The video game smash hit of 2013, The Last Of Us, is getting turned into a feature film with Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures producing, Deadline reports. Considering the enormous market video games have nowadays, it’s actually a surprise more recent hits haven’t crossed over into cinematic territory, but The Last Of Us seems perfectly […]
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Will Sam Raimi direct Evil Dead sequel, Army of Darkness 2?
October 28, 2013 
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Sam Raimi might helm the long-anticipated sequel to Army of Darkness. That is, if Fede Alvarez is to be believed. Alvarez, the director of the recent Evil Dead remake, Tweeted the “news” over the weekend. When asked if he’ll go behind the camera for Army of Darkness 2, he clarified: “Sam Raimi will!” Should this […]
Continue readingPlay It Again: Evil Dead 3 – Army of Darkness
October 23, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas October 23, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up … or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, […]
Continue readingWomen be chopping – Evil Dead review
May 13, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo May 13, 2013 We’ve crossed the Rubicon, people. I thought the wickedly funny satire The Cabin in the Woods had closed the book on this tired horror genre by tearing its tropes limb from limb. But, instead of letting it rest in peace, director Fede Alvarez had to pry it open and […]
Continue readingDisney working on sequel to Oz the Great and Powerful
March 11, 2013 0 Comments
Disney is plotting a sequel to Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel Oz the Great and Powerful; a plan that will surely be turned into a reality following the picture’s massive debut at the U.S. box office over the weekend. According to Variety, Disney has signed Mitchell Kapner – who co-wrote the first flick with David Lindsay-Abaire – to […]
Continue readingBlack magic women – Oz the Great and Powerful review
March 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo March 6, 2013 Immediately upon arrival in the magical land of Oz, James Franco‘s would-be wizard beds the naive witch Theodora (Mila Kunis). We don’t get to see them copulate, but trained cinemagoers know what it means when the camera slowly pans skyward during a smooch. The next morning, she’s talking about marriage […]
Continue readingChris Cooper to play Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in Amazing Spider-Man 2
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
Jamie Foxx is playing Electro. Paul Giamatti is set for Rhino. Now comes news from Deadline that Chris Cooper will take on the role of Norman Osborn – aka the Green Goblin – in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. That means Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) will be squaring off against not one, not two, but three villains in his […]
Continue readingDuncan Jones headed to the World of Warcraft
February 1, 2013 0 Comments
From computer screens to the silver screen, World of Warcraft is getting the Hollywood treatment and director Duncan Jones is officially onboard, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Titled Warcraft, word of an adaptation has been floating around since 2007 and has seen names such as Sam Raimi loosely attached. The screenplay, written by Charles Leavitt, […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Evil Dead
January 7, 2013 0 Comments
Over the Christmas break, we were treated to a glut of excellent teasers. One threatened to raise the turkey from our belly and back past our lips: the gut-churning Red Band trailer for Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead remake. Produced by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell (the director and star of the original, respectively), this new […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Evil Dead
October 25, 2012 0 Comments
The teaser for that Evil Dead remake – no, not the unofficial sequel that was nixed after a lawsuit by the original’s production company – has arrived online. And it is not for the squeamish, though anyone familiar with the series should have figured as much. Produced by former director Sam Raimi and star Bruce Campbell, this newie seems […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Oz, the Great and Powerful
July 16, 2012 0 Comments
Wondering how Sam Raimi has reinvented the The Wizard of Oz? Wonder no longer! The trailer for Oz, the Great and Powerful has arrived online, evoking producer Joe Roth’s previous epics Alice in Wonderland and Snow White and the Huntsman. Here’s hoping Raimi brings some of his signature style and oddball flair to differentiate from those other unremarkable movies. That being […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Oz, The Great and Powerful
July 6, 2012 1 Comment
Disney just released the first teaser poster for their upcoming Oz, The Great and Powerful, starring James Franco. It’s a lovely image to be sure but it doesn’t really tell us much about the film. The ‘visionary’ director referred to on the poster is Sam Raimi and his involvement is the only thing that keeps me […]
Continue readingTwice bitten – The Amazing Spider-Man review
July 3, 2012 5 Comments
The Amazing Spider-Man – Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Rhys Ifans. Directed by Marc Webb. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Comic book characters get rebooted all the time, and that’s perfectly fine. Different writers and illustrators are entrusted with reimagining new beginnings, or adding twists to the basic template set eons earlier. Individual authors […]
Continue readingEvil Dead remake and sequel embroiled in lawsuit
May 7, 2012 0 Comments
Would you rather see, a) a remake of The Evil Dead produced by Sam Raimi, or b) a fourth instalment of the original saga made by a little-known studio? Perhaps your answer is, c) neither. Well, they’re both in the works, whether you like it or not. We’ve long known about the Raimi-produced reboot, with Fede Alvarez attached to direct […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man
May 4, 2012 0 Comments
With all those Avengers and one very depressed Dark Knight arriving in cinemas this year, audiences may have forgotten about poor, newly rebooted Peter Parker and his Spidey-powers. Ironic considering that Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man series was once the powerhouse movie franchise. So, on the eve of The Avengers U.S. release comes a brand new trailer for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man, chock full of action, gravitas, and The […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man
February 8, 2012 2 Comments
The feature trailer for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man has arrived online, featuring a glut of new footage for those tired of poring over the teaser. The trailer, as well as some bonus footage and Q&As with the cast and filmmakers, was simultaneously debuted by Sony Pictures across the world at an event entitled The […]
Continue readingJane Levy to star in Evil Dead remake
February 6, 2012 1 Comment
Suburgatory star Jane Levy is set to take on the lead role in Fede Alvarez’s remake of The Evil Dead, Deadline reports. Levy’s character, Mia, is the female equivalent of Bruce Campbell‘s Ash from Sam Raimi‘s original Evil Dead trilogy. Having recovered from a recent drug overdose, she and four friends head to a cabin […]
Continue readingR.I.P. Cliff Robertson
September 12, 2011 4 Comments
Academy Award winner Cliff Robertson – last seen as Uncle Ben Parker in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy – died Saturday of natural causes in Stony Brook University Medical Center on Long Island. He had celebrated his 88th birthday one day earlier. Robertson’s career enjoyed some peculiar highs and lows. In 1963, he was hand-picked to […]
Continue readingDiablo Cody writing Evil Dead remake
July 14, 2011 3 Comments
Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Juno, has been hired by Sam Raimi‘s production company Ghost House to work on their remake of The Evil Dead. According to a press release from Ghost House Pictures, Cody will rewrite the original draft of the screenplay penned by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. Alvarez will direct the film. […]
Continue readingJohnny Depp considering Pirates 5, adding to $350 million payday
July 6, 2011 7 Comments
It doesn’t take a genius to guess why Disney would want a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, what with the fourth instalment collecting over a billion dollars at the worldwide box office and becoming the seventh highest grossing film of all time. Of course, any sequel – and its success – would hinge on […]
Continue readingBurton, Raimi, Levy and Cuarón in the running for Pirates 5?
