So here’s the deal folks, the upcoming EVIL DEAD remake can go one of two ways. It can be awesome or it can suck. Obviously. Gut feelings for this one from the get-go have been for the latter… but perhaps today’s news might offer up a bit of hope.
You see the guys over at Collider had a chance to chat it up with scribe Diablo Cody about her new film YOUNG ADULT recently and they couldn’t help but ask Cody about her involvement in THE EVIL DEAD. Contrary to what some people might believe, Cody didn’t actually write the script. All she was really hired for was to tweak a bit of dialogue and character. So what did she have to say about the script? Check it:
“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).”
And when asked if she added to any of the death scenes, she replied:
“Because the director’s draft was really scary, I tried to stay away from some of the big horror set pieces. I didn’t wanna mess with his vision, because he’s the one who ultimately has to shoot it. That being said, there is a moment near the—I mean it’s unbelievably violent (laughs). Occasionally I threw in a wound here or there. I didn’t write anything extravagant.”
Cody even went on to say people who assumed she’d be adding her quirky JUNO dialogue to the flick can rest easy, apparently she instead concentrated on naturalistic dialogue that would serve the story. Sounds good to me!
Fede Alvarez, who penned the script, will be directing for producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell. This might actually turn out good…
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