Park Chan-wook NOT directing Evil Dead Remake

Well it was rumored that Park Chan Wook the director of Old Boy would direct the evil dead remake. Guess not! The original "Evil Dead" movie from 1981 was written and directed by Sam Raimi. This feature shot on 16mm in the woods of Tennesse for around $350,000, secured the young director's cult status as a creative force to be reckoned with. Raimi told Empire Online that although they did approach him it did not pan out.

"Actually, we did approach him, but I don’t think it was right for him," said Raimi, whose latest horror film, Boogeyman, opens here in the UK on Friday. "I don’t want to put words into his mouth, but he was either too busy or not interested.

But that didn’t bear fruit and we’re now trying to find the next person who would bring something strikingly original to it with their vision and talent."

*cough*Dante Tomaselli*cough* Sorry I got something stuck in my throat. Not going to name drop a potential director. Thats just WRONG. :) Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi are both on board for this remake so I hold out hope for a great film!