Although Blade and X-Men paved the way, it wasn’t until 2002’s Spider-Man that the modern wave of superhero movies really exploded onto the scene, with director Sam Raimi delivering a monster box office hit for Sony, and a comic book movie which really managed to capture the tone of its source material. During an interview […]
Sam Raimi to produce feature adaptation of horror short Behind
Sam Raimi’s Ghosthouse Pictures is teaming with Lionsgate for Behind, a female-fronted horror which is based upon the award-winning short of the same name from filmmaker Angel Gomez. Behind follows “a woman going through a divorce who fears she may lose her baby daughter and, when a mysterious lady at a party tells her that […]
A Beginner’s Guide To Sam Raimi
Tom Jolliffe continues our series of beginner’s guides to directors with a look at Sam Raimi… After a recent re-watching of the two films which brought Sam Raimi to fame (the first two Evil Dead films) I felt compelled to provide a beginner’s guide on the man. Raimi remains a director who has become a […]
Sam Raimi to produce James Herbert adaptation Shrine, but won’t direct The Kingkiller Chronicle?
According to Deadline, Sam Raimi is set to produce an adaptation of the James Herbert horror novel Shrine, which has Evan Spiliotopoulos (screenwriter on Beauty and the Beast and The Huntsman: Winter’s War) attached to write and direct. Published in 1983, Shrine follows “a disgraced journalist who discovers a series of seemingly divine miracles in […]
Sam Raimi originally didn’t want Stan Lee to cameo in Spider-Man
Sam Raimi, director of the Toby Maguire led Spider-Man, has revealed that he originally didn’t want Stan Lee to cameo in the film. With Stan Lee’s recent passing, many people who had worked with him in the past have been sharing stories and memories. Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man was a huge moment for Marvel on the […]
Maze Runner’s Kaya Scodelario in talks for horror film Crawl
The Maze Runner trilogy star Kaya Scodelario has entered talks to join Paramount’s horror film Crawl. The film comes from director Alexandre Aja (Horns) with Sam Raimi producing alongside Craig J. Flores. Scodelario will play a “young woman who, while struggling to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped inside a flooding house […]
Alexandre Aja and Sam Raimi team for horror-thriller Crawl
Paramount Pictures is looking to replicate the success of A Quiet Place with another low-budget horror-thriller, with the studio fast-tracking Crawl from director Alexandre Aja (Piranha 3D, Horns) and producers Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) and Craig Flores (Fathers and Daughters, 300: Rise of an Empire). Originally penned by Shawn and Michael Rasmussen, with rewrites […]
The Biggest Oscar Snubs
Henry Bevan on the biggest Oscar snubs… You can never escape the Oscars. Even once the winner has been crowned, publications start talking about the next crop of hopefuls. There have already been vague articles on this already and people are already talking about Black Panther’s chances at becoming the first superhero movie to get […]
Sam Raimi in talks to direct The Kingkiller Chronicle film adaptation
While Showtime and Lionsgate are developing a prequel series to Patrick Rothfuss’ The Kingkiller Chronicle, with Broadway’s Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda producing, a film adaptation of the series is also in development, and Variety has revealed that negotiations are underway with Sam Raimi (the Spider-Man trilogy) to direct the film. The Kingkiller Chronicle follows a pair of wandering performers on their […]
The Problem With Fan Expectations
Henry Bevan on the problem with fan expectations… I love Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 is my favourite superhero film, I was addicted to 1990s TV show. Tobey Maguire is an underrated actor. But, I didn’t like Spider-Man: Homecoming, at first. I hated how Peter’s quest to be a hero relegated the supporting characters and I felt […]