Levy is the star of the ABC series Suburgatory, and stars in Fun Size, the Josh Schwartz-directed film for Paramount.

Variety reports “Red Riding Hood” star Shiloh Fernandez is venturing back into the woods to star in FilmDistrict and Mandate’s “Evil Dead” reboot, and will also topline “Deep Powder” for Killer Films.

The “Evil Dead” role was highly sought after by young actors.

Helmed and penned by Fede Alvarez, the pic is a reinvention of the 1981 cult classic about a group of teens who holed up in a remote cabin who discover a Book of the Dead that unleashes demons they cannot control.

According to Destructoid, Warner Brothers revealed pre-order bonuses for the upcoming chainsaw-wielding cheerleader zombie killing game Lolipop Chainsaw. One of the bonuses is an Ash skin. Unfortunately skin is exclusive to Gamestop while other skins will be available at other retailers. Be sure to check out Destructoid for more info as well as a trailer featuring Lollipop Ash in action.

Ian Abercrombie, the British actor who played the Wise Man in Army of Darkness passed away today at 77. Ian was best known for is role as Elaine’s nutty boss Mr. Pitt on the show Seinfeld.

Variety’s Jeff Sneide has tweeted that Lily Collins is out of the Evil Dead Remake due to scheduling issue:

Again, in case you missed it, LILY COLLINS is OUT of THE EVIL DEAD reboot due to a scheduling issue. Agents, start your engines…

According to Bloody Disgusting, Lily Collins (The Blind Side, Priest, Mirror Mirror) is in final negotiations to play “Mia” the lead character in the upcoming Evil Dead Remake.

In this version, the story centers on five friends (David, Natalie, Eric, Olivia, and Mia) holed up at a remote cabin where they discover a Book of the Dead with a demonic force unleashed possessing each until only one is left to fight for survival. As we also exclusively reported, there is a drug subplot.

After a recent overdose, Mia struggles with her new-found sobriety. She begins acting insane, so it comes as no surprise that nobody believes her crazy claims of coyote dogs and trees attacking her!

After many delays, Kate Egan’s long awaited book on the Evil Dead is now available. Here’s the description:

Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981) has been celebrated as a roller coaster ride of terror and a classic horror hit, a defining exemple of the tongue-in-cheek, excessively gory horror films of the 1980s. It is also the film that introduced the now-iconic character of Ash (played by Bruce Campbell). This study considers the factors that have contributed to the film’s evolving cult reputation. It recounts its grueling production, its journey from Cannes to video and DVD, its playful recasting of the genre, and its status, for fans and critics alike, as one of the grungiest, gutsiest, and most inventive horror films in movie history.

Buy the book on Amazon!

Check out these new press images for the upcoming NECA’s Evil Dead 2 Ash and Evil Ash figures. These are amazingly detailed and look to be final builds before the send them to production to be packaged. The figures are due out in February. Evil Henrietta apparently has been postponed.