NYCC Exclusive: Evil Dead Interviews with Bruce Campbell & Jane Levy

Of course we all hate remakes by this point, but this one, like Screen Gems’ Carrie (more on that later), seems to have promise that it’ll live up to the expectations of fans of the original movies as well as scare the sh*t out of those who have never seen the three previous movies released between ’81 and ’92.

While Sam Raimi still wants to make another Evil Dead movie himself, he instead decided to find some fresh blood for the remake in Uruguyan director Fede Alvarez who impressed him with a short film he made for very little money. Besides a new director, they also have a new cast, led by Jane Levy, best known for her role on ABC’s “Suburgatory,” playing Mia, one of a group of 20-somethings who go to a remote cabin in the woods where they find a Book of the Dead in the cellar that calls forth demons that possesses them.

ShockTillYouDrop.com conducted exclusive interviews with producer and original star Bruce Campbell as well as the film’s new star Jane Levy on Saturday. You can watch both interviews and get a brief description of the panel and footage shown after the jump.

First, we spoke with Bruce Campbell about:

* Why they decided to remake and reboot the franchise rather than having another movie featuring Campbell as Ash

* He talked about how Fede got the gig directing the remake

* I ask about whether there’s humor in the movie like the two “Evil Dead” sequels, but he says it’s more like the first movie

* There’s no connection, reference or mention of Ash in the movie

* How they want it to be a standalone movie

* He says the fans need to chill out because they really want to make sure it’s a good movie

* Talking about how he’d love to have a tour with the original “Evil Dead” and the new one

* He talks about gleefully passing the baton and he wouldn’t say if there are any plans for Ash right now

After that, we spoke with Jane Levy about:

* Why she wanted to do the movie and how she plays “one crazy b*tch”

* How Bruce Campbell warned her that it would be torture but that still didn’t prepare her

* How she doesn’t think about the movie as a franchise that has such a huge fanbase

* She talks about some of the crazy things she had to do for the movie

* How the director wanted to do as much practical FX as possible

* How everything she did on set was real

* She says that she barely spent much time with the rest of the cast

* She tells us that she’s yet to meet Sam Raimi even though he’d been watching and making comments on her performance from afar

And more!