Meet your new female "Ash"...
Jane Levy (pictured below; Fun
Size) is in talks to play the lead in the remake of Evil Dead that Fede
Alvarez will direct shortly, says Deadline. She replaces Lily Collins,
who exited the film recently.
In FilmDistrict’s remake of Sam
Raimi’s The Evil Dead, Levy’s plays Mia, a character that corresponds to
Ash, who was played by Bruce Campbell in the original 1981 movie.
Mia
is one of five young people who head to the remote cabin where evil
awaits. Recovering from a recent overdose, Mia is particularly
vulnerable.
Raimi, Campbell and Rob Tapert are producing with
Ghost House Pictures. Fede Alvarez is directing and co-wrote the script
with Rodo Sayagues. Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult) revised the latest
draft. The movie is targeted to open April 12, 2013.
