Yeah, yeah, I know, this has been talked about since Army of Darkness came out.
But Sam Raimi confirmed just this March that he and his brother are in fact working on the script (though from the sounds of it, it isn't a very big priority).
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24473
For a while they were talking about making a remake, but from the sounds of things, Bruce Campbell confirmed last year that the remake is dead. Which is fine with me, what I really want is a sequel to Army of Darkness. I am excited to hear the script is being worked on, and really hope the thing gets made in the not too distant future.
I know there are a few ED fans on these boards. What do you guy think about an Evil Dead IV?
I am not a fan of over milking things. Sure, I think three Evil Dead movies are more than enough. A sequel really isn't needed. The number of franchises from the 80's and 90's that are presently getting sequels is really lame, and IMHO shows that Hollywood is hard up for new ideas. But I guess the thing that always made the Evil Dead so great was that it wasn't sacred. It would piss all over itself, and we'd love it all the more for it.
They even have two directions they could go with it. They could continue from the S-Mart ending, or pick up right where The Director's Cut of Army of Darkness left off with Ash sleeping too long. This is what I'd rather see them do. In this way, they could pick up right where they left off without Campbell's age being an issue. If his hair grew while he slept, then it stands to reason he might age a little during that time as well. Evil Dead isn't even the kind of movie where that kind of thing matters anyway. Technically AOD begins the very same evening as the first Evil Dead began, and Ash is clearly much older. Or they could pick up after the S-Mart ending.
One thing is for sure, if they don't stick with the silly low budget looking stop motion special effects & bad makeup, and switch to CG instead, I think it'll ruin it. Those things are so much a part of ED.