Lily Collins drops out of Evil Dead remake

Bad news for those of you hoping to see a Phil Collins cameo as a big, bald Deadite in the upcoming Evil Dead reboot, as his daughter Lily has dropped out of the film's leading role.Collins had signed on to play recovering drug-addict Mia, whose attempts to wean herself off the narcotics are set to be complicated by the soul-sucking nastiest released by the Necronomicon.However, scheduling clashes with other projects have meant Collins has been forced to step down from the role. Variety's Jeff Sneider broke the news with the following Tweet: "Again, in case you missed it, LILY COLLINS is OUT of THE EVIL DEAD reboot due to a scheduling issue. Agents, start your engines..."The new film, directed by Fede Alvarez from a script worked on (in part) by Diablo Cody will maintain the basic set-up of the original (kids go to a creepy woodland cabin) whilst also taking it in some new directions.The official synopsis explains the differences as follows: "Mia and David, estranged siblings who have recently lost their mother (Mia's taking it the hardest being that she's the one who spent most days at the hospital watching her mother deteriorate) have reunited, along with some old friends and his David's fiancee, for an intervention at THAT old cabin. It's here that the near rehabilitated Mia will also toss the last of her drugs down the well and finally go cold turkey."The Evil Dead is set for a US release date of 13 April 2013, so plenty of time for a replacement to be found for Collins. As long as there's room for a Bruce Campbell cameo, we'll be happy...

Cinema Libre in zen zone on 'Pass'

'The Highest Pass'Cinema Libre Studio has acquired rights to Jon Fitzgerald's documentary "The Highest Pass," the story of seven seekers who follow a yogi on a motorcycle journey of self-discovery up through the highest pass of the Indian Himalayas. Cinema Libre acquired "Pass" at the Topanga Film Festival and plans a theatrical release in April in Los Angeles and NY. All rights except for foreign TV were acquired by Cinema Libre. Film centers on a modern yogi and guru, Anand Mehrotra, who bears the burden of a Vedic prophecy that predicts he will die in his late 20s in an accident. Adam Schomer, who organized the ride, produced and wrote. It's the second documentary for Fitzgerald following "The Back Nine." He's a former festival director of the American Film Institute, Santa Barbara Intl. Film Festival and Abu Dhabi Film Festival and one of the founders of the Slamdance Film Festival and recently launched Cinecause.com to connect socially relevant films to related causes. "My first film was turned down by Sundance, which is one of the reasons why Slamdance was founded," Fitzgerald said. "Recognizing that there is often a great value for niche films to play smaller festivals, we developed our fest strategy around specific regional events hoping to connect with the audiences. Finding a distributor at Topanga was icing on the cake." "Pass" won the Spotlight Award at Topanga and received the audience award at the San Diego Film Festival and the jury prize for Documentary at the Naples Intl. Film Festival. Schomer's documentary "When the Dust Settles," a look into the effects of nuclear testing on the children of Kazakhstan, is in post-production. Cinema Libre has released more than 100 titles, including "Fuel," "The End of Poverty?," "London River" and "South of the Border" and is developing "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" into a feature. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Virgin America flies to 'Philadelphia'

Virgin AmericaAfter formerly pairing track of HBO's "Entourage" to produce a brand new path to Vegas, Virgin America has reserved FX's "It's Sunny in Philadelphia" to advertise its new flight to Philadelphia.The Bay Area-based air travel began selling tickets to Philadelphia Intl Airport terminal Tuesday after presenting its next route on its Facebook page with the aid of "Sunny's" mysterious "Greenman," who made an appearance inside a video around the social networking.The air travel and Forex are offering an opportunity to win roundtrip plane tickets and what they are calling "the best 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' fan pack" composed from the first six seasons from the show on DVD, a Paddy's Pub T-shirt, the series' official game and helpful tips for the characters' favorite haunts.The promo should help hype "Sunny's" eighth season that begins this fall the way in which Virgin also marketed DreamWorks' "Real Steel" last fall, via a tie-in and marketing partnership with Disney, which distributed the film through its Touchstone banner.The company loves to tout its entertainment options, using its Red-colored in-flight entertainment system offering 35 films, live TV, videogames, musicvids, along with a 3,000 song library. Virgin Created also uses the air travel to advertise its slate of photos, including "Immortals."Virgin America will fly three daily non-stop plane tickets from La Intl Airport terminal to Philadelphia beginning April 4, and 2 from Bay Area Intl Airport terminal on April 10.The air travel, which lately began flying to Palm Springs, Chicago and Mexico's Cabo San Lucas and Cancun, is starting Philadelphia as 50% of vacationers flying from Philadelphia to L.A. use hooking up plane tickets (it's 45% to Bay Area). Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

New DVD Releases: Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012

Justified Justified Season 2 Timothy Olyphant is back as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in this three-disc set featuring all 13 episodes from the second season. Available on both DVD and Blu-ray, the set includes two featurettes, deleted scenes, outtakes, and a Blu-ray exclusive feature, "Talking Shop: Roundtable Discussion." (Buy the DVD)(Buy the Blu-ray) Mildred PierceBased on the James M. Cain's 1941 book, HBO's latest renowned five-episode miniseries starring Kate Winslet is availableas a two-disc DVD set, or a four-disc combo Blu-ray/DVD set. Bonus material includes commentary tracks, a menu-based "series index," previews of all five parts, and Blu-ray exclusives that include "Inside the Episode" pieces, and "The Making of Mildred Pierce." (Buy the DVD) (Buy the Blu-ray) Royal Pains Season 3, Volume 1This two-disc set includes the first 10 episodes from the third season, just in time for the midseason premiere on Jan. 18. Featuringsuch great guests as Henry Winkler, Matt Lauer and Wilmer Valderrama, the set also includes a commentary track, deleted scenes, and a gag reel. (Buy the DVD) View the complete list of releases for January 3 at TVShowsOnDVD.com.

The Cast of 1 Tree Hill Shares Their All-Time Favorite Episodes

Bethany Pleasure Galeotti and James Lafferty During the last eight seasons, One Tree Hill has already established its great amount of drama, heartbreak, dying and crazy plotlines (your dog ate Dan's new heart!). Once we prepare to leave behind the lengthy-running CW series, TVGuide.com swept up using the cast because they distributed to us their most favorite episodes. Click the link to determine Chad Michael Murray, Bethany Pleasure Galleoti, Sophia Rose bush yet others think back. What's your preferred One Tree Hill episode? Tell us below!