I know that Ted Raimi said there were no current plans for it happening anytime soon, but then again Sam, Rob, and Bruce never said it was happening in 2006 or 2007. That was all other sites (especially IMDB) just proclaiming it was getting made soon. The trio themselves stated that it was quite aways off for two reasons:
1. They want to find a director and writer who are perfect for the project and who have a great vision for it.
2. Sam basically keeps saying that we won't see an Evil Dead remake until he's made Evil Dead IV.
Also, before we start getting into a huge discussion again about an Evil Dead remake, let's remember what has already been stated: First, it is a remake of only the first film, so no chainsaw hands or ED2 wackiness. Second, there will be no Ash character per request of The Chin himself.