Evil Dead (2013) - Part 1

[redhawk23]

High School friend of Raimi and bit part actor Timothy Patrick Quill (who has appeared in most of Sam Raimi's movies as well as several of Bruce Campbell's projects) was at Con-tamination in St. Louis this weekend. While giving a presentation and showing of Army of Darkness he spoke a bit about how this year's Evil Dead film came together and re-iterated a lot of the reports from Raimi appearances that there is a Sam Raimi directed Evil Dead/ Army of Darkness film in the works. The way he described it, it felt like both Raimi and Bruce were "gone," from the perspective of the horror film community (for a lot of the people who have been involved in the Evil Dead franchise over the years, con appearances and talking about Evil Dead continues to be a major source of income). But Quill described this years film as an attempt to both test the waters for the franchise as well as generate a new crowd of fans (as well as a chance to work with Alvarez). He also described it as a situation where Raimi doesn't really have any big Hollywood movies lined up and with Campbell's work with Burn Notice coming to an end, everyone involved just kind of recognized this time as a window of opportunity.

So we'll see.

 

[Matt Mortem]

That's true, with Burn Notice done, Bruce has plenty of time to kick some deadite ass.

 

[redhawk23]

It seems like they look at this as a now or never kind of moment, not to mention a profitable one.

 

[Matt Mortem]

Yeah, it'd be best for them to strike now while the interest is there.

 

[Teelie]

And while Bruce is still physically capable of doing this. The last thing I want is to see an old Ash barely able to lift a chainsaw to the face of a Deadite. Not unlike Harrison Ford in the last Indiana Jones movie or Arnold in The Last Stand where they can still do the stunts but it's obvious they are holding back from their younger days.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Good, I so hope they get on this. At least someone recognizes things like this *cough*Ghostbusters 3 *cough*

 

[Rodrigo90]

Ghostbusters 3 is supposed to have a female role, right?

Jane, anyone? She'd suit that. ..If the comedy was top notch

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Ghostbusters 3 is supposed to have a female role, right?

Jane, anyone? She'd suit that. ..If the comedy was top notch

Actually, that'd be a great idea....but I've pretty much decided it isn't happening. Recently they said they had something moving forward without Bill Murray, but even me not minding that, they've been talking it for years. But if it does, please, I hope they give Jane Levy a call.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Ditto to that lol

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

So there is movement on another movie, good, I feared the worst when it all went quiet. Cannot wait until Mia and Ash meet on film, it will be an awesome moment.

 

[redhawk23]

There were a lot of other interesting tidbits from that panel.

During the Army of Darkness screening, Quinn pointed out a moment that represents a turning point in the film and the production. Bascially its when Ash reaches the windmill right before the scene with all the tine Ashes. Once they shot the scene with Ash reaching the windmill there was some kind of break in the production in which it wasn't entirely clear whether or not the film was going to be able to continue. The leadership at the studio had a massive changeover and their was a history of bad blood between AoD's producer and the new president of the company. Army of Darkness was on the chopping block of either being closed down entirely or having its budget massively cut in the middle of production. Raimi apparently became very stressed out but then came to everyone else involved and said "Screw it, let's make a comedy. What are they going to do sue me?"

There definitely is a change in tone at that point in the movie. While there is quite a bit of humor in the movie prior to that point, it doesn't become medieval Three Stooges until after that.

 

[zeroapoc]

Ghostbusters 3 is supposed to have a female role, right?

Jane, anyone? She'd suit that. ..If the comedy was top notch

Jane in everything right?

 

[Rodrigo90]

Oh yes

But her dry sarcy deliverance of humour reminds me of Bill Murray in a way

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

There were a lot of other interesting tidbits from that panel.

During the Army of Darkness screening, Quinn pointed out a moment that represents a turning point in the film and the production. Bascially its when Ash reaches the windmill right before the scene with all the tine Ashes. Once they shot the scene with Ash reaching the windmill there was some kind of break in the production in which it wasn't entirely clear whether or not the film was going to be able to continue. The leadership at the studio had a massive changeover and their was a history of bad blood between AoD's producer and the new president of the company. Army of Darkness was on the chopping block of either being closed down entirely or having its budget massively cut in the middle of production. Raimi apparently became very stressed out but then came to everyone else involved and said "Screw it, let's make a comedy. What are they going to do sue me?"

There definitely is a change in tone at that point in the movie. While there is quite a bit of humor in the movie prior to that point, it doesn't become medieval Three Stooges until after that.

Thats interesting, I can honestly say I have never noticed the tone shift because as you say we get a lot of comedy before, but the type of comedy does change somewhat from that point.

 

[chelo248]

Evil Dead Tops Blu-Ray / DVD Sales

For the second week in a row Evil Dead was #2 proving that not only is horror not dead but that not all horror remakes are made equal.

http://www.horror-movies.ca/2013/08/evil-dead-tops-blu-ray-dvd-sales-new-poll/

 

[Matt Mortem]

Thats great news. It did well at the box office and now it's doing great on DVD. This should kick the sequel into motion a bit faster.

 

[Teelie]

Movies aren't usually filmed sequentially so there are probably some scenes filmed out of order that could justify why some parts of it are serious then other parts are more comical. The original ending was much darker for instance but I liked the theatrical ending more, if only because it gets Ash one last crack at the deadites. And it was funny as hell.

 

[Lord]

I actually enjoyed the theatrical ending way better than the alternate one, i like the fact that it was an actual ending, it closes the trilogy on a positive note instead of leading nowhere.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Evil Dead Tops Blu-Ray / DVD Sales



http://www.horror-movies.ca/2013/08/evil-dead-tops-blu-ray-dvd-sales-new-poll/

Great stuff, any lingering doubts about a sequel happening can now be put to bed, cant wait to hear more.

 

[DIRECTOR]

i just saw the film. One question, where was the scenes "we're gonna get you" scene? That was my favorite part of the trailer. How come that was not in the movie?

 

[Rodrigo90]

I was watching this again last night and something bugged me.

It's been considered a sequel in the form of a remake.

We're meant to believe that what happens to them in the remake, happened years prior to another group of friends. It's a film based on coincidences.

And we here character's from the original speaking in it.

However. ...can it be a film based on coincidences from the original? Especially when the original was cancelled out of canon by Evil Dead 2.

By right, the original shouldn't exist within the continuity, so therefore, the remake, is only loosely basing itself upon the premise of the original. ..that has no bearing on anything.

So the film is not full of coincidences, because the original never happened in the continuity set by EDII, by right.

 

[Gianakin_]

Eh, several TED events were retconned in ED2, but I wouldn't say it's out of continuity.

 

[Rodrigo90]

I would say it is.

It's still a trilogy, but TED really has no bearing on other things. So I just follow on from EDII's beginning events. It's just a boyfriend and girlfriend that go to the cabin. Not a group of friends.

 

[def28]

I don't think you can really take it that seriously. But yeah probably best to take it from ED2 cause it's easier to understand I guess. Since there were rights issues with using The Evil Dead footage in Evil Dead 2 we got left with this weird continuity. They all recreate stuff. Kind of a staple for the franchise now. Wouldn't be surprised if the next time we see Ash or Mia we have an intro that recpas the previous films with different actors and instances happening.

Everything is connected still, just always a bit different haha.

 

[Loki882]

I was somewhat under the impression that whatever this evil force was simply reset things near the cabin to lure more victims there, just like Ash and his friends decades before. On another note, I now eagerly await the teased Ash/Mia teamup.