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FilmDistrict And Sony Partner On ‘Evil Dead’ Remake

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday November 30, 2011 @ 12:00pm PSTTags: Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead, Peter Schlessel, Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, Steven Bersch
Mike Fleming

Culver City, CA (November 30, 2011) – Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) and FilmDistrict have partnered with Ghost House Pictures on a worldwide deal—excluding U.K. and France —for Sony Pictures to distribute the remake of Evil Dead. The announcement was made by Steven Bersch, SPWA President, and Peter Schlessel, CEO of FilmDistrict. Lia Buman, FilmDistrict’s EVP of Acquisitions, will oversee the project.

Original producing partners Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell (who also starred in the original franchise) and Sam Raimi will produce. Ghost House Pictures partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will executive produce. Nicole Brown and J.R. Young will oversee the project for Ghost House.

Rob Tapert stated, “For 30 years, Sam, Bruce and I have been looking for the right home where we could return the deadites to the big screen. Amy Pascal and Jeff Blake at Sony and Peter Schlessel at FilmDistrict have always been incredible partners who share our passion for great storytelling as well as our obsession for scaring the pants off the audience. Together, we are looking forward to terrorizing a whole new generation.”

Added Schlessel, “I have been part of the extended Ghost House family for a long time. It’s fantastic to continue the relationship as we bring this classic horror film to a new generation of fans.”

“Sony Pictures has a fantastic history collaborating with both Ghost House and Film District and we couldn’t be more excited to continue working together on the contemporary adaptation of Evil Dead,” said Jeff Blake, Chairman of Sony Pictures Worldwide Marketing and Distribution. “Sam and Rob have an extraordinary vision and we can’t wait to share this film with audiences in most territories throughout the world.”

Fede Alvarez, who will direct the film, wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues. Academy Award® winning screenwriter Diablo Cody did revisions on the draft. Ghost House, FilmDistrict and SPWA are committed to renewing the franchise and have the film on the fast track towards a 2012 production start.

Often imitated, never equaled. Evil Dead was the horror movie that started it all. Now, after 30 years, Raimi and the original creators are passing the reins of their beloved classic to Alvarez. In this retelling, five friends hole up at a remote cabin where they discover a Book of the Dead. A demonic force is unleashed possessing each until only one is left to fight for survival.

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Ghost House Preps Remake Of ‘The Evil Dead’; Diablo Cody Polishing Script

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday July 13, 2011 @ 3:04pm PDTTags: Bruce Campbell, Diablo Cody, Ghost House Pictures, Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell are readying to remake their cult horror hit The Evil Dead, tapping Fede Alvarez to write and direct the redo and putting the project on the fast track via Raimi, Tapert and Nathan Kahane’s Ghost House Pictures. Alvarez, who came to the producers’ attention via his short film Panic Attack, penned the script with Rodo Sayagues, and scribe Diablo Cody is doing revisions on the latest draft. In the original 1981 film that starred Campbell, five friends at a remote cabin in the woods unknowingly summon demons from an ancient civilization, causing all sorts of bloody and gory problems. The movie spawned a pair of sequels: Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness. Raimi, Tapert and Campbell, the original film’s producers, will produce the new incarnation, and Ghost House partners Kahane and Joe Drake will executive produce. Nicole Brown and J.R. Young will oversee the project for Ghost House. Lionsgate will handle international sales on the film. Two things come to mind: The in-camera special effects were the best parts of the original, so it will be interesting to see how modern VFX will be utilized. Also, the news that Juno scribe Cody is on the case is interesting, though she does have a horror film under her belt having penned the Megan Fox-starrer Jennifer’s Body, which didn’t do much at the box office. Stay tuned on both fronts. Read More »

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Jeffrey Donovan Playing RFK in ‘J. Edgar’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday March 8, 2011 @ 1:26pm PSTTags: Angelina Jolie, Bruce Campbell, Clint Eastwood, J. Edgar, J. Edgar Hoover, Jeffrey Donovan, Leonardo DiCaprio
Mike Fleming

Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan has joined Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar, playing Hoover’s rival Robert F. Kennedy in the Warner Bros. film. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as the manipulative FBI chief. Besides the distinction of being asked back into a film … Read More »

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USA’s ‘Burn Notice’ Prequel Starring Bruce Campbell Is A Go; Jeffrey Donovan To Direct

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday November 30, 2010 @ 1:25pm PSTTags: Bruce Campbell, Burn Notice, Burn Notice Prequel Movie, Comic-Con, Fox TV Studios, Jeff Wachtel, Jeffrey Donovan, Matt Nix, Mikkel Bondesen, Movies, TV, USA Burn Notice
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: USA has given a formal green light to the Burn Notice movie prequel starring Bruce Campbell, which will be directed by Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan. The two will also executive produce with Burn Notice creator Matt Nix, who … Read More »

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Ex-ITV Studio Boss Lee Bartlett Joins Discovery; Bruce Campbell Changes Duties

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday July 27, 2010 @ 8:30am PDTTags: Bruce Campbell, Discovery Communications, Lee Bartlett, Peter Liguori
Nellie Andreeva

Former Fox executive Lee Bartlett, who ran ITV’s production arm for the past 2 years until recently stepping down, is back in the U.S., joining Discovery Communications as EVP global production management, business and legal affairs. He will report to COO Peter Liguori, reuniting with his former boss. Bartlett … Read More »

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USA Network Prepping ‘Burn Notice’ Prequel

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday July 22, 2010 @ 2:59pm PDTTags: Bruce Campbell, Burn Notice, Burn Notice Prequel Movie, Cable TV, Comic-Con, Comic-Con Convention, Jeff Wachtel, USA Network
Nellie Andreeva

comicon 2010If you’re developing a prequel to your hit series Burn Notice built around Comic-Con fave Bruce Campbell, what better place to announce the plan than Comic-Con! That’s exactly what Jeff Wachtel, USA Network’s president of original programming, did at … Read More »

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