Lily Collins is currently in final negotiations to play the lead role, Mia, in FilmDistrict’s upcoming anticipated remake of ‘The Evil Dead,’ Comic Book Movie is reporting. Mia is reportedly the female version of Bruce Campbell’s character, Ashley J. Williams, in the original trilogy.

‘The Evil Dead’ remake is set to follow Mia and four friends, David, Natalie, Eric and Olivia, as they travel to a remote cabin so that Mia can detox. There, they find a Book of the Dead that unleashes a demonic force. The friends are all possessed, until only one is left to fight for survival.

With Mia focusing on her new-found sobriety, Olivia acting as her best friend and nurse and David and Natalie being engaged, Eric is presumed to have unleashed the evil. But when Mia starts making claims about coyote dogs and trees attacking her, no one believes her, thinking she’s still suffering from the after-effects of her drug use.

Fede Alvarez is directing the remake of ‘The Evil Dead,’ based on a screenplay he wrote with Rodo Savagues. ‘Juno’ screenwriter Diablo Cody worked on the re-writes of the film, which is set to be released on April 12, 2013.

Written by: Karen Benardello