Bruce Campbell has given out the first snippet of information on the Evil Dead remake, and depending on how you look at it, it might just mean good news.

From Penny Blood through Film Rotation:

But I think we're gonna do a remake. It'll be a whole new story, though. It won't be with Ash. It'll be the evil book, and it'll affect a whole new group of people in a different situation. More like a reinvention. A lot of people, they got really crabby on the Internet when they first heard that type of stuff. But, we would never do anything to insult them.

He does say that there's not a lot of talk about it at the moment as Sam Raimi is far too busy, but that the plans would be with modern effects, not what can be cobbled together with garden implements!

I actually think this is all good news, distancing themselves from the original series somewhat is going to make sure they don't sully the name of Evil Dead, and listening to the fans is always a good thing, after all with such a cult classic they made it so popular. Personally though, I'd rather he gets going on a Bubba Ho-tep sequel.