Back in November it was announced that Bruce Campbell will reunite with Sam Raimi and reprise the role of deadite-slayer Ash, albeit in a new TV series as opposed to the long-rumoured Evil Dead 4 / Army of Darkness 2. In the latest issue of EW (via Dread Central), Campbell has spoken about his impending […]
Sam Raimi is heading to the Bermuda Triangle
THR is reporting that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct a mystery thriller based around the Bermuda Triangle, which is being produced by Skydance Productions and has been written by Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time). The project is one of three competing Bermuda Triangle projects in development, […]
Sam Raimi would love to return to the Spider-Man franchise
As Sony and Marvel prepare to relaunch Spider-Man with Captain America: Civil War and the subsequent 2017 solo reboot, Sam Raimi – director the original Spider-Man trilogy – has revealed that he’d love to return to the franchise. Raimi, whose three Spider-Man films grossed almost $2.5 billion at the global box office, was talking to […]
Sam Raimi to wage World War 3
Sam Raimi has signed on to direct World War 3, an adaptation of George Friedman’s 2009 non-fiction novel The Next 100 Years, which is being produced by Bill Block Media and Warner Bros. Pictures. Here’s the official synopsis for the book, via Coming Soon… In his thought-provoking new book, George Friedman, founder of STRATFOR — […]
Sam Raimi in talks to direct A Prophet remake
Deadline is reporting that Sam Raimi has entered talks with Sony with regards to directing the studio’s planned remake of the 2010 French crime drama A Prophet, which has been written by author Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, Shutter Island). A Prophet was directed by Jacques Audiard and tells the story of a petty criminal […]
Report from UK launch of Ash Vs Evil Dead, debuting on Virgin Media demand service tonight
After making a big splash in the US on cable channel Starz, Ash vs. Evil Dead has been picked up by Virgin Media for their new on-demand service, debuting on Tuesday, December 1st! To celebrate the announcement and the airing of the show, Senior Staff Writer Scott J. Davis had the chance to see the […]
October Horrors Day 5 – The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead, 1981 Directed by Sam Raimi Starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Hal Delrich, Betsy Baker and Sarah York SYNOPSIS: A group of friends are away for a vacation of eating, drinking and general merriment at a seemingly abandoned cabin in the woods. However, as our friends are settling into their new surroundings, they […]
October Horrors Day 20 – Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness, 1992. Directed by Sam Raimi Starring Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert and Ian Abercrombe. SYNOPSIS: Following on from the events of Evil Dead II (1987) which saw Ash vanquish the demonic force before being sucked through a time portal to the Dark Ages, we now find our wise-cracking hero having to seek […]
October Horrors Day 11 – Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II, 1987 Directed by Sam Raimi Starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks and Kassie Wesley SYNOPSIS: Ash, the sole survivor of the previous film, returns to contend with the evil spirits summoned from the cursed Necronomicon, the book of the dead. Joined by those present at the book’s original discovery and others, […]
Ash vs Evil Dead renewed for third season
Ash vs Evil Dead‘s second season was only released on Netflix a few days ago, but its already been renewed for another season. Deadline reports that the 10 episode third season will premiere sometime next fall. This news comes just after the show held a panel yesterday at the New York Comic-Con with much of the […]
