EVIL DEAD 4 Actually ARMY OF DARKNESS 2?

It's starting to sound like Sam Raimi is indeed returning to his Evil Dead roots. When it was tweeted by Disney that Sam and his brother were writing a script for Evil Dead 4 this Summer. It was later down played later by Sam. Obviously not to overshadow the new Evil Dead film along with news that a sequel was already in the works.

However, producer Rob Tapert tells STYD that the Evil Dead 4 will actually be a sequel to Army of Darkness. Confirming at least the film is currently in development stages. Darkness took cues from the Evil Dead films and is set in the same world but brought in new elements including time-travel along with lighter comedic scenes. It's originally title was going to be Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness but Raimi ended up axing the Evil Dead angle.

"That would be Army of Darkness 2," Tapert corrected the earlier news story when we talked to him at the movie junket. "Everybody calls it Evil Dead 4 but Army of Darkness wasn't called Evil Dead anywhere except by the fans."

This would of course mean the return of cult film legend Bruce Campbell if it all comes together. Bruce was at the same Q&A and was asked about his thoughts on Army of Darkness 2. It will be interesting to see if they end up using the scrapped future ending from the original film.

"Sam threatens this every six months," he told us during the same interview. "I've heard this a thousand times, because in the back of his mind, he never wants to let go, because he loved making these movies. We all loved making them together. They were a nightmare to make, very difficult, but they lasted the test of time, so he's not going to let that go, and I'm never going to say 'no.' It'll be me and a walker fighting some other old guy. But that's what he does and who knows? It may happen."

Sam Raimi Will Be Writing EVIL DEAD 4 This Summer, Bruce Campbell To Return?

Wow, as a die-hard Evil Dead fan this news comes as bit of a shock. LatinoReview has picked up on a official Disney tweet that Sam Raimi has revealed plans to write the script for Evil Dead 4 with his brother this Summer. It doesn't sound like the Evil Dead remake will end up a franchise with this news, but that might be a good thing. Allowing the film which it's trailer has been well received to be it's own one-off. Bruce Campbell is likely eagerly waiting to throw on the iron arm and slinging a shotgun to fight more deadites. It's assumed that Raimi will also direct the fourth installment.

“I would love to make Evil Dead 4. My brother and I plan to work on the script this summer.”

SFX Guru Gregory Nicotero Talks Evil Dead Reboot

Gregory Nicotero is one of the best special effects artists working in Hollywood today. He's not as well known as Tom Savini or Rick Baker but he has just as an impressive resume. It includes The Walking Dead, Predators, Planet Terror, Jennifer's Body, Drag Me To Hell, The Mist, Scream, John Carpenter's Vampires, From Dusk Till Dawn, Once Upon A Time In Mexico, Inglourious Basterds, Sin City, Death Proof, Land of The Dead, Kill Bill and Hostel 1-2. Greg is best known for his stunning gore effects along with interesting makeup concepts he also worked on Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. So when he was asked by STYD if he was going to return for the Evil Dead remake he gave this answer.

"We would love to do [that project]. I believe they might be shooting in New Zealand, so that might be prohibitive. I know they would love to have us and I know we'd love to do it, I just don't know where it's going to go. I spoke to [producer] Rob [Tapert] and said, with the stuff we're doing on The Walking Dead, I can only imagine how cool it would be to do something with the make-up would be so much fun."