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EVIL DEAD Remake May Still Live

January 25, 2011 Rich Drees

Some days, I think the only way to stop rumors of an Evil Dead remake is for them to actually make the damn thing, otherwise it will be a question that our children and grandchildren [click for more]

Downey Jr Leaves OZ, Will Depp Take His Place?

January 20, 2011 Rich Drees

Robert Downey Jr. has dropped out of director Sam Raimi’s Wizard Of Oz prequel Oz, The Great And Powerful leaving studio Disney to open up discussions with Johnny Depp to fill Downey’s vacated role. This [click for more]

Raimi Takes Wyatt Earp For Sci-Fi Spin

July 20, 2010 Rich Drees

Director Sam Raimi is taking Wyatt Earp to the future, having attached himself to direct an adaptation of Earp: Saints For Sinners. The graphic novel transplants the historical Earp from the Old West to a [click for more]

Nine WIZARD OF OZ Projects In The Works

June 22, 2010 Rich Drees

It seems that in the wake of the financial (though debatably not artistic) success of Alice In Wonderland, every studio is scrambling to find a public domain children’s fantasy classic to turn into big bucks [click for more]

Raimi Confirmed to Direct OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

June 15, 2010 Rich Drees

Sam Raimi has taken the job of directing Disney’s Wizard Of Oz prequel, Oz, The Great And Powerful. Raimi had been offered the job late last week, and that offer quickly turned into a deal [click for more]

Bruce Campbell Blasts Sony’s SPIDER-MAN Reboot

June 14, 2010 Rich Drees

Actor Bruce Campbell and director Sam Raimi have been friends since childhood and it can be fare to say that each owe their success in the film industry in part to their relationship with the [click for more]

Raimi To Meet OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL?

June 13, 2010 Rich Drees

An offer has gone out to director Sam Raimi to head up Walt Disney’s currently in development Oz, The Great And Powerful. A prequel to The Wizard Of Oz, the film had earlier been reported [click for more]

Sony Shoots Self In Foot, Rebooting SPIDER-MAN Without Raimi

January 11, 2010 Bill Gatevackes

After weeks of rumored contentious back and forth over the direction of the franchise, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have released a statement saying that the Spider-Man franchise is set to be revamped–without Sam Raimi [click for more]

SPIDER-MAN 4 Faces Script Delay

January 6, 2010 Rich Drees

It’s looking like that spring start for Spider-Man 4 we mentioned last fall may be pushed back. Reports are surfacing that director Sam Raimi and studio Sony are clashing over which of the superheroe’s rogues [click for more]

First Batch Of EVIL DEAD Midnight Screening Dates

December 1, 2009 Rich Drees

In October, we told you that Sam Raimi’s classic horror film Evil Dead was returning to theaters for a limited run of midnight screenings. Now we’ve got the first set of dates for the revival. [click for more]