The name's Ash, stage hand.

How do you make a gimmick more gimmicky? Put it in 3-D of course! That’s what the creators of the Evil Dead Musical, an off-, off-broadway stage act, are planning to do for the upcoming screen version. For those who haven’t seen the stage act, it’s a campy bloody stew made of deadites, Ash’s body parts and show tunes with names like “What The Fuck Was That” and “”Do the Necronomicon.” It even featured an audience participation area infamously known as the “splatter zone.” (Check out the YouTube clip at the bottom.) And for those who haven’t seen the Evil Dead series, you have no business reading a movie blog.

The one of the musical’s director Christopher Bond and choreographer Hinton Battle are tapped to direct the film adaptation, according to Screen Daily!. Talks with original Evil Dead director Sam Raimi (now possessed by evil Hollywood comic book adaptors), the pair hope to begin shooting the film in the Spring of next year in Toronto.

Nikki Finke says it is happening, with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire back on board. Some other choice bits from the column:

There’s no deal yet for Kirsten Dunst but Mary Jane Watson will be in the movie again. I’m told Sony “would never recast her” despite her rehab problems. But expect another gal part, too.

I am told, however, that “once you find out who the villain is, you’ll know who’s playing it.” That should lead to speculation that Dylan Baker’s character of Dr. Curt Connors will ultimately turn into The Lizard as he did in the comic books.

When I got to this, though, I thought for sure she was joking. Is this for real?

Meanwhile, Sony is moving forward on its Spider-Man Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2 to be directed by Julie Taymor, the Tony Award-winning director of The Lion King.

The Great White Web-Slinger? Color me amazed.