splatter-flick helmer Dante Tomaselli is keen to direct the "Evil Dead" redo, says Movies Online and Bloody Disgusting.

Tomaselli says he's a huge fan of Sam Raimi's original and would clear his schedule if someone handed him the golden ticket to direct the recently announced remake.

"I'd love to direct an Evil Dead project. I've been wanting to make an all-out zombie splatter film for a long time. Something hard-core and gory as hell. I like that Tapert wants to produce a film that is an "assault." I have a track record...3 features now -- and I can certainly work on low budgets.

Hell, I even have Ellen (Cheryl from the original) Sandweiss in my new film, Satan's Playground. She had so many interesting stories to tell about the making of the original. I'm planning on shooting The Ocean next, but I'd drop everything if this opportunity presented itself.

I'm a die-hard Evil Dead fan; I saw the cult classic in 1981 in theaters when I was 11".