Lou Pucci in talks for 'Evil Dead'

Pucci"Thumbsucker" star Lou Taylor Pucci is at predicts join the youthful ensemble of FilmDistrict and Mandate Pictures' reboot of "The Evil Dead."Jane Levy ("Suburgatory") and Shiloh Fernandez ("Red-colored-colored Riding Hood") were recently cast inside the pic, the reinvention of Mike Raimi's 1981 cult classic about several teens inside a remote cabin who uncover the sunday paper in the Dead that sets loose demons they can't control. Because the new plot resembles the first, it is a new take that doesn't are the Ash character carried out by Bruce Campbell.Pucci may have Eric, a effective academic whose intellectual curiosity can get him and also the pals into trouble.Fede Alvarez will direct in the script he co-written with Rodo Sayagues, with revisions by Diablo Cody. Raimi, Campbell and Make the most of Tapert will produce for Ghost House Pictures, and also the new the new sony Pictures will distribute the film..Pucci first got Hollywood's attention because he toplined Mike Mills' directorial debut "Thumbsucker." Thesp co-starred in Richard Kelly's sophomore feature "Southland Tales" plus much more recently, he grew to become part of Chris Pine and Piper Perabo inside the horror pic "Service companies."Pucci is repped by UTA and Authentic Talent and Literary Management. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com