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Sam Raimi discusses the future of the Evil Dead film franchise

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Back in October 2019, it was revealed Sam Raimi is currently working on a brand new Evil Dead story with a new director, and Bruce Campbell, who is best known for playing the series’ hero Ash, on board as a producer. Now, during an Ask-Me-Anything on Reddit, while promoting his latest film The Grudge, Raimi addressed […]

Crawl director Alexandre Aja introduces an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip

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Ahead of its UK home entertainment release this coming Monday, we’ve got an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip from the acclaimed disaster horror Crawl, introduced by director Alexandre Aja himself; check it out here, and be sure to head on over to our YouTube channel for more exclusive clips and videos… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Crawl […]

Two newly-unearthed videos see Sam Raimi defending The Evil Dead on a 1980s talk show

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Someone on Reddit found two videos, circa 1987, that show Sam Raimi on a British talk show called Central Weekend defending The Evil Dead to the “concerned public” in the wake of the UK’s video nasty scare. You can see both of them below… The ’80s were arguably the best decade for horror. It felt […]

Michael B. Jordan and Josh Brolin rumoured for Sam Raimi’s A Prophet

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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 […]

Horror reboot The Grudge gets a first trailer

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Following last week’s poster, Sony Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming horror The Grudge. Directed by Nicolas Pesce and produced by Sam Raimi, the film – based upon the iconic Ju-On series – features a cast that includes Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver; watch  […]

Exclusive Interview – Crawl director Alexandre Aja on film’s difficult water scenes, dogs in horror and potential sequel

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Despite what one may think of the man behind some of grimmest, goriest and gnarliest big studio fare over the past decade, The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha 3D director Alexandre Aja claims he is, in fact, not a “serial killer” — he just has a knack for putting his characters through the wringer. As […]

Sam Raimi working on “new Evil Dead” story, Bruce Campbell to produce

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When asked about the possibility of getting Bruce Campbell’s Ash out of retirement during Thursday’s The Grudge panel at New York Comic Con, Sam Raimi offered up a definitive answer and teased the future of the Evil Dead franchise. “I really want more, but Bruce Campbell has said ‘no,’” said the Evil Dead and Spider-Man […]

2020’s The Grudge is “intelligent” and a “puzzle”, says producer Sam Raimi

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While horror fanatics were certainly expecting scares and deeply unsettling imagery from Sony Pictures’ The Grudge panel on New York Comic Con 2019’s inaugural day, what came as more of a surprise was exactly how the cast, director and producer described the upcoming franchise film — throwing around words like “intelligent,” “character study” and “puzzle.” […]

Sam Raimi producing feature version of horror short Bedtime Story

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Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert’s Ghost House Pictures is set to produce a feature film adaptation of the horror short Bedtime Story from directors Lucas Paulino and Angel Torres, Deadline has revealed. Paulino and Torres will direct the feature length movie, which follows two young brothers who find themselves terrorised when their mother’s haunting bedtime […]