As we broke the news exclusively last week, The Evil Dead franchise star Bruce Campbell was rumored for a cameo in the Federico Alvarez-directed reboot that's to go into production some time next year.
Spanish website El Pais caught up with Alvarez who all but confirmed the cameo, while also giving fans some hefty reassurance.
"We realize the mistakes not to make," says Alvarez. "As fans
of the original, we know we are going to offend those who are also fans
just by taking this job. We're going to honor the original film along
with the existing fans and hope to bring in a new audience as well."
"Because we are fans of the original, we realize that nobody wants to see a celebrity in a remake like this," he continues. "The
only recognizable face will be that of Bruce Campbell, and he will be
in a cameo toward the end of the film. We are going to change the
characters and some story details, while keeping the basic outline of
friends who are beleaguered by demons in a cabin alone."
Alvarez continues, "Sam Raimi says there's a fine line between horror
and comedy. The original Evil Dead was intended as a straight horror
movie with scenes of extreme gore directly designed to shock the viewer.
I rented the movie with a friend from a video store at just thirteen
years old, and that was a big mistake! The film scared the life out of
us."
Diablo Cody is currently rewriting Alvarez's treatment.
