Evil Dead News - News Related To The Evil Dead Franchise: May 2013

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Army of Darkness 7" action figure 7 Head Knocker Giveaway

Evil Dead News received this email today:

Hello Evil Dead News Admins & Staff!

My name is Scott and I work for NECA, one of the world leaders in high end toys and collectibles manufacturing. We have been working in conjunction with MovieGallery.com providing prizes for their weekly contests and giveaways.

This week we’re featuring a 7” Medieval Ash action figure and an Evil Ash Head Knocker. We think this would be a great opportunity for your fans and community members to enter and win. The weekly contests are free to enter, and winners are chosen at random.

We have provided the following link should you like to inform your readers of the contest.

URL: http://moviegallery.com/blog/army-of-darkness-action-figure-head-knocker-giveaway/

Thank you for your time, and keep up the excellent work!

-Scott K

NECA Social Team

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Evil Dead (2013) Hitting Bluray/DVD July 16th!!

Klaatu verata nicto! From producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert comes the highly anticipated home entertainment release of this year's Evil Dead, available July 16 on Blu-ray and DVD with UltraViolet from Sony Pictures.

Both the Blu-ray and DVD sets come packed with three all-new featurettes on the making of the film, character transformations and the process of re-imagining the original film.

Exclusive to the Blu-ray is a cast and crew commentary track, as well as two additional featurettes exploring the origins and design of the new "Book of the Dead," and featuring behind-the-scenes footage of cast rehearsals, insights from the original creators, and more.

Based on Raimi's 1981 horror classic and directed by Fede Alvarez, Evil Dead centers on five young friends who turn a secluded cabin in the woods into a blood-splattered chamber of nightmares after awakening an ancient demon. The ensemble cast includes Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore.

Here's the complete list of special features:

"Making Life Difficult" - The Intense and Physically Exhausting Creation of the Film
"Being Mia" - The Physical and Psychological Transformation into "Evil Mia"
"Directing The Dead" - Director Fede Alvarez re-imagines a cult horror classic
"Unleashing The Evil Force" - Exploring the origins and design of the new Book of the Dead (Blu-ray exclusive)
"Evil Dead the Reboot" - Cast Rehearsals, Bruce Campbell, Deadites and more! (Blu-ray exclusive)
Commentary featuring stars Jane Levy, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Director Fede Alvarez and writer Rodo Sayagues (Blu-ray exclusive)

Sunday, May 19, 2013

More Concept Art for Evil Dead (2013)

2 additional images from Santiago Vecino (click to enlarge):

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Concept Art for Evil Dead (2013)

Evil Dead News received this email today from Santiago Vecino:

Hello, my name is Santiago Vecino and I am the artist who made the concept art for Evil Dead (2013). Here I send you two of the concepts and a couple of pictures of Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayaguez and me working on the movie. If you want you can share them, thanks.

All best
Santiago Vecino

Click to enlarge images:

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB TAPERT!!

Click Here For Rob Tapert's IMDB Page

www.robtapert.com

Friday, May 10, 2013

eBay: Evil Dead 2 RARE Screen Used Prop Necronomicon Page Original With COA

Info:

This is a very rare screen used lost page from the book of the dead used in Sam Raimi's legendary horror film Evil Dead 2 Dead By Dawn. This also comes with a COA from the fx artist for the film. Frame not included. Please check out my other horror prop auctions. No international bids, thank you

Good luck

Click Here To Bid - Source: ebay.com

Thanks Anthony K.!