Sam Raimi is Currently Writing Army of Darkness II!

[TripleHBK]

Courtesy of Bloody-Disgusting.com

Fede Alvarez Says Sam Raimi "Determined" To Get 'Army of Darkness 2' Going, Next?!

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Posted by MrDisgusting on September 20, 2013 @ 10:02pm | 24 Comments
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Now that the Sam Raimi-produced remake of his The Evil Dead was an R-rated hit, what comes next? The sequel, presumably, and then maybe that long-gestured fourth Evil Dead, tentatively titled Army of Darkness 2.

But what happens when Raimi has laser focus? Remember when he wanted to make Drag Me To Hell? A preposterous movie pitch that somehow got made – and it was awesome. Now, we’re hearing that Raimi is “determined” to get Army of Darkness 2 off the ground… and maybe even before that Evil Dead sequel.

Tonight Universal Studios Hollywood and Orland celebrate the opening of their annual Halloween Horror Nights. While we have stringers at both events, Evan Dickson is standing on the red carpet hoping to land some juicy horror nuggets. This one is a whopper.

Before we get to the scoop, Bruce Campbell, who starred as Ash in Army of Darkness and produced the remake, says they still have to figure out what direction to go: “We have to figure out what we want to do,” he said, “because this wasn’t a huge long term 18 movie plan, you know what I mean? These sequels – remakes, sequels, whatever you want to call them – come out of nowhere.”

As for what actually comes next, here’s the skinny – Fede Alvarez, who directed the remake, seems to imply that Raimi is more focused on Army of Darkness 2 than Evil Dead 2. In fact, Raimi is already writing it! “The pressure is on them now. Because as far as I know, and heard, Sam is really determined to get Army Of Darkness 2 happening,” he revealed exclusively to Bloody. “He is actually writing [it now].”

This should be huge news for fans of the original trilogy as the implication is that Army of Darkness 2 may actually come next. Maybe we’re reading way into it, but that’s definitely how it sounded to me…

Good stuff. I'm not a huge fan of the original Army of Darkness, but I do like the Franchise and would love 1 more movie with Ash. I'm also looking to see how/if they bridge the 2 Evil Dead Franchises and somehow use Army of Darkness 2 to tie in with the new Evil Dead 2 film.

[spanky87]

Which makes the Evil Dead remake an even bigger waste of time than it already was.

[stvn1974]

This news gets two groovy thumbs up from me.

[RyanPom]

Let it go, Sam.

[LordCrumb]

Originally Posted by RyanPom

Let it go, Sam.

Hell no. Bring it on Sam!

[dallywhitty]

Hasn't Raimi been saying for years that he was writing the script?

[Trigger89]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Good stuff. I'm not a huge fan of the original Army of Darkness, but I do like the Franchise and would love 1 more movie with Ash. I'm also looking to see how/if they bridge the 2 Evil Dead Franchises and somehow use Army of Darkness 2 to tie in with the new Evil Dead 2 film.

Same boat. Army of Darkness is my least favorite in the 'original' series but I still love the series. If this does happen and Bruce Campbell returns as Ash, I'll be over the moon with excitement.

[JLaw1719]

As always, I'll believe it when we at least get a trailer...or when I'm sitting in the theater watching it.

At least this is something of a follow up to news earlier in the year when Raimi claimed he was going to work on the script starting in the summer.

[mikezilla2]

this a Fever Dream that i missed out on ?

[NI-Gunner]

Originally Posted by mikezilla2

this a Fever Dream that i missed out on ?

For Christ's sake! You got me excited for a second there. Damn you, she b*tch!

[By_His_Strypes]

Is this something anyone is/was asking for? one thing is for sure you can't have all those little people running around (as Ash) committing hijinks these days...

[Socko]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Sam Raimi is Currently Writing Army of Darkness II!

Is he still writing it?

[chad_1138]

Originally Posted by Socko

Is he still writing it?