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Evil Dead Rise director talks Necronomicons and how the film fits into the Evil Dead universe

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If you’ve followed the world of Evil Dead, you know there are many moving pieces to make it all work. We’ve seen wonky timelines, different lead characters, and even a few versions of the Necronomicons. Director Lee Cronin is diving into this wild world with Evil Dead Rise, and speaking to Empire Magazine, the filmmaker […]

Evil Dead Rise green band trailer serves up new footage

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Last week Warner Bros. and New Line Pictures unveiled the gory first trailer for Evil Dead Rise, giving us a glimpse at the next chapter in the iconic horror series, and now we also have a green band trailer for the film which features some alternative and additional footage; watch it below… In the fifth […]

Evil evolves in the trailer for Evil Dead Rise

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Following yesterday’s tease and poster, Warner Bros. has debuted the first red band trailer for Evil Dead Rise, the fifth instalment in the iconic horror series. Directed by Lee Cronin, the film follows Beth (LIly Sullivan) as she pays a long overdue visit to her older sister Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) and her children in L.A., […]

Evil Dead Rise image teases Boomsticks and bloodshed in the big city

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Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin had recently been talking up the horror elements of his Deadites Downtown take on Sam Raimi’s iconic horror franchise, but a picture says so much more, and so until we finally get to see a trailer for the sequel we’ll have to make do with this Empire Magazine exclusive […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Army of Darkness (1992)

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Army of Darkness, 1992. Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove, Timothy Patrick Quill, Bridget Fonda, and Bill Moseley. SYNOPSIS: Sam Raimi’s cult classic Army of Darkness arrives on 4K Ultra HD looking better than ever, along with three Blu-ray platters containing the three versions of the […]

Digital Review – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022. Directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. SYNOPSIS: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, arrives on digital, with the 4K, Blu-ray and DVD editions slated […]

Kirsten Dunst wishes that Spider-Man 4 happened, not a fan of Amazing reboot

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Spider-Man 2 is considered by many to be one of the best comic book movies ever made. This was an era before the words “extended universes” came into vogue, and no one had ever really seen anything quite like Sam Raimi’s original trilogy. Unfortunately, Spider-Man 3 really damaged the franchise as a whole, and despite […]

Sam Raimi says he “messed up plenty” with “awful” Spider-Man 3

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Before Marc Webb brought the Spider-Man franchise to its knees this year with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the majority of vitriol from Spidey fans was reserved for the third movie in Sam Raimi’s original trilogy, 2007’s Spider-Man 3. Now Raimi himself has spoken about the disappointing threequel during a chat with the Nerdist podcast, admitting […]

Is Sam Raimi set to direct a remake of ventriloquist dummy horror Magic?

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Legendary director Sam Raimi could be about to go from the Multiverse of Madness to Magic, with news emerging that the Evil Dead helmer could be set to remake Richard Attenborough’s 1978 creepy doll horror.  During an interview on the podcast Post Mortem with Mick Garris, producer Roy Lee, who’s responsible for the likes of […]