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According to Shock till you Drop the release date for the Evil Dead remake is set for April 13th, 2013. While Movie Hole has exclusive comprehensive details on the plot:

Mia and David, estranged siblings who have recently lost their mother (Mia’s taking it the hardest being that she’s the one who spent most days at the hospital watching her mother deteriorate) have reunited, along with some old friends and his David’s fiancee, for an intervention at THAT old cabin. As reported by Bloody Disgusting this week, It’s here that the near rehabilitated Mia (who has apparently already been cast) will also toss the last of her drugs down the well and finally go cold Turkey.

A big storm sets in. Everyone heads to the cabin. The book of the dead is found, and arrogant Eric (one of the friends along for the trip) takes the most interest in transcribing passages from it. Always the dicks that bring the trouble, right?

Meanwhile Mia struggles with her newly sober self — BIG TIME. She was going slightly loopy anyway from a recent overdose (one in which she technically died from but was brought back) so no surprise that Mia is the first and worst to go bananas. And no surprise either that nobody believes her crazy claims of coyote dogs and trees attacking her!”

Read the rest at the Movie Hole

According to Variety, Sony Pictures Worldwide are partnering with Ghost House Pictures to distribute Evil Dead remake worldwide except for the UK and France.

SPWA president Steven Bersch and FilmDistrict CEO Peter Schlessel made the distribution announcement Wednesday and said the remake is on track for a production start next year. Lia Buman, FilmDistrict’s exec VP of acquisitions, will oversee the project; Nicole Brown and J.R. Young will oversee for Ghost House.

Original producing partners Tapert, Bruce Campbell (who also starred in the original franchise) and Sam Raimi will produce, with Ghost House partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane exec producing.

Danny Hicks a.k.a. Jake from Evil Dead II and “Tim-O” O’Saben emailed us to let us know that the have a new music CD out called: “The Tim-O and Danny Hicks Brain Invasion, Slightly Concussed”. Here’s some background:

The Tim-O and Danny Hicks Brain Invasion is the “brain child” of musician/actor/producer/horror personality Tim “Tim-O” O’Saben. After a liquor soaked night of swapping industry stories with close friend and veteran actor Danny Hicks (Evil Dead 2, Darkman), the idea came to write and produce a CD poking good-natured fun at Danny’s career and his film industry friends, namely Sam Raimi and Bruce Ca…mpbell. After enlisting the help of musician/producer “Sir”Ian Baird, the Brain Invasion was officially born.

If interested, you can check out “The Tim-O and Harley Show” horror themed podcast at infernaldreams.net.

Buy the CD now on Amazon or iTunes

In a recent interview with Collider, Diablo Cody assures Evil Dead fans that the remake script won’t be anything like the movie Juno but be “unbelievably violent”.

Cody: I know, honestly I was so excited to do it. I wouldn’t have even gotten involved if Sam [Raimi] and Bruce Campbell hadn’t been involved as well, they’re producing it, and so of course I was like “Alright I have to do this” because I’m such a fan of the original, and the whole original series in fact. But I was nervous to take the job because I thought “Ugh, I’m gonna get shit for this. People are not gonna like this, because all people know of me is like Juno and they think I’m gonna pollute Evil Dead with like wacky dialogue and cute stuff and folk music, and it’s like “No, look I understand what this is. I’m interested in storytelling here and making it scary and good and true to the original.” I feel like people will hopefully see Young Adult and go “Oh, okay that’s a horrifying movie maybe she could pull it off (laughs).”

Check out the full interview here.

Dynamite Entertainment is gearing up for the return of the Army of Darkness comic book this coming February 2012. The series will be written by Elliot Serrana with art by Mara Mychaels. Here’s the press release:

The evil Necronomicon return in this all new series, but the book will open with a new ally. Who is Ash, and how does she relate to “the chosen one”? Will they manage to stop the Necronomicon from spreading its evil throughout the universe? In this new series Serrano will be exploring these characters and taking them to new places while staying true to the stories we’ve seen in the popular films.

The creative team will take the characters to the Egyptian pyramids of a parallel universe, and this will undoubtedly be great news for Army of Darkness fans. Check out the full size covers for the first issue below. What do you think about the return of the series? Do you think bringing back Necronomicon is a good way to relaunch the book?

A logo treatment for the upcoming Evil Dead remake has been revealed. Dread Central has the scoop:

Everything concerning the upcoming remake of the Sam Raimi classic The Evil Dead has been kept pretty hush-hush, but every now and again a few drips and drabs trickle out of the camp, and this time it’s Lionsgate’s title treatment that has us all wet with anticipation.

The guys over at Joblo have created a great tribute video for the 30th anniversary of the Evil Dead:

Bruce Campbell talks to Carrie Keagan (who’s happens to be wearing a meat dress) on Big Morning Buzz Live about fake blood and the Evil Dead remake.

The plot for the Evil Dead Remake sounds awfully familiar… According to Shock Till You Drop:

Since the American Film Market is just around the bend, a lot of information is hitting the horror scene as production companies prepare for next week’s event.

Yeah. Just like the original. Bloody-Disgusting says the reason the friends hit the cabin this time is to help one of their own kick a drug addition. Likely a small sub-plot.

Special features details have been released for the upcoming Evil Dead II 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray from Lionsgate include:

• All-new audio commentary with cast & crew
• All-new Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead II documentary
• All-new Road to Wadesboro: The Location of Evil Dead II featurette
• All-new Cabin Fever: Behind the Scenes of Evil Dead II” featurette
• All-new Evil Dead II interactive archive, featuring production stills, marketing materials, production stills, and early effects tests
• Vintage featurettes and behind-the-scenes footage
• TV spots and trailers

Although technical specs have yet to be released, “Lionsgate is aware of how dissatisfied people were with the transfer on the previous Evil Dead II Blu-ray, and are taking steps to solve that issue for the new edition.”

The 25th Anniversary of Evil Dead II will be released on November 15th and is up for pre-order for a mere $10 on Amazon!