Plot - The story centers on five friends holed up at a remote cabin where they discover a Book of the Dead with a demonic force unleashed possessing each until only one is left to fight for survival. - Bloody Disgusting

When the Evil Dead remake begins filming in New Zealand this March you can expect a lot less humor than what the fans of the franchise are accustomed to. According to a source at Movie Hole the film will resemble Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining more than anything Sam Raimi produced. Laughs will be tough to come by as the characters in this version will be much more grounded in reality, which is something that Diablo Cody the screenwriter eluded to just a few days ago. I'm not sure how the fans of the series will react when they realize there is no Ash-like hero in the movie that drop a memorable one liner to break up the horror.

I already have serious doubts about this movie anyways. It started with the official announcement, which said, "We can’t wait to scare a new generation of moviegoers using filmaking techniques that were not available to us thirty years ago"

Excuse me? You're going to make an Evil Dead movie with CGI? Are you out of your mind? The heart of the Evil Dead franchise is that is such a great low budget movie. The shoestring budget is all over the screen, and instead of cringing we enjoy it. The crumby practical effects add that je ne sais quoi.

So now what? Are we gonna have CGI blood as well? Take out the cheesy practical effects, and the humor, and there is no way you have an Evil Dead. What you have is an overrated director now playing producer who decided to sellout his franchise, that just so happened to put him on the map.

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Movie Hole was able to provide some character details for the three of the five characters. We do know that one of the two characters hardly spoken of in these spoilers is David's fiancee.

Mia - Sister to David, having a hard time dealing with recent loss of her mother. She has turned to drugs to ease her pain. She is brought to the cabin for an intervention.

David - Brother to Mia, not close to his sister.

Eric - One of the friends that comes for the intervention. He is the first to find the book of the dead, and tries to decipher it.

WARNING! WARNING!
MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW

Meanwhile Mia struggles with her newly sober self — BIG TIME. She was going slightly loopy anyway from a recent overdose (one in which she technically died from but was brought back) so no surprise that Mia is the first and worst to go bananas. And no surprise either that nobody believes her crazy claims of coyote dogs and trees attacking her!

Convinced this is just a crazy druggo coming to grips with her new reality, the gang insist Mia stay put. As far as they’re concerned, she’ll do anything to get out of the cabin and back to the comfort of a bar.

The stuff Mia starts seeing (she sees in the mirror a bloody face with a cracked skull sticking out) and doing (vomiting blood and vile at her friends; getting trigger-happy with a rifle) is alarming; but again, David and co say she’s not leaving until she’s cold turkey. Bad idea obviously — the more time in the cabin, the further the demon that lives there can climb inside her body and take it over.

Covered in burns and blisters, and with bloodshot eyes, and complete with a new macabre grin, Mia goes all Jack Torrance on her mates. Even after she’s injected with tranquilizers, the wild young woman is still a menace. They have no choice but to lock her in.. well, “Evil Dead” fans will know what that’s about.

There’s some fun moments. With great effects, they could look a treat. For instance, when the gang do decide its time to get Mia to the hospital, David grabs the girl and they drive to the bridge they came in on… Only its gone now! Water has swallowed it whole. - Movie Hole