Fede Alverez is writing and directing anEvil Deadremake with the help of Diablo Cody. Cody recently spoke with Collider, while doing press for Young Adults. During the interview she revealed details about her involvement, which consisted of writing dialogue and character portions. No need to worry about Cody "infusing Evil Dead with "wacky dialogue and cute stuff” from Juno."
Here is an excerpt from the interview:
Cody: I know, honestly I was so excited to do it. I wouldn’t have even gotten involved if Sam [Raimi] and Bruce Campbell hadn’t been involved as well, they’re producing it, and so of course I was like “Alright I have to do this” because I’m such a fan of the original, and the whole original series in fact. But I was nervous to take the job because I thought “Ugh, I’m gonna get shit for this. People are not gonna like this, because all people know of me is like Juno and they think I’m gonna pollute Evil Dead with like wacky dialogue and cute stuff and folk music, and it’s like “No, look I understand what this is. I’m interested in storytelling here and making it scary and good and true to the original.” I feel like people will hopefully seeYoung Adult and go “Oh, okay that’s a horrifying movie maybe she could pull it off (laughs).”
Check out the video interview below where she says how “unbelievably violent” the script is:
