I agree, he is an icon and the original Evil Dead is a classic for me. I don't care too much for the second and third installments, but that's just me. Just about only me, I think lol

But regardless of what I think of the sequels and most of the rest of his films I have to ask the question fairly, what's really new here? Is this really going to be any different than the remake which he had already approved of? Is that now the 'sequel'? I personally don't think this idea has a lot left to give other than its name. I'd much rather see him do something fresh. Like The Gift, which I thought was an exceptionally creepy thriller.

edit: I've realized with this and the comments I made about R. Zombie in another thread I probably come of as rather negative and trollish. Sorry, I'm not very good with this forum stuff sometimes, and my opinions can often diverge from public opinion. But you should see my live act

Anyway, I don't try to be argumentative, but I might come off that way. In other words, I don't make shit up just to get people riled. I just call things as I see them and don't really care what Raimi, Carpenter, Romero, etc have done in the past, I call it crap when it smells like crap. Besides, sacred cows make tasty burgers