June 6, 2011 0 Comments
Critical consensus surmises that, upon taking over from Gore Verbinski, director Rob Marshall gave Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides a bland handling. Our own Simon Miraudo wasn’t exactly blown away, and Margaret Pomeranz commented that the franchise had reached its use by date. So it makes sense that measured star Johnny Depp is […]
Continue readingMichelle Williams to play the Good Witch in Wizard of Oz prequel
May 18, 2011 1 Comment
Michelle Williams has scored the role of Glinda, the Good Witch, in Sam Raimi‘s Wizard of Oz prequel Oz, The Great and Powerful. According to Variety, Glinda’s was the last major role to be filled, and production on the film can finally move forward. The picture starts shooting in the wonderful land of Michigan in […]
Continue readingMila Kunis joins James Franco in Oz: The Great and Powerful
February 18, 2011 1 Comment
Sam Raimi may have trouble locking down a male lead for Oz: The Great and Powerful, but it seems he’s found his leading lady. According to Vulture, Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) is likely to join the Wizard of Oz prequel as Theodorah, sister of eventual Wicked Witch of the West Evanorah. Kunis […]
Continue reading>James Franco latest contender to play Wizard of Oz
February 7, 2011 0 Comments
>Will the real Wizard of Oz please stand up? The Hollywood Reporter claims James Franco is in early talks with Disney to play the Wizard in Sam Raimi’s upcoming Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful. The Wizard has been a hard character to cast. First up was Robert Downey Jr. who then […]
Continue reading>Depp to replace Downey Jr. in Oz: The Great and Powerful?
January 21, 2011 0 Comments
>Robert Downey Jr. is the Great and Powerful Oz no longer according to The Hollywood Reporter, as Disney begins discussions with Johnny Depp to take over the role. We reported back in June of last year about Oz: The Great and Powerful, the 3D prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Director Sam Raimi and Producer […]
Continue readingRaimi – World of Warcraft or Wizard of Oz?
June 28, 2010 0 Comments
A couple of weeks back, Deadline reported that Sam Raimi had signed on to direct a Wizard of Oz prequel entitled Oz, The Great and Powerful. Not so fast, say Collider, who interviewed the World of Warcraft-crazy Raimi over the weekend. In his interview with Collider, Raimi confirmed that he was not completely committed to […]
Continue readingRaimi to direct Wizard of Oz prequel – starring Downey Jr?
June 16, 2010 3 Comments
Sam Raimi has signed on to direct a 3D prequel to The Wizard of Oz for Disney entitled Oz: The Great and Powerful. The studio are hoping to ensnare Robert Downey Jr. for the titular role. Rumours of Raimi directing the feature emerged late last week and were confirmed today by Nikke Finke at Deadline. […]
Continue readingSpider-Man jumps aboard the 3D bandwagon
February 11, 2010 0 Comments
source: ew.com Sony Pictures have announced that their upcoming Spider-Man reboot will be released in 3-D. That’s right. Three glorious dimensions of web-slinging action. The Marc Webb directed superhero flick will hit cinemas July 3rd, 2012. It will go head-to-head with Star Trek 2, which lands June 29, 2012. Based on a screenplay by James […]
Continue readingAnd the director of the new Spider-Man trilogy is…
January 20, 2010 4 Comments
source: vulture.com Last week we reported on the unexpected breakdown of Spider-Man 4, which saw Sony boot director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire from their billion-dollar franchise. The studio is now prepping a reboot, and although a new Spidey has not been named, it looks as if a deal has been struck with one […]
Continue readingSpiderman 4 is no more; Sony preps series reboot!
January 11, 2010 4 Comments
source: deadline.com Well, this was a surprise. Spiderman 4 is dead in the water and Sony Pictures have announced that they will launch a series reboot in 2012. Mike Fleming and Nikke Finke at Deadline first broke the news that Sony would NOT move forward with director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire on a […]
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