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 […]
Michael B. Jordan and Josh Brolin rumoured for Sam Raimi’s A Prophet
According to a report over at That Hashtag Show, Sam Raimi is eyeing Michael B. Jordan and Josh Brolin for the lead roles in A Prophet, his planned remake of the acclaimed French prison drama from Jacques Audiard. Released in 2009, A Prophet follows a vulnerable young man who finds himself sent to a brutal […]
The 4 Spider-Man Storylines We Need In the MCU
Ben Robins on the 4 Spider-Man storylines we need in the MCU… With this month’s Spider-Man: Homecoming marking the third big screen incarnation of the famous wall-crawler in the 21st century alone, you’d think we’d be hard-pressed by this stage to find storylines that hadn’t already been adapted at least somewhere down the line. We’ve […]
Sam Raimi and Marc Webb reportedly pass on The Flash, Kevin Smith throws his baseball cap into the ring
Last night it was reported that Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future), Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) and Sam Raimi (Spider-Man) top Warner Bros.’ shortlist for the director’s chair on the DC solo movie The Flash, but it seems we may be able to scratch one of those names from the list. According to EW, […]