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September 08 2008

Hinton Battle lined up to co-direct screen version of "Evil Dead: The Musical." Our very favorite singing tap dancey demon is part of a team that's in negotiations with original film director Sam Raimi to bring the stage version of his much beloved "Evil Dead" trilogy to the big screen in 3-D.

Hinton was the choreographer of the original stage production. Only one word can describe this news, "Sweet," or maybe "Groovy."

The Xan Man | Cast&Crew | 19:48 CET | 20 comments total | tags:

Oh, that's pretty awesome. I saw the musical a couple months ago, and it's very fun. I don't know that a movie can capture the experience. There won't be a Splatter Zone! But the 3-D could help. Hee.

Polter-Cow | September 08, 20:37 CET

Didn't we know this already?

electricspacegirl | September 08, 20:47 CET

It had better star Ryan Ward, or I'm not going.

I love the play.

redeem147 | September 08, 21:25 CET

In a word: Groovy.

Am I the only one who thinks Nicholas Brendon looks like a young Bruce Campbell?

Eric_Curtis | September 08, 21:30 CET

This is my favorite Whedonesque post title ever. It's just so right, and in so many ways.

Sunfire | September 08, 21:34 CET

I don't know if this will top "Repo: the Genetic Opera", but I'll give this a whirl...especially if they do this in 3-D.

impalergeneral | September 08, 21:44 CET

*phew* Hoping this report that it's the original cast is correct. Ryan Ward IS musical Ash.

redeem147 | September 08, 22:00 CET

EvilElecBlanket:

I've thought the same thing more than once.

Hmm. Xander with eyepatch = cool.

Xander with eyepatch and chainsaw-hand = MADE OF EPIC, HUMONGOUS WIN.

Winther | September 08, 22:08 CET

Didn't we know this already?

The musical is old news but that there's a movie in talks is brand freaking new.

The Xan Man | September 08, 22:10 CET

That... is strange.

Craig Oxbrow | September 08, 22:16 CET

The show was so brilliant! And if they cut "What the F*** was that?" I will be devastated.

Charmuse | September 09, 00:46 CET

As someone who saw the musical 3 times since it first started 5 years ago, I'm not sure how it would translate. A lot of the charm and humour came from cheap cheesy stage props.

Sure 3-D helps for the lack of splatter zone, but still doesn't compare to watching the first three rows get soaked with fake blood (each time I saw it, more fake blood was added).

Still, there's been talk of a Evil Dead remake for ages, yet it doesn't seem to have materialized so, not sure if this will manage to get off the ground either.

Matt_Fabb | September 09, 02:10 CET

EvilElecBlanket: I believe there was a segment of fandom that lobbied hard for Bruce to be cast as Xander's Uncle Rory. Would've been a genius bit of casting.

Doubleplusgood on Sweet being involved in an Evil Dead musical movie, too.

library hooligan | September 09, 02:21 CET

I can't picture Ash being played by anyone other than Bruce Campbell...

Dan Corson | September 09, 03:41 CET

Wild. I still remember when the musical was playing out of tiny Toronto venues.

NimNams | September 09, 03:51 CET

A 3-D musical -- why didn't anyone think of this before?

Pointy | September 09, 05:28 CET

This is awesome. I've never gotten to see the show, but the soundtrack was very funny.

UnpluggedCrazy | September 09, 05:56 CET

EVtM was the most fun I've ever had at the theaters. Although I'll miss the splatter zone, I'm really glad that now the masses can enjoy it.

DavidB | September 09, 07:23 CET

I'm so much less a geek that I once thought, I didn't have a clue there was a musical Evil Dead. But it sounds like all kinds of fun.

Shey | September 09, 10:09 CET

Link to The musical's homepage which will also explain why I find the title of Joss and Drew's new film so amusing.

redeem147 | September 09, 16:37 CET

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