Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Did the Giants win yet? While you’re all downing all of the beer, pigs in a blanket and football you can, I’m here to make sure you’ve got your weekly dose of movies news here waiting for you when you’re ready. Let’s face it, there’s just so long the Super Bowl will sustain a conversation at school or work this week. Well, unless the Giants really do win and you’re from New York like myself. Anyway, on the table this week is the return of James Wan’s Insidious as well as some casting updates for the remake of Evil Dead. Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and Joel…

Screenwriter Diablo Cody talks with Collider about the upcoming horror remake “The Evil Dead” from first-time feature director Fede Alvarez co-written by Diablo Cody (Juno). The original 1981 cult classic film was written and director by Sam Raimi and starred Bruce Campbell. Synopsis: Five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a Book Of The Dead and unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. Follow @Shockya on Twitter for the latest from The Evil Dead. Source: Collider

Bruce Campbell, who starred as Ash in the Evil Dead Series, talks about the upcoming horror remake “The Evil Dead” from first-time feature director Fede Alvarez co-written by Diablo Cody (Juno). The original 1981 cult classic film was written and director by Sam Raimi and starred Bruce Campbell. Synopsis: Five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin where they discover a Book Of The Dead and unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. Follow @Shockya on Twitter for the latest from The Evil Dead.

Sam Raimi and his original producing partners Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell (who also starred in the franchise) will remake their cult hit “The Evil Dead.” The film will be made through the team’s long standing Ghost House Pictures partnership. The film is set to be written and directed by Fede Alvarez, who directed the short film “Panic Attack.” In fact, Tapert and Raimi were so impressed with Alvarez that the two set up a blind deal with Alvarez, which resulted in him writing and directing the film. Raimi, Tapert and Campbell will serve as producers and Ghost House Pictures partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will executive produce. Nicole…

Chatsworth, CA — Image Entertainment, one of the largest independent home entertainment distributors in North America, has picked up the exclusive distribution rights to DAMNED BY DAWN from Australian-based Sales & Production company Odin’s Eye Entertainment (OEE). The seriously fun, first feature film from talented Australian director, Brett Anstey (The Amazing Krypto Bros.) pays homage to classic Hammer Horror and is sure to be a hit with fans of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead franchise. “DAMNED BY DAWN is full of fright and fun,” commented Mark Ward, Vice President of Acquisitions for Image Entertainment. “The film is sure to become a cult classic and we’re proud to be adding it to…

Check out this really cool fan made teaser poster for the upcoming film “Evil Dead IV” aka The Evil Dead, by director Sam Raimi (Drag Me to Hell, Spider-Man 3) and starring Bruce Campbell (Army of Darkness). “Evil Dead IV” follows Ash, a a man of action -and idiocy. While in college he, his girlfriend Linda, his best friend Scott, Scott’s girlfriend Shelly and his sister Cheryl, head to a cabin in the woods of Tennessee for some good times. Only everything goes wrong. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Evil Dead IV”. Hail to the king baby.

The principles behind the classic horror film “Evil Dead” have, 28 years later, decided to re-release the film in theaters, 28 years later. According to Paste.com, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Robert Tapert are planning to re-release the film in theaters next year. The creators and Grindhouse Pictures will offer midnight showings in select Landmark theaters in the U.S., and Mayfair Cinema in Canada. More venues will be announced at the start of 2010. Regarding the re-release, star Bruce Campbell said; “Nothing can prepare an audience for what they are about to see, because nothing punishes an audience like Evil Dead – especially on the big screen. I’m really glad…

It seems as if the Evil Dead duo, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are having a bit of disagreement as to the future of a fourth installment of the series. Bruce Campbell recently sat down with A/V Club and said, “I think there should be an end to everything. I mean, did anyone really want Indiana Jones 4? The answer is no. I’ve taken a poll in about seven theaters now. Of 300 people, three hands go up. You are bound to disappoint.” However, despite Bruce Campbell saying the Evil Dead series should end where it is, director Sam Raimi insists the fourth Evil Dead film will happen. Raimi told…

Producer Don Carmody wants to bring his musical adapation of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead to the big screen in 3D. The musical’s original director, Christopher Bond, and choreographer, Hinton Battle, are set to co-direct the film. Carmody wants Raimi in on the musical film version of The Evil Dead, but no word as to whether or not he’s signed on permanently. Evil Dead: The Musical is set to start shooting for the silver screen early next year in Toronto with the original cast. In the vein of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a popular audience participation segment known as the “splatter zone” will be among the scenes of the…

Yet another new poster for the upcoming musical “Evil Dead: The Musical” based on elements from Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness from director Sam Raimi.