While The Evil Dead remake recently lost its star as Lily Collins was forced to drop out due to scheduling issues, director Fede Alvarez has settled on his male lead. Variety reports that Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood) is set to star in the pic, which is an update of the 1981 horror film which centered on a group of teens holed up in a remote cabin who discover the Book of the Dead. The remake will maintain the same central plot device of the original, but Bruce Campbell’s character of Ash will not appear. The project is in good hands, as Campbell, Sam Raimi, and Rob Tapert are all onboard as producers. Now Alvarez and Co. will move on to casting the female lead of the project.
In addition to The Evil Dead, Variety also reports that Fernandez has landed the starring role in Deep Powder. Mo Ogrodnik (Uptown Girls) is set to direct, but plot details are being kept firmly under wraps (though I’m assuming it’s not the long-awaited sequel to 1995′s Powder). He’s set to shoot Deep Powder later this month before moving on to The Evil Dead later this year. The Evil Dead opens April 12th, 2013.
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A good choice I think. If they’re replacing Ash with a female character, she should be more butch than Lily Collins. This Fernandez chick is a bit more masculine at least, although I haven’t seen her in anything. She kinda looks like K.D. Lang.
“This Fernandez chick,” is actually a dude. That’s why the headline says he is the “Male Lead.”
Thanks for clearing that up, genius.
There is no way you could think that was a chick. Cause damn that thing is ugly from who knows where.
I like how they aren’t including the character that made people care about the franchise. Ash is the star, it’s like making a Nightmare on Elm Street movie without Freddy.
this films can PISS.OFF!!!!!! FAAAAAAAIIIIIILLLLLL!!!!!!
K.D. Lang. Yeah, you’ve got a point there.
Is there a less douchey picture you could use or does this girl look like a giant douche in every photo.