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Fangoria.com:

November 18: Now it’s THE EVIL DEAD being remade—by Raimi

Variety reports that, after years of rumors and speculation about an EVIL DEAD 4, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert will instead oversee a remake of their gruesome classic via their Ghost House Pictures banner, producing the new film with series star Bruce Campbell. Raimi won’t direct, and a script won’t be written until a new filmmaker is chosen to helm the project; it’s not likely Campbell will star either. "THE EVIL DEAD is such a special film to Sam, Rob, Bruce and horror fans that we are going to take great care in renewing this franchise," Joe Drake, president of Ghost House parent company Senator International, tells the trade. "By keeping its original formula intact and given audiences’ appetite for horror, we expect that we’ll have a real hit on our hands." —Michael Gingold