Sam Raimi Reflects on ‘World of Warcraft,’ ‘Spider-Man 4,’ & Anne Hathaway as Black Cat

At the end of 2009, the notion of a Marc Webb-directed Amazing Spider-Man reboot starring Anton from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (aka Andrew Garfield) would have seemed like a stretch for the Screen Rant front page. Back then, director Sam Raimi was firmly at the helm of Spider-Man 4 with Tobey Maguire expected to return for more red and blue spider-suit action. Yet, as film fans said … [Read more...]

Sam Raimi Writing ‘Evil Dead 4′ This Summer

It’s been 21 very long years since the release of Evil Dead 3 (A.K.A. Army of Darkness), and in that time, fans of the Evil Dead series have been perpetually clamoring for an Evil Dead 4. Of course, the forthcoming Evil Dead remake – which initially elicited skepticism far and wide – might be a good placeholder, but in the minds of fans, it likely won’t suffice as a … [Read more...]

Sam Raimi Says the ‘The Evil Dead’ Remake Will Be Rated R (Or Worse)

The Evil Dead remake has been in the works for so long – since 2005 – that few believed it would ever come to fruition. Seven years later and the film is finally in production – and Bruce Campbell is calling it “fabulous.” Now, producer Sam Raimi (Oz: The Great and Powerful) is talking about the film. Specifically, he discussed how grisly the remake is, the rating we can … [Read more...]

Sam Raimi Not Directing ‘World of Warcraft’ Movie

The last time we reported on the World of Warcraft movie (more than two years ago), we shared an interview with director Sam Raimi, who talked about his love for the game and how the film would include monsters and magic spells. In the very same interview, Raimi also mentioned that he was considering working on Oz: The Great and Powerful as his next project. As we all now know, Raimi did indeed … [Read more...]

Sam Raimi to Produce ‘Poltergeist’ Remake

Even as Hollywood continues to be racked with remake/reboot fever, there have only been rumblings here and there about the Poltergeist remake. That’s quite the change from three years ago, when the project was briefly scheduled to hit theaters in 2010 – only to end up being delayed indefinitely. That looks to change, now that Sam Raimi is committed to producing (but not directing, as … [Read more...]