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Sam Raimi to direct World of Warcraft

Christo — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:57:10 +0000

AICN has the exclusive:

Well, I don’t have concept art. I don’t have the firm release date, but I do know who is directing the WORLD OF WARCRAFT film and that is Sam Raimi. It will come out in trades later this week or next. But you can take this one to the bank. Sam is going to make a huge budget fantasy bit of unfuckingimaginable coolness – and it will be yanked from the WORLD OF WARCRAFT. – from AICN

Sam Raimi has signed on to direct “Warcraft,” the live-action film adaptation of the fantasy videogame franchise “World of Warcraft.” The plan is for Raimi to supervise development of “Warcraft” and shoot the picture after he completes work on “Spider-Man 4,” which gets under way early next year for Columbia Pictures. – from Variety

New this week in theaters: Up, Drag Me to Hell

Christo — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:04:09 +0000

Up should soar this weekend. The new Pixar film is getting raves and should net somewhere in the neighborhood of $60 million. The other newcomer is Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, which is getting fine reviews and will offer solid counter programing to the family movies coming out. Look for around $25 million. Night at the Museum 2 should do a solid $30-35 million. Star Trek and Terminator Salvation should do in the $20 million range.

New this week:

Up
Reviews have been nothing short of spectacular. Catch this one.

Drag Me to Hell
Great return to the horror genre for Sam Raimi. He hasn’t forgotten his sense of humor. Could be a sleeper hit.

Sam Raimi talks Morbius as possible villain for Spider-Man 4

Christo — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:00:18 +0000

Next week Sam Raimi’s best film in a decade or more, Drag Me To Hell (yes, I think it may be better than Spider-Man 2, at least in terms of sheer entertainment value) hits theaters. FearNET is doing some celebrating about the return of Raimi to horror, part of which is showcasing Raimi (and Raimi-produced) films on their site for free. That’s right – they’ll be streaming Evil Dead 2 as a way to help you get through your work day. They also sat down with Raimi and had a wide-ranging chat. They have given CHUD an exclusive look at a part of that chat, where they ask Raimi about the possibility of vampires – read Morbius – showing up in Spider-Man 4. His reaction is interesting. – From Chud.com

Sam Raimi’s ‘Drag Me to Hell’ gets first look poster

Christo — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:47:48 +0000

Hell’s bells! Even though Sam Raimi has kept one foot in the horror genre for the last few years, producing films like 30 Days of Night and The Grudge, it’s been far too long since we’ve seen him at the helm of a good ol’ spookshow. Blame Spider-man for that. Nevertheless, Raimi is back with a new picture, Drag Me to Hell, and we’ve got your exclusive first look at the one-sheet! It meant sacrificing any first born I might have, but it was worth it. Alison Lohman, the screaming beauty you see below, stars as Christine Brown, a bank employee who royally pisses off an elderly woman. The old hag puts a curse on Christine and now the poor girl has to shake her newly acquired bad mojo or face eternal damnation. To help out, she calls on boyfriend Justin Long and “seer” Dileep Rao. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, visit DragMetoHell.net. – from ShockTillYouDrop.com

Sam Raimi talks Spiderman IV

Christo — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:27:45 +0000

With the recent announcement of the “Spider-Man 4” release date (May 6, 2011), what once just seemed to be a great pie-in-the-sky idea that might never happen is now even more a tangible reality. Director Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire are locked in, the story is being fleshed out and so fans are dying to know: where will the Peter Parker story take us next and what will be the villains that he has to face? For those answers we’ll have to keep waiting a little while longer. Raimi is keeping it all very close to the vest, but did reveal to us that the ideas and concepts are only looking forward to the fourth “Spider-Man” film and right now, a larger roadmap for the fifth film is not being charted out. He also said fans should expect to see the stories take place firmly within the Marvel Universe created by Stan Lee and not any inventions outside the familiar comic book storylines. – From MTV

Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell Official Trailer With Allison Lohman

Christo — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:38:32 +0000

Take THAT, Banking Industry. Sam Raimi is gonna f you up! Watch the HD Version on our YouTube Channel.