Lily Collins drops out of ‘The Evil Dead’ remake due to scheduling conflict
Collider is reporting that Lily Collins (Clary Fray) has dropped out of The Evil Dead remake due to scheduling conflicts, via Variety’s Jeff Sneider.
Fede Alvarez‘ remake of Sam Raimi‘s The Evil Dead has lost its star. While things looked to be moving quickly, Variety’s Jeff Sneider now reports that Lily Collins has had to withdraw from the project due to scheduling issues. The only other project on her slate (that we know of) is the adaptation of The Mortal Instruments, so it’s possible that the shooting schedule for that film is the culprit. Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Bruce Campbell are all producing the update based on Raimi’s 1981 horror film, and they hand-selected Alvarez to direct. Plot details are still scarce at this point, but Diablo Cody (who did some rewrite work on the script) described the project as “unbelievably violent.”
The lead in the remake will undoubtedly be a coveted role, so it’ll be interesting to see who steps in to replace Collins. The Abduction actress will next be seen in Tarsem Singh’s Snow White pic Mirror Mirror. The Evil Dead is slated for April 12th, 2013.
This looks like good news for Mortal Instruments fans. Cassandra Clare said in an interview with The FAB Life in December 2011 that Screen Gems was hoping to begin filming The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones in spring of this year.
Filming on The Evil Dead is scheduled to begin in March of this year in New Zealand. Collins dropping out of the role due to scheduling conflicts is an indicator that City of Bones filming could indeed begin this spring.
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YES! THIS MAKES ME SO EXCITED.
well that’s shame but we still have tmi, mirrormirror and other movies, maybe that means they planning on shooting tmi soon! maybe it has been greenlit or has been when was it was rumeored, to be and we haven’t heard anything yet including on casting. Hurry Up Screen gems